Congregation

A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship:

• Local church
• Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Roman Catholic Church
• Congregation (Catholic), a religious institute in which only simple vows, not solemn vows, are taken
• In Jehovah's Witnesses, a group of religious members, corresponding to Ecclesia in Greek.
• Qahal, an Israelite organisational structure often translated as congregation
• Congregation, often used as an alternate term for a synagogue or its members in a similar vein as a Christian congregation
• Congregation (university), an assembly of senior members of a university

Congregation may also be:

• The Congregation, a soul band from Chicago
• Congregation (album), by The Afghan Whigs
• English Congregation, an English pop group formerly known as The Congregation

See also

• Congregational church
• Congregate (disambiguation)