How to Use congregation in a Sentence

congregation

noun

• The priest addressed the congregation.
• She is a member of a small congregation.
• The congregation, like so many, has shrunk over the years.
  — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
• In recent years, the church has adapted to fit the needs of the congregation.
  — Evan Casey, Journal Sentinel, 10 June 2022
• And the very next day, some members of the congregation were there when it was blessed.
  — David Begnaud, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
• The congregation built a new church building on the site in 1856.
  — David Williams, CNN, 7 Oct. 2021
• The congregation sang The Lord’s My Shepherd, said to be one of the queen’s favorite hymns.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2022
• As the church and Birmingham evolve and change, Price said the congregation must move outside the four walls of the church and serve.
  — Williesha Morris | [e-mail], al, 10 Sep. 2023
• The congregation, in hats and finery, make room for me on their pews.
  — Catherine Fairweather, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2024
• The two women met on the first Sunday of May 2019, Biden told the congregation.
  — Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2021
• Despite her apparent frailty, the Queen stood for the hymns along with the rest of the congregation.
  — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 29 Mar. 2022
• While most of the congregation had to wait two years for the Christmas starring, some had to wait longer.
  — Theo Greenly, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Jan. 2023
• By then, 40 percent of the congregation had died of the disease.
  — James Estrin Liam Stack, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
• Other snaps from the service showed the twins reading from the Torah and sitting with their mom in the front row of the congregation.
  — Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
• Since then, the building has been moved twice and has served four congregations.
  — Claire Reid, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2023
• Grade the premiere below, then join the congregation in the comments to share your thoughts.
  — Mandi Bierly, TVLine, 16 June 2024
• The congregation raised a lot of money in the Depression years.
  — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2023
• The congregation recited Psalm 23 and the Lord’s prayer and sang hymns.
  — al, 17 June 2022
• Many in the congregation live nearby and share items like lawn mowers and cars.
  — Catrin Einhorn, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
• The Sunday after the verdict, my pastor called all the Black men in the congregation up to the altar and prayed for their safety.
  — Robert Samuels, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
• The congregation invited the teens to meet there, and has given them snacks and art supplies.
  — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
• As the care packages are handed out, the congregation hollers and applauds.
  — Joel Khalili, WIRED, 30 Oct. 2023
• The congregation wasn’t there to commemorate the death of the 35th President of the United States.
  — Donie O'Sullivan, CNN, 23 Sep. 2023
• Chang, through tears, asked for prayers for Cheng's family and for the congregation.
  — Byjulia Jacobo, ABC News, 17 May 2022
• Wulf’s congregation has been out of its historic home since Feb. 1, the pastor said.
  — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
• The next evening, the congregation gathered to worship again.
  — New York Times, 30 May 2022
• Some of the victims were also members of Dor Hadash and New Light, the other two congregations in the building.
  — Jordan Freiman, CBS News, 16 June 2023
• The congregation, meanwhile, is happy with the progress so far.
  — Steven Litt, cleveland, 28 June 2022
• By May 1923, the congregation was able to attend Masses in the basement.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 5 Oct. 2021
• The pope then led a prayer to ask God for forgiveness and acknowledge sins, before being joined by the congregation in singing and a period of worship, per the BBC.
  — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 9 May 2025