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{{quote | text=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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topic_name = Church / Ecclesiology
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The word '''church ''' is used in many different ways. The '''church''' is the Christian community of believers, that is, it is the people. Sometimes the word '''church''' is also used to refer to a [[church building]] (the building used in [[Christian]] [[worship]]) or a [[church service]] (the weekly meeting of a group of Christians in a church building) or to a church [[denomination]].
'''Ecclesiology''' means the study of the doctrine of the church.
===Etymology===
The Greek word ekklesia ([[ecclesiaΕκκλησια]] (ἐκκλησία) is translated as "church" in English. This word means "gathering" or "assembly". The From this Greek root, the English word "church" itself Ecclesiology is actually derived from the Old English word "cirice" (, which is related to the [[Greek]] word "κυριακή" which means "study of the doctrine of the Lord")church.
The study English word "church" itself is actually derived from the Old English word "cirice" (which is related to the [[Greek]] word "κυριακή" which means "of the church is called Ecclesiology.Lord")
===Uses Defining the "church" - uses of the word===
In English, the word "church" means different things to different people in different contexts. It can be used in reference to a gathering of people for a religious meeting, but . It is also sometimes used to refer to a building or group of buildings. It is also used , and occasionally it refers to refer to a an entire [[denomination]] that places the leadership of all congregations in a central location, such as the "Roman Catholic Church". It can also be used in an institutional sense to refer to all churches, such as "... the church today...."
===[[Church building]]===
