History of Church

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The word church has come to refer to the building? of worship? for believers in Christianity. Originaly, the word refered to an "assembly" of belivers who worship Christ together. This is the sense the word in used in the [New Testement]? and is still used by many Christians.

The word church refers to: * the building? of worship? for believers in Christianity * An "assembly" of believers who worship Christ together. This is the sense the word in used in the [New Testement]? and is still used by many Christians. * An institutional structure or division within the Christian religion (such as the Catholic Church or Lutheran Church)