Contents 1 Religion 2 Places 3 People 4 Music 5 Fiction 6 See also

Church may refer to:

[ Religion

Christian Church, the worldwide body of Christians or a local Christian body of people

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church Church militant and church triumphant Kingdom of God Priesthood of all believers Church history, see History of Christianity

Christian metaphors for the Church Body of Christ Bride of Christ Ecclesia (Church) in Christian theology, both a particular body of faithful people, and the whole body of the faithful Ecclesiology, the study of the theological understanding of the Christian church

Church, the body of people who share a faith or a religious organization, (usually within Christianity)

Religious denomination, a group of people sharing the same faith Christian denomination, a Christian of people sharing the same faith and organization List of the largest Protestant church bodies of the world Adherents of a denominational family or movement within Christianity or other religion, see Denominationalism The Church, a generic term for the leaders of organized religion, regardless their religion or theology. High Church, such as Anglicanism Low Church, such as Evangelicalism House Church, an assembly of Christians gathering in a home or on grounds not normally used for worship Pub Church Emerging church

Megachurch, a large church having about 2,000 or more attendants for a typical service Kirk, can mean "church" in general or the Church of Scotland in particular MyChurch, an online Christian social network Churching of women, name of a ceremony wherein a blessing is given to mothers after recovery from childbirth Evangelism, the Christian practice of proselytization Synagogue, a Jewish house of assembly and prayer Temple, a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities Mosque, a place of worship for followers of Islam Church of Scientology, organization devoted to the Scientology belief system

Church (building), a building used for religious services, usually referring specifically to those for Christian worship

Church architecture Cathedral Basilica Chapel Sistine Chapel Stave church Post church Palisade church Duomo Monastery

Eastern Orthodox church architecture Cathedral architecture of Western Europe Architecture of the medieval cathedrals of England Polish Cathedral style Three-spired cathedrals in the United Kingdom Cathedral diagram Narthex Nave Iconostasis Sanctuary

List of basilicas Church of the Holy Sepulchre Hagia Sophia St. Peter's Basilica List of cathedrals List of cathedrals in the United Kingdom List of largest churches in the world List of tallest churches in the world List of highest church naves Places of worship

[ Places

• Church, Lancashire, a suburb of Accrington, England

[ People

Albert T. Church (born 1947), Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy Alonzo Church (1905–1995), logician, famous for the Church-Turing thesis and lambda calculus Captain Benjamin Church (1639–1718), colonial officer during King Philip's War Benjamin Church (1734–1776), first Surgeon General of the Continental Army and grandson of Captain Benjamin Church Bill Church, American musician Brad Church Charlotte Church (born 1986), British soprano singer and talk show host Doug Church, video-game designer Ellen Church Forrester Church (born 1948), American minister, son of Senator Frank Church Francis Pharcellus Church (1839–1906), American writer (famous for the editorial Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus) Frank Church (1924–1984), four-term U.S. Senator from Idaho. Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900), landscape painter George W. Church, Sr., founder of Church's Chicken, a chain of franchised fried chicken restaurants James E. Church, pioneered the techniques used to measure snow and forecast seasonal water supplies

John A. Church, an expert on sea-level and its changes Judith Church (born 1953), a politician in the United Kingdom Louis K. Church Mary Church Terrell (1863–1954), American writer and civil-rights activist Mike Church (born 1962) , a Southern United States radio commentator Richard Church (general) (1784–1873), a British military officer and general in the Greek army Richard William Church (1825–1890), an English divine, nephew of the general Richard Church (poet) (1893–1972), an English poet and man of letters Robert Reed Church (1839–1912), the first African-American millionaire Ryan Church (born 1978), an American baseball player Thomas Dolliver Church (1902–1978), American landscape architect Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), American actor in television and film Thomas Langton Church (1870–1950), Canadian politician Walter G. Church, Sr., member of the North Carolina General Assembly William Church (c. 1778–1863), American inventor who patented a typesetting machine in 1822 Adam Gilchrist, retired Australian cricketer nicknamed 'Church'

[ Music

• The Church, an Australian rock band.
• Church, weekly meetings of the Hells Angels motorcycle club.
• "The Church", a song by Hawkwind from their 1982 album Church of Hawkwind.
• "Church", a song by OutKast from their 2003 album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below.
• "Church", a song by Galactic from their 1998 album Coolin' Off.
• "Church", a song by T-Pain from his 2007 album Epiphany.
• "church", a song by the preachers from there 2006 album ' ' singing for the hevans.

[ Fiction

• Church (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character.
• Church, the family cat in Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary.
• The Church, set up by The Order in Silent Hill.

[ See also

• Church and State
• Churchianity
• Christianese