Elder = any of certain church officers or leaders: as a : PRESBYTER 1 <at first the Christian churches followed the precedent of the synagogues in their organization and the elders were the official leaders -- E.H.Sugden> b : a permanent officer elected by a Presbyterian congregation and ordained to serve on the session and assist the pastor at communion c : a fully ordained Methodist minister <made a deacon in 1790 and ordained elder in 1793 -- H.E.Starr> d : one ordained to the Melchizedek priesthood in the Mormon Church

This should be the proper word