How to Use congregant in a Sentence

congregant

noun

• The church depends on the financial support of its congregants.
• A small number of congregants had assembled for Midnight Mass.
• Dozens of congregants were within the house at the time.
  — Laura Barcella, PEOPLE.com, 30 Dec. 2019
• Of the 20 or so congregants at the small church, about half were children.
  — Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2020
• There were more than 200 congregants in the mosque at the time of the stabbing, Hamdan said.
  — Samantha Beech, CNN, 9 Apr. 2023
• Most of the congregants then approached the stage, and so did Franny.
  — The Washington Post, The Denver Post, 2 June 2017
• Please stay away from the area and keep the congregants and law enforcement in your prayers.
  — Emily Stewart, Vox, 28 Oct. 2018
• Then, Garces said, the guard, who was not armed, fled the church, along with some other congregants.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2018
• Streck, along with congregants, are part of the Upper Room.
  — Lisa Ling, CBS News, 19 Sep. 2024
• The banner lists the names of more than 200 congregants who served in the U.S. military.
  — Monica Rhor, Houston Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
• Chen, 72, has been a congregant since the church's founding 28 years ago.
  — Deepa Bharath, ajc, 19 May 2022
• The name change and merger, congregants learned, wasn’t all.
  — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• Among the congregants at St. Sophia’s: a few evacuees from Ukraine.
  — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 7 Mar. 2023
• Chabad of Poway congregant Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, was killed.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2021
• They are now being safely stored in the home of a congregant.
  — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025
• The church guitarist, a deacon and a congregant of 38 years are among those killed by the disease.
  — al, 10 May 2020
• In one video, a congregant forcibly removes him from a church.
  — Michael Williams, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
• On the last day of Passover 2019 at a San Diego-area synagogue, a shooter took the life of a congregant.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2022
• Watch a video of congregants speaking out ahead of the trial.
  — Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
• The sheriff's office said that at no point were the congregants inside the church at risk.
  — Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 7 Oct. 2024
• Bishops and priests have urged their congregants to vote yes on the amendment.
  — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2024
• In the meantime, Kyle is searching for a church to attend as a congregant.
  — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
• In April two Catholic priests were killed in Benue state, along with 17 congregants.
  — The Economist, 7 June 2018
• The church is designed to provide congregants with a view of the synagogue and mosque.
  — Dan Simon, CNN, 19 June 2017
• The congregants wore head flashlights and held pages of Christmas song lyrics.
  — Silvia Foster-Frau, San Antonio Express-News, 23 Dec. 2017
• Parents and pastors need to form their children and congregants in the truth.
  — Ryan T. Anderson, National Review, 3 Aug. 2017
• David Resnick, 61, has been a congregant at Beth-El Zedeck his entire life.
  — Jordan Erb, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Sep. 2020
• The church had been open through the night for congregants to pray following the announcement of the charges against Garcia.
  — Ruben Vives, latimes.com, 5 June 2019
• Erica was a youth minister at The Worship Center church and organized activities for congregants.
  — Willie J. Allen Jr., Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025
• Some states are beginning to put out guidelines aimed at helping faith leaders understand state and federal laws while ensuring their houses of worship remain accessible places for all congregants.
  — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 14 Mar 2025