fringe church
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]fringe church (plural fringe churches)
- A Christian denomination practicing doctrines or worship customs rejected by the majority of Christians.
- Millions of people attend fringe church affiliated worship services each day.
- 2003, J. Michael Feazell, The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God, The Liberation of the Worldwide Church of God, page 2:
- Never before in the history of Christianity has there been such a complete move to orthodox Christianity by an unorthodox fringe church.
- 2021, VICE Asia, Why It's So Hard to Leave a South Korean Fringe Church:
- Experts estimate there are 2 million South Koreans who are followers of fringe churches, but the exact figures are unknown. Shincheonji has allegedly become one of the most dominant fringe christian groups in recent years.
- A place of worship affiliated with this type of religious denomination.
- Congregants drove to attend services at a fringe church on Sunday morning.
- 2017, John Tucker, Text Messages: Preaching God's Word in a Smartphone World, Wipf & Stock Publishers, page 149:
- Ponsonby Baptist is a small-city fringe church, with sixty to seventy people in attendance each Sunday.