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Recent Examples of pastor
Brian McManus, a pastor at Tri-County Baptist Church, met Darst over 14 years ago.
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2025
Jackson, also the lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Gallatin, will continue to serve as American Baptist president and as the executive director for the Sunday School Publishing Board.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Our pastor married us at our local church.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Erickson named a new pastor, Sheila Rawn, to lead the church.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 22 Aug. 2025
Jackson, also the lead pastor at First Baptist Church in Gallatin, will continue to serve as American Baptist president and as the executive director for the Sunday School Publishing Board.
—Liam Adams, The Tennessean, 22 Aug. 2025
Our pastor married us at our local church.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
Erickson named a new pastor, Sheila Rawn, to lead the church.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pastor
Noun
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Believers from across the Chicago area came to visit the Pilgrim Mother, which was blessed by Monsignor Efraín Hernández Díaz, rector of the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico City.—
Paulina Czupryna,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Aug. 2025
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Messages left with Sacred Heart Major Seminary and its current rector/president, Very Rev. Stephen Burr, were not returned.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Freep.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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The movie featured Tom Hollander as clergyman Mr. Collins, a cousin of Mr. Bennet’s who is set to inherit the family’s rural estate since the Bennets have no sons.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
30 July 2025
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The clergyman was from the Maryknoll mission, a Roman Catholic order that had long worked with the Japanese American community and was now assisting with their removal from the West Coast.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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In a letter accompanying McKnight’s, the Rev. John Riley, the archdiocese’s vicar general and chancellor, asked those with information or concerns regarding the matter to contact the Miami County Sheriff’s Department at (913) 294-3232.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
16 Aug. 2025
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The saga began on Jan. 26 when Rev. John Melnick, vicar for clergy of the Archdiocese, announced the allegations and Jacobs’ removal from the Holy Trinity altar during Sunday Mass, which was also broadcast on YouTube.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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It was said that the room contained a troubled spirit and that the parson was supposed to bless the space.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Among the beetle-collecting country parsons of his day, it was often assumed that the world had been created six thousand years ago and that many geological anomalies could be explained by Noah’s Flood.—
Lewis Hyde,
Harpers Magazine,
18 June 2025
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In an area that used to produce influential Catholic churchmen the way the Dodgers churned out Rookies of the Year, Gomez has amounted to the living equivalent of a hair shirt: a mode of piety that serves no one but the wearer.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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Martini was a key figure in a group of churchmen who met annually in St. Gallen, Switzerland, to ponder how best to blunt John Paul and Ratzinger’s reactionary thrust.—
Paul Elie,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Mija the Yorkshire terrier lived in Florida with her owner, 33, who chose not to give his name, and his much-larger dogs, including a husky and Swiss shepherd.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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His first adoption failed, and the German shepherd returned to the Yorba Linda couple at 9 months.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
30 Aug. 2025
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The bishop stated that endorsing candidates is unwise and unbiblical, while Barker argued for supporting candidates aligned with Christian values.—
Sophie Carson,
jsonline.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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Leo, the former Robert Prevost, spent most of his adult life working with the poor people of Peru, first as an Augustinian missionary and then as bishop.—
Andrea Rosa,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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The app aggregates and curates options for watching live sports and is free to consumers.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Belmont and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame have a partnership to curate artwork, memorabilia and artifacts — including charcoal prints of inductees like Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, Johnny Cash, Harlan Howard and Kris Kristofferson on a gallery wall.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Pastor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pastor. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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