Congregational church


![Elsternwick Congregational Church (1894–1977); Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria, Australia[4]](/Images/godic/202501/06/Elsternwick_Congregational_Church,_exterior_(2)1513.jpg")

Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its own affairs. Congregationalism is often considered to be a part of the wider Reformed tradition.