Tchividjian founded an Evangelical Presbyterian Church congregation. Ordinarily, teaching elders are installed by a presbytery as pastor of a congregation. Participation of women in the prayer congregation varies from community to community. About 62% of those polled claim to be members of a church congregation. Pastors usually teach in the common language of the local congregation. All are humble servants of the people in the congregation and parish. Pastors were untrained and chosen from within the congregation. In response, Anna commits suicide in full view of the church congregation. She welcomed black people into the congregation and pulpit. Formal discipline is administered by congregation elders. This allows for worship in the native languages of the congregation. Here one or two people could pray without being part of a communion/congregation. In 1870, the family moved to Weymouth, Massachusetts, where William ministered to a small congregation. He then became minister of a new Presbyterian congregation at Chester. The prelature is under the Congregation for Bishops.