attributiveNot relating to or belonging to the Christian Church.
non-church institutions
people from a non-church background
Example sentencesExamples
The company will revise its statutes to allow workers to sit on management committees and allow non-church leaders to become members of the board of directors.
Several non-church members also trickled onto the church yard the first afternoon, perhaps drawn by the music, or perhaps they had heard about the free clinic beforehand.
Residents are also angry that the extension, costing up to £300,000, will be paid for by selling the parish hall, which is regularly used for non-church community activities.
I don't particularly care what non-Church members say about internal Church affairs.
Our church is now being revitalized as a catalyst to bring a community - church or non-church people - together.
The Filling Station is categorically NOT a Church; it exists to strengthen the local churches by providing a monthly mid-week evening celebration in non-church venues.
Now, we are a church team playing in a non-church league.
The majority of people who come from a non-Church background into active membership do so because they have found a Christian way of life in a particular fellowship of Christians.
They were married by a celebrant and, incidentally, it's the first non-church wedding I've ever been to.
We find non-church people of goodwill are delighted to give, Keith continues.