church officer vs official

church officer and official both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
church officer	Yes	No	No	No
official	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, official is a hypernym of church officer; that is, official is a word with a broader meaning than church officer:

Other hypernyms of church officer include functionary.

church officer (noun)	official (noun)
a church official	someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
	a worker who holds or is invested with an office

church officer (adjective)	official (adjective)
	having official authority or sanction
	of or relating to an office
	verified officially
	(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
	conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline