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A church building in Colonel Light Gardens, South Australia,

Church (overview) - A church building is a building used in Christian worship. The term church also refers to the combined Christian community of believers.

The word "church" is derived through Middle and Old English cirice, circe from the Greek κυριακον (δωμα) Lord's (house). However, most English versions of the New Testament use the word "church" to translate ecclesia (Greek ἐκκλησία "congregation, assembly", a word originally used without specific reference to religious gatherings)...more

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