The visible church is made up of sinners.
They are part of the church visible as well as invisible.
The chancel arch dates to the 11th century and is the oldest part of the church still visible.
"This highly visible church set on a hill speaks directly of the history of this city and its people."
But the great majority of the visible church, being spiritually dead, will watch those events unfold with little, if any, reaction.
The church, visible along the road from Norwood, was built over 150 years ago.
No, the visible church is not perfect; did you ever try to eat the walnut shell?
Of the two visible churches to the west, one's bell tower seems too tall and the other has no steeple at all.
There is no other reference than the local congregation for the "visible church" in Congregationalism.
In that sense, the visible church for him was not the bearer of Christ's message; it was itself to be the message.