Singing (meeting)

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A singing (also known as a church singing or a hymn singing) is a Christian meeting in which church members gather together to sing hymns. These are often held on Sunday afternoons or Sunday evenings, being seen as a way to sanctify the Lord's Day. [1] [2] Singings are common in churches of Conservative Anabaptism such as the Apostolic Christian Church, as well as those of Methodist denominations such as the First Congregational Methodist Church. [3] [4] [5] The attendance of singings is seen as a way for youth to meet those of the opposite gender to pursue a courtship that will eventually lead to Christian marriage; there are singings for different age groups, however, and certain singings are for married couples to worship God together. [6] [7] [8] These singings bring together many Christians and in some areas, range from sixty to eighty people. [9]

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  1. ↑ Good, Benjamin (28 February 2024). "Why Do Mennonites Have so many Choirs?". Anabaptist Perspectives. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Zimmerman, Leallen M. "Music Examined". Pilgrim Mennonite Conference. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "History of the Gibbsboro United Methodist Church". Gibbsboro United Methodist Church. 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  4. ↑ Wesner, Erik (3 April 2010). "At an Amish youth singing". Amish America. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Sunday School". Apostolic Christian Church of Rittman. 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "Music of the Mennonites". The Canadian Encyclopedia. 7 February 2006. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  7. ↑ Kraybill, Donald B.; Johnson-Weiner, Karen M.; Nolt, Steven M. (June 2013). The Amish. JHU Press. ISBN   978-1-4214-0914-6.
  8. ↑ "Our History". Sierra Vista United Methodist Church. 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  9. ↑ DeWitt, Robert (15 August 2011). "Gordo church keeps August all-day singing tradition alive". The Tuscaloosa News . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
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