Federated congregation (original) (raw)

A federated congregation or federated church is two or more congregations that are affiliated with different denominations that acts as one local church congregation. Federated congregations are distinguished from dual affiliated congregations, where the congregation as a whole is affiliated with more than one denomination. Federated congregations are also distinguished from , which are formed by separate congregations that cooperate, but exist as separate entities affiliated with separate denominational bodies.