Noun
(Christianity) The Church regarded as nourishing and protecting its members.
Catholics regard Mary as Mother of the Church but an all-male hierarchy as the Mother Church.
(Christianity) A church with oversight over another or others, now especially a cathedral or metropolitan church.
Mothering Sunday arose from the custom of visiting mother churches at Mid-Lent, rather than the usual parish church.
Coordinate term: daughter church
(Christianity) The original church of a denomination, regarded as having birthed the others.
The mother church of Christian Scientists is in Boston, Massachusetts.
(Christianity) The original denomination or community of believers from which other denominations and communities of believers sprang.
The Church of England is the mother church of Anglicans around the world.
Mother Church earnestly desires that all the faithful should be led to that fully conscious and active participation in liturgical celebrations which is demanded by the very nature of the liturgy. Source: Internet
Manual of the Mother Church, 89th Edition, page 58, Article XV "The Christian Science Pastor" Ordination. Source: Internet
See: Bourgel, Jonathan, ″The Jewish-Christians in the storm of the Bar Kokhba Revolt″, in: From One Identity to Another: The Mother Church of Jerusalem Between the Two Jewish Revolts Against Rome (66-135/6 EC). Source: Internet
St. Giles Cathedral ( Church Of Scotland- The Mother Church of Presbyterians) does have a Crucifix next to one of the Pulpits that hangs alongside. Source: Internet
In the wisdom of Our Holy Mother Church, bishops and pastors of souls are asked to resign upon reaching their 75th birthdays. Source: Internet
So don’t worry if you can’t put your arms completely around Mother Church. Source: Internet