Any attempt to impose a union upon all Protestant church bodies was given up.

"They just had a hunger to get together as a church body."

He felt that such a call, coming from a church body, would be difficult for press and public to ignore.

The book was first introduced to the church body in a general conference on August 17, 1835.

The next day, Sears organized them into a church body.

However, for certain transactions they depend on higher church bodies.

The old building was sold to another church body.

The church body has been in existence since the 17th century.

It went on to be a member of successive church bodies.

The church body would report the incident to the police.