Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Churchwarden \Church"ward`en\, n.
   1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church,
      whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always
      include the provision of what is necessary for the
      communion service.

   2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.]

            There was a small wooden table placed in front of
            the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of
            tobacco, and two long churchwardens.  --W. Black.

Source : WordNet®

churchwarden
     n : an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest
         with secular matters