Church

The church is not a building. Nor is it an organisation or human institution. The church is simply the people whose sins have been forgiven through their faith Jesus Christ... (An extract from the book Once a Catholic by Tony Coffey)

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A church building is a building used in Christian worship. The church is the Christian community of believers. (Read more)

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Christians marching in a procession at Lourdes.

See Church (overview) for more information

See also Easton's Bible Dictionary entry on Church

Related topics

• Church building
• Church history
• Denominations
• World-wide church directory
• Church Terms Index

Comments, Personal Articles, Studies and Sermons

Church (discussion) (For short comments and opinions)

• What is the Church? (G.G.)
• The Church (justforcatholics.org)

For related quotations see Church (quotes)

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