lay reader

A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.

Noun

  1. A person who is not ordained but is appointed to lead Church services.
    • The Sabbath with us was literally a day of rest. The doctor, who was a licensed lay reader, read the service, and we managed to form a choir, composed of my sister and those of the staff who cared to join it. - 1887,...

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lay readers

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Lay preacher Lay speaker in the United Methodist Church Local preacher in the UK Methodist Church and the Uniting Church in Australia