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church officer

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Noun1.church officer - a church official
churchwarden - an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
deacon, Protestant deacon - a Protestant layman who assists the minister
elder - any of various church officers
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
sacristan, sexton - an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects
verger - a church officer who takes care of the interior of the building and acts as an attendant (carries the verge) during ceremonies
vestryman - a man who is a member of a church vestry
vestrywoman - a woman who is a member of a church vestry


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6) Thomas Helwys, apparent author of the first English Baptist confession of faith in 1611, stated in the confession that church officers should include "Deacons Men, and Women.
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