meetinghouse
noun
meet·ing·house
ˈmē-tiŋ-ˌhau̇s 
: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship
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Pilgrim Church had met in many different locations since 1834, and in 1848 the members voted to build a meetinghouse where Parker had been buried, at the present location of Pilgrim Church, 2.5 miles southeast of Elkhart.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
Although the city has lost other historic buildings in recent years, according to Building Salt Lake, the meetinghouse was not supposed to be one of them.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The meetinghouse was evacuated, the department said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Nearly 50 people who attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Utah were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, church officials said Monday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
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Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 29 Jan. 2024
Although the city has lost other historic buildings in recent years, according to Building Salt Lake, the meetinghouse was not supposed to be one of them.
—Julia Daye, Sacramento Bee, 1 Apr. 2024
The meetinghouse was evacuated, the department said.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
Nearly 50 people who attended a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints meetinghouse in Utah were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning, church officials said Monday.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2024
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meetinghouse
noun
meet·ing·house
-ˌhau̇s
: a building used for public assembly and especially for Protestant worship
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