Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Gemeindeordnung
English translation:
(congregational) constitution
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Rachel Ward
Jan 16, 2009 11:38
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Gemeindeordnung
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Lutheran church
"Gemeindeordnung" comes up in dictionaries and glossaries as "municipal code" or "local regulations" but here it specifically refers to the constitution of a Lutheran church. Is there a specific translation that's usually used in this context?
"Gemeindeordnung der Deutschen Lutherischen Kirche in PLACE NAME
(Die in dieser Gemeindeordnung verwendeten Personenbezeichnungen gelten für Frauen und Männer.)"
Thanks!
"Gemeindeordnung der Deutschen Lutherischen Kirche in PLACE NAME
(Die in dieser Gemeindeordnung verwendeten Personenbezeichnungen gelten für Frauen und Männer.)"
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | (congregational) constitution |
Andrea Winzer
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| 3 | community rules |
David Moore (X)
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| 2 +1 | bylaws |
Jonathan MacKerron
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May 11, 2009 18:12: Rachel Ward Created KOG entry
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Andrea Winzer
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(congregational) constitution
Although a congregation had existed here since at least 1844, Pastor Pfister apparently attempted to put better order into its existence. In the earliest extant record book of the parish, there is a congregational constitution or "Gemeinde Ordnung" dated 1869 and containing 28 articles.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mocole/st_johns_history_ch...
http://books.google.de/books?id=Vsw_WrvbD_UC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA5...
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The Constitution of Salem Lutheran Church was written in German by Pastor Samuel Estel (1872-1874). The transcription below was taken from the "Commemorative for the Constitution of the Salem German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession" dated Memorial Day, May 30, 1994.
http://www.plumersettlement.org/salemlutheranconstitution.ht...
THE CONSTITUTION
of the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Springfield
http://www.geocities.com/st-john-church/constitution.html
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mocole/st_johns_history_ch...
http://books.google.de/books?id=Vsw_WrvbD_UC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA5...
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The Constitution of Salem Lutheran Church was written in German by Pastor Samuel Estel (1872-1874). The transcription below was taken from the "Commemorative for the Constitution of the Salem German Evangelical Lutheran Congregation of the Unaltered Augsburg Confession" dated Memorial Day, May 30, 1994.
http://www.plumersettlement.org/salemlutheranconstitution.ht...
THE CONSTITUTION
of the St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church of Springfield
http://www.geocities.com/st-john-church/constitution.html
Peer comment(s):
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Kieran McCann
: plenty of hits for 'bylaws' too but this seems more established: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q="lutheran church" "pa...
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Thank you, Kieran :))
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: greetings from a -43 C Canada/ schols were called off this morning
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Thank you, Ingeborg :))
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Comment: "Thanks. Fits best with new info from client."
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community rules
"The church's local community rules" may be another option. There are over 9 million hits for "community rules", but I wouldn't claim many of them refer to the Church....
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-16 13:37:41 GMT)
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I'm a little surprised to see well over 50,000 googles for "Lutheran community", FWIW...
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I'm a little surprised to see well over 50,000 googles for "Lutheran community", FWIW...
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: You'll also find plenty of googles for "gay community". In a formal church context, congregation would seem more appropriate.
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You may be right; you may not. We are talking Lutheran here, though.
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Works in: German to English, French to English
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bylaws
might fit here, "church bylaws" gets over 12.000 googles
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-16 13:12:50 GMT)
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"church ordinances" gets nearly 15.000 googles
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-16 14:26:33 GMT)
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"church charter", but may depend on the denomination and what legal entitiy the church represents
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-16 13:12:50 GMT)
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"church ordinances" gets nearly 15.000 googles
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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-01-16 14:26:33 GMT)
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"church charter", but may depend on the denomination and what legal entitiy the church represents
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