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Religion

• Church (building), a building used for religious services, usually referring specifically to those for Christian worship.
• The Christian Church, the worldwide body of Christians.
• The Catholic Church or Roman Catholic Church
• The Church, the body of people who share a faith or a religious organization, usually within Christianity. See also Ecclesia (Church) and Religious denomination.
• One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church
• Church militant and church triumphant
• "The Church", a generic term for the leaders of organized religion, regardless their religion or theology.
• To church, a verb meaning to perform a religious service. See: Churching of women.

A church building (or simply church) is a building used in Christian worship. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... The term Christian Church, or Catholic Church, as it was known by Christians beginning in the second century, expresses the idea that organised Christianity (the Christian religion) is seen as an institution. ... The name Catholic Church can mean a visible organization that refers to itself as Catholic, or the invisible Christian Church, viz. ... The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ... St. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... The Church (Ecclesia) in Roman Catholic theology denotes the whole body of the faithful. ... A religious denomination, (also simply denomination) is a subgroup within a religion that operates under a common name, tradition, and identity. ... The phrase One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church appears in the Nicene Creed () and, in part, in the Apostles Creed (the holy catholic church, sanctam ecclesiam catholicam). ... The Christian Church is traditionally divided into the Church Militant (Ecclesia Militans), comprising Christians who are living, and the Church Triumphant (Ecclesia Triumphans), comprising those who are in Heaven. ... Theology (Greek θεος, theos, God, + λογια, logia, words, sayings, or discourse) is reasoned discourse concerning religion, spirituality and God or the gods. ... In Christian tradition churching of women was the ceremony whereby women were recieved back into the congregation after childbirth. ...

Places

• Church, Lancashire, England

Church is a suburb of Accrington in the Hyndburn district of Lancashire, England, about a mile west of Accrington town centre. ...

People

• Albert T. Church (born 1947), a Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy
• Alonzo Church (1905–1995), a logician, (famous for the Church-Turing thesis and lambda calculus)
• Benjamin Church (1734–1776), the first Surgeon General of the Continental Army and grandson of Captain Benjamin Church
• Captain Benjamin Church (1639–1718), a colonial officer during King Philip's War
• Bill Church, an American musician
• Brad Church
• Charlotte Church (born 1986), British soprano singer and talk show host
• Doug Church, a video-game designer
• Ellen Church
• Forrester Church (born 1948), an American minister, son of Senator Frank Church
• Francis Pharcellus Church (1839–1906), an American writer (famous for the editorial Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus)
• Frank Church (1924–1984), a four-term U.S. Senator from Idaho
• Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900)), a landscape painter
• George W. Church, Sr., founder of Church's Chicken, a chain of franchised fried chicken restaurants
• 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), an American writer and civil-rights activist
• Mike Church (born 1962) , a Southern US radio commentator often considered a shock jock
• 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), an American landscape architect
• Thomas Haden Church (born 1961), an American actor in television and film
• Thomas Langton Church (1870–1950), a Canadian politician
• Walter G. Church, Sr., member of the North Carolina General Assembly

Vice Admiral Abert T. Church III Vice Admiral Albert Thomas Church III (born 1947) is an admiral in the United States Navy. ... Alonzo Church (June 14, 1903 – August 11, 1995) was an American mathematician and logician who was responsible for some of the foundations of theoretical computer science. ... In computability theory the Church-Turing thesis, Churchs thesis, Churchs conjecture or Turings thesis, named after Alonzo Church and Alan Turing, is a hypothesis about the nature of mechanical calculation devices, such as electronic computers. ... Dr. Benjamin Church Benjamin Church (August 24, 1734 - 1776) was the first Surgeon General of the Continental Army July 27, 1775 _ October 17, 1775. ... Captain Church Captain Benjamin Church (about 1639, Plymouth Colony – 17 January 1718, Little Compton, Rhode Island) was an American carpenter, military officer, and ranger during the Colonial era. ... Bill Church was the bassist on the first Montrose album. ... Brad Church (born November 14, 1976 in Dauphin, Manitoba) is a Canadian ice hockey forward who played two games for the Washington Capitals. ... Charlotte Church (born Charlotte Maria Reed on February 21, 1986) is a Welsh pop singer and TV presenter who rose to international fame in childhood as a popular classical singer. ... Doug Church is a widely-respected computer game designer and producer. ... Ellen Church (September 22, 1904 - August 22, 1965) was the first airline stewardess. ... Frank Forrester Church IV (born September 23, 1948 in Palo Alto, California) is a leading Unitarian Universalist minister, author and theologian. ... Francis Pharcellus Church. ... Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was a four-term U.S. Senator representing Idaho as a Democrat (1957-1981). ... Frederic Edwin Church (May 4, 1826 - April 7, 1900) was an American landscape painter born in Hartford, Connecticut. ... Churchs Chicken is a U.S. chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken. ... Dr John A. Church is an expert on sea level and its changes. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Louis Kossuth Church (December 11, 1846 – 1898) was a New York Supreme Court justice, a member of the New York Legislature, and the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory. ... Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell Mary Church Terrell (born September 23, 1863 in Memphis, Tennessee - July 24, 1954 in Annapolis, Maryland) was a writer and civil rights activist. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Sir Richard Church (1784 - March 30, 1873), British military officer and general in the Greek army, was the son of a Quaker, Matthew Church of Cork. ... Richard William Church (April 25, 1815 - December 6, 1890), English divine, son of John Dearman Church, brother of Sir Richard Church, a merchant, was born at Lisbon, his early years being mostly spent at Florence. ... Richard Thomas Church (1893 - 1972) was an English writer, known as poet and critic; he also wrote novels and verse plays, and three well-received volumes of autobiography. ... Ryan Church is an American baseball player, his normal position is that of outflielder. ... Thomas Dolliver Church (1902-1978), called Dolliver by his family and Tommy by his friends, was born in Boston but grew up in Oakland, California. ... Thomas Haden Church at the premiere of Sideways. ... Thomas Langton Tommy Church (1870 - February 7, 1950) was a Canadian politician. ... Walter Greene Church, Sr. ...

Other uses

• Church, the family cat in Stephen King's novel Pet Semetary
• Church (Red vs. Blue), a fictional character
• The Church (band), an Australian rock band
• The Church, set up by The Order in Silent Hill
• The outlaw motorcycle club, the Hells Angels refer to their weekly meetings as, "Church"
• "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

Pet Sematary (1983) is a novel by Stephen King. ... Private Leonard L. Church is a main fictional character in Rooster Teeth Productions machinima comic science fiction video series Red vs. ... The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. ... It has been suggested that Midwich Elementary School be merged into this article or section. ... The concept of an outlaw motorcycle club came about after an incident in Hollister, CA over the July 4th weekend. ... Church of Hawkwind, is a 1982 studio album by Hawkwind released under the name Church of Hawkwind. ... Speakerboxxx/The Love Below is a double album by the hip hop group OutKast, released on September 23, 2003 on LaFace Records. ... Coolin Off is the first studio album by the New Orleans, LA based band Galactic. ...

See also

• Church and State
• Churchianity

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