Congregation

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

Congregation may also refer to:

• Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship
• Congregation (Roman Curia), an administrative body of the Catholic Church
  • Congregation for Bishops
  • Congregation for the Causes of Saints
  • Sacred Congregation of Rites
• Religious congregation, a religious institute of the Catholic Church in which simple vows are taken
• Congregation (group of houses), a subdivision of some religious institutes in the Catholic Church
• Qahal, an Israelite organizational structure often translated as congregation
• Congregation (university), an assembly of senior members of a university
• The general audience in a ward in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Music

• The Congregation (band), an English pop group, sold in the US and Canada as The English Congregation
• Congregation (The Afghan Whigs album)
  • "Congregation", the title song from the album
• Congregation (Kerbdog album)
• The Congregation (Johnny Griffin album)
• The Congregation (Leprous album)
• "Congregation" (song), by Foo Fighters

See also

• Congregate (disambiguation)
• Congregational church