Church of Chauntea
The goddess of life is very important to anyone who produces food and nutrition or who takes care of livestock. This makes Chauntea one of the most worshipped deities even in areas otherwise dedicated to another god as farmers tend to keep shrines to her somewhere in or near their homes. That said, the organized church to the goddess is much less prominent and can mostly be found in larger settlements - especially those with a rich agricultural presence.
Structure
There are several Archbishops around the world that aren't coordinated beyond the guidance by their goddess. These then normally have Bishops that guide smaller areas around and who in turn station Ministers for larger churches and Priests to aid the Ministers or to head smaller shrines. There might be laymen who help out beyond this, but they aren't technically part of the church.
On occasion, there are turf conflicts between different members of the church or different Archbishops, but the nature of their worship mostly keeps things civil, if not completely free from scheming.
Public Agenda
In order to survive, the members of the Church of Chauntea usually ask for donations in return for some of the miracles they can perform. But both clerics, paladins, druids, and the occasional ranger are amongst its members which gives them a wide range of possibilities.
Assets
Besides the normal kinds of assets you'd expect from a widespread church, these tend to own large areas of land used for food production which further helps its finances. Only their generosity prevents the church of Chauntea from becoming a very wealthy organization.
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