In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a church membership council (formerly called a disciplinary council) is an ecclesiastical...

attending another church does not constitute apostasy. A withdrawal of membership can occur only after a formal church membership council. Formerly called...

Church membership, in Christianity, is the state of belonging to a local church congregation, which in most cases, simultaneously makes one a member of...

Church", and "DOC". The Christian Church was a charter participant in the formation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and of the Federal Council...

church schools), however the church instructs its leaders that violation of the Word of Wisdom is not normally cause for a church membership council and...

Catholic Church in Canada. The United Church was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Protestant denominations with a total combined membership of about...

The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA, usually identified as the National Council of Churches (NCC), is the largest ecumenical body...

explicitly about masturbation. Church leaders are instructed that masturbation is not grounds for holding a church membership council. Masturbation is potential...

the Community of Christ was unanimously approved for membership by the National Council of Churches, becoming the 37th member communion of this ecumenical...

excommunication. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a bishop or a stake president may hold a church membership council (formerly known as...

reported membership and the largest Lutheran denomination in the United States. The next two largest Lutheran denominations are the Lutheran Church–Missouri...

circumstances the church will frequently subject the non-conforming member to a church membership council which may result in membership restrictions (a...

and Membership Study". Glenmary Research Center. Retrieved 2009-12-17. "International Council of Community Churches". oikoumene.org. World Council of Churches...

Observer status with the World Council of Churches. The MCC has been denied membership in the US National Council of Churches, but many local MCC congregations...

Protestant regional Churches in Germany, collectively encompassing the vast majority of the country's Protestants. In 2022, the EKD had a membership of 19,153,000...

Christian Councils and Churches in the Great Lakes and Horn of Africa. Requirement for membership is "A church shall be eligible for membership on condition...

Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are...

over differences in Christology. The Eastern Catholic Churches, who have a combined membership of approximately 18 million, represent a body of Eastern...

the denomination. The Judicial Council also affirmed that a Virginia pastor had the right to deny local church membership to a man in an openly gay relationship...

that have full membership in the Council, these institutions tend to be less intentional about their relationships with the United Church of Christ." (from...

one" is the motto of the Church of South India. With a membership of nearly four million, it is the second-largest Christian church based on the number of...

presides over a church membership council where the outcome can include formal or informal membership restrictions or withdrawal of membership, depending on...

was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church. The council met in Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for four periods (or...

The Catholic Church first prohibited Catholics from membership in Masonic organizations and other secret societies in 1738. Since then, at least eleven...

Both of the next two Councils, the Council of Ephesus, and the Council of Chalcedon led to significant ruptures in the Church. Many Christians espousing...

Presbyterian Church (USA) claimed 318,291 baptized but not confirmed members and nearly 500,000 inactive members in addition to active members. Its membership has...

25, 2024). "ACNA's Attendance & Membership Rebound". The Living Church. Retrieved June 26, 2024. "Provincial Council 2018 Documents" (PDF). Dropbox. Retrieved...

"Trends continue in church membership growth or decline", Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches (reports), US: National Council of Churches, February 14,...

of chastity may result in a church membership council, including formal membership restrictions or withdrawal of membership especially when child sexual...

The Church of Pakistan is a united Protestant Church in Pakistan founded in 1970; it holds membership in the Anglican Communion, the World Communion of...