Church



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Church may refer to:

In Christianity:

• Church (building), a building used for religious services
• Ecclesia (church), the Greek word for church, a general body of the faithful
• Christian Church, the worldwide body of Christians
  • Roman Catholic Church, the Christian church that adheres to the teaching of the Papacy
  • Orthodox Church, the Christian Churches rejecting the supremacy of the Papacy, divded from Roman Catholicism since the 11th century Great Schism
  • Protestant Church, the form of Christian faith originating from the doctrines of the Reformation
  • National church, various Christian Churches limited in scope to a nation state

In names:

• Church (surname), an English surname (and list of people with that name)
• Church, Lancashire, a suburb of Accrington, England
• Adam Gilchrist aka "Church", retired Australian cricketer

In music:

• The Church, an Australian rock band
• "The Church", a song by Hawkwind from Church of Hawkwind
• "Church", a song by OutKast from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
• "Church", a song by Galactic from Coolin' Off
• "Church", a song by T-Pain from Epiphany

In fiction:

• Church (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character
• Church, the family cat in Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary

See also

• Church and State
• Churchianity
• Place of worship
• Religion and politics

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