Alternative spellings

• churche (obsolete)

Church may refer to:

Religion

• Church (building), a physical structure used for religious activities
• Christian Church, the worldwide body of Christians
  • Several more specific Christian denominations
• Local church, the body made up of a congregation, its members and clergy
• State church, a religious body or creed officially endorsed by government
• Church service, a formalized period of communal worship
• Christian clergy, formal Christian religious leadership

Music

• The Church (band)
• "Church" (song), by T-Pain
• "Church", a song by Galactic on the album Coolin' Off
• "Church", a song by OutKast on the album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
• "The Church", a song by Hawkwind on the album Church of Hawkwind

A church is an association of people who share a particular belief system, particularly used in Christianity. The Christian concept "Church" (Greek εκκλησία — ekklesia, ref. Strong's Concordance — 1577) is mentioned in the New Testament, of the 114 occurrences. The Greek term εκκλησία — ekklesia, which literally means a "convocation", was a governmental and political term, used to denote a national assembly.

Contents

• 1 Sourced
• 2 Unsourced
• 3 See also
• 4 External links

Sourced

• And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.
  • Mt 16:18, Revised Standard Version, English translation from Greek.
  • Recorded as words of Jesus Christ(-33?) in Koine Greek. Original saying however may have been in the Aramaic language which was spoken widely in Palestine at that time.
  • The analysis of this passage has been disputed between Rome Catholic and other denominations.

• Είς μίαν, αγίαν, καθολικήν καί αποστολικήν Έκκλησίαν. (Original: Greek)
  • Translaiton: [We believe] In one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
  • Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed , 381

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