A congregation is called a brotherhood of faithful individuals of the same religious tradition, usually Christian, this will depend on the place or country where it is professed. It should be noted that this word (congregation) contains multiple concepts since in the world there are thousands of religions which conceptualize it according to their criteria.
For example, in the Catholic Church the body or community of secular priests dedicated to the exercise of ecclesiastical ministries is called a congregation; in the case of the Curia in Rome, any of the arranged boards of cardinals, prelates and others are named as such, although any existing and approved religious institute the (universal church) also receives the name. In the case of Protestantism, the congregation is the basic group of believers, united not only by their creed, but also by a covenant or agreement established between the members of the same. In congregational churches a congregation is an autonomous churchthat binds freely the like to form a Christian denomination or association of congregations who allow their coordination and helps level regional, national and international. In the case of Jehovah's Witnesses, the congregation is the fundamental and primary unit of believers, belonging to a specific territory (generally smaller in size), it is composed of between 30 and 70 members. It also refers to the entire group of believers worldwide.
It is of great importance to highlight that the term ¨congregation¨ is a generic name that has its origin in the history of religious life and was used mainly as a synonym of ¨ order ¨ and ¨ brotherhood ¨.
