A church is a building used for religious services, usually referring specifically to those for Christian worship.

Church may also refer to:

Religion

• Church, another name for the Body of Christ, all Christians living and dead. See Ecclesia (Church), Catholic Church, Church militant and church triumphant.
• Church, a religious organization or denomination within Christianity
• To church, a verb meaning to perform a religious service. See the Churching of women.

Places

• Church, Lancashire, England

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
• Charlotte Church (born 1986), a British soprano singer
• Francis Pharcellus Church (1839–1906), an American writer (famous for the editorial Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus)
• Doug Church , a video-game designer
• Forrester Church (born 1948), an American minister, son of Senator Frank Church
• 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
• 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
• 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., a member of the North Carolina General Assembly

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

See also

• Church and State
• Churchianity

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