Church - 2 reference results
Church may refer to:
In Christianity:
- Church (building), building used for religious services
- Christian Church, worldwide body of Christians
- Invisible church, the "invisible" body of the elect who are known only to God
- Roman Catholic Church, Christian church that adheres to the teaching of the Papacy
- Orthodox Church, Christian Churches rejecting the supremacy of the Pope, separated from the Roman Catholic Church since the 11th century East-West Schism
- Protestant Church, form of Christian faith and church organization originating from the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation
- National church, various Christian Churches limited in scope to a nation state
- Church body, Christian religious organization made up of congregations, members, and (often) clergy
- Church service, time for communal worship, often on Sundays
- Christian clergy, formal Christian religious leadership
In names:
- Church (surname), English surname (and list of people with that name)
- Church, Lancashire, suburb of Accrington, England
- Adam Gilchrist, nicknamed "Church", retired Australian cricketer
In music:
- The Church (band), Australian rock band
- "The Church", song by Hawkwind from Church of Hawkwind
- "Church", song by OutKast from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
- "Church", song by Galactic from Coolin' Off
- "Church", song by T-Pain from Epiphany (album)
In fiction:
- Church (Red vs. Blue), fictional character
- Church, family cat in Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary
Other uses:
- Church (sociology of religion), classification of religious movements in the sociology of religion
See also
- Church and State
- Churchianity
- Place of worship
- Religion and politics
- List of new religious movements
- Religion-supporting organization.
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