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• Assembly Hall — An assembly hall is a building used for the purposes of holding deliberative assemblies. Some Christian denominations call their meeting places assembly halls. Elders and ministers of Presbyterian churches gather in assembly halls for their… …   Wikipedia

• Assembly of First Nations — AFN Logo Abbreviation AFN Formation 1968 as National Indian Brotherhood Type First Na …   Wikipedia

• Assembly — As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for social… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Assembly room — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• elders —    The office of presbyter, commonly translated as elder, appears in the New Testament church. in Acts 15 the elders meet with the apostles to make decisions. In Acts 14:23, Paul and Barnabas designate elders to lead each of the churches they… …   Encyclopedia of Protestantism

• Assembly of First Nations — Die Versammlung der First Nations (englisch: Assembly of First Nations, AFN; französisch: Assemblée des Premières Nations, APN) ist eine Organisation der Indianervölker in Kanada. Die Ziele der Organisation sind die Wahrung der Rechte,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Ministers and elders in the Church of Scotland — A Church of Scotland congregation is led by its minister and elders. Both of these terms are also used in other Christian denominations: see Minister (Christianity) and Elder (Christianity). This article discusses the specific understanding of… …   Wikipedia

• Unlawful assembly — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Westminster Assembly — Assembly As*sem bly, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl[ e]e, fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.] 1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and legislation, for worship, or for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• CONGREGATION (Assembly) — A variety of terms are employed in the Bible for the people of Israel in its social, military, and sacral capacity. The most common are: Israel, the people (ha ʿam), the assembly (ha qahal), the congregation (ha ʿedah), the children of Israel… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Great Assembly — The Great Assembly (Hebrew: כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה‎) or Anshei Knesset HaGedolah (אַנְשֵׁי כְּנֶסֶת הַגְּדוֹלָה, The Men of the Great Assembly ), also known as the Great Synagogue, was, according to Jewish tradition, an assembly of 120 scribes,… …   Wikipedia