Noun
The public legislative assembly of the Athenians.
A church, either as a body or as a building.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA distinction can be detected between these three reasons in that which of the three applies is usually made clear in the notice which the ecclesia will post in the Ecclesial News section of The Christadelphian. Source: Internet
According to the Ecclesial Guide a third party ecclesia may also take the initiative to "refellowship" another meeting's member. Source: Internet
Additionally, the ecclesia decided to take control of Harpalus's money, which was entrusted to a committee presided over by Demosthenes. Source: Internet
Beyond these initial prosecutions, the ecclesia attacked Pericles himself by asking him to justify his ostensible profligacy with, and maladministration of, public money. Source: Internet
By 1939 the word "Birmingham" was dropped and the term "Central fellowship" was thereafter used with some regularity (342 times between 1939 and 2000) in The Christadelphian magazine named after the Birmingham Central ecclesia. Source: Internet
Congregational governance typically follows a democratic model, with an elected arranging committee for each individual ecclesia. Source: Internet