A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish or congregation of the Anglican Communion, Lutheran Churches or Catholic Church, usually working as a part-time volunteer. In the Anglican tradition, holde
A beadle, carrying his staff; behind him two churchwardens
In religious organizations, the laity – individually a layperson, layman or laywoman – consists of all members who are not part of the clergy, usually including any non-ordained members of religious o
Churchwarden
…A churchwarden is a lay official in a parish or congregation of the Anglican Communion, Lutheran Churches or Catholic Church, usually working as a part-time volunteer. In the…
The person standing in the pulpit wearing vestments is a cleric, whereas the people seated below are of the laity.