What is the role of?

The Word clergy has a fascinating history, but essentially the Word means a person assigned to take care of people in a church. The tradition of a group of people who were assigned to take care of the needs of the people of the church is first seen in Acts 6:1-5. The Word as it is used today comes from the French who set these people aside from taxes and other common roles in society, saying that their purpose was to praise God.