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'''Wiccan churches''' are a type of organization found within some groups of [[Wicca]], particularly in North America. While in Europe Wicca is most often organized into independent [[coven]]s, in the United States some covens choose to combine to form a "church". Churches are often formed from [[hive coven]]s. ▼

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▲'''Wiccan churchesorganisations''' are agroups type of organization found within some groupsformed ofby [[Wicca]]ns, particularly in North America. While in Europe Wicca is most often organizedorganised into independent [[coven]]s, in the United States some covens choose to combine to form a "'''Wiccan church"''' or other organisation. Churches are often formed from [[hive coven]]s.

==Legal status==

Some Wiccan and [[Neopaganism|Neopaganneopagan witchcraft]] organizationsorganisations have chosen to achieve formal legal status by becoming non-profit corporations within their states or provinces, and sometimes they additionally obtain tax-exempt status in the United States under § [[501(c)#501(c)(3)|501(c)(3)]] of the [[Internal Revenue Code]].

==List of organisations==

==See also==▼

* [[Covenant of the Goddess]]

* [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]]

* [[Bricket Wood coven]]

* Wiccan Church of Canada, associated with the [[Odyssean Wicca]] path

* [[Children of Artemis]]

* [[Church and School of Wicca]]

* [[Circle Sanctuary]]

* [[Coven Celeste]]

* [[Covenant of the Goddess]]<ref>{{Cite journal |last=White |first=Ethan Doyle |date=2016 |title=Theoretical, Terminological, and Taxonomic Trouble in the Academic Study of Contemporary Paganism: A Case for Reform |journal=Pomegranate |volume=18 |issue=1 |pages=31–59 |doi=10.1558/pome.v18i1.28457 |via=EBSCO}}</ref>

* [[New Forest coven]]

* [[New Reformed Orthodox Order of the Golden Dawn]]

* [[Panthean Temple]]

* [[The Rowan Tree Church]]

* [[Universal Eclectic Wicca]]

* [[Odyssean Wicca|Wiccan Church of Canada]]

* [[Witchcraft Research Association]]

▲==See also==

* [[Grey School of Wizardry]]

* [[Magical organization]]

* [[Our Lady of Endor Coven]]

== References ==

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