a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ who have banded together to carry out the commission of Jesus Christ
a body of baptized believers who are called Christians after their Founder, Jesus Christ
a body of believers formally organized on gospel principles, meeting regularly for the purposes of evangelism, nurture, fellowship, and worship
a church which comprises all the children of God in a given locality
a church which you cannot leave - you must remain in it
a community of believers characterized by love and unity, and committed to worshipping God and making disciples through evangelism, education, encouragement, and empowerment of believers for ministry and service
a community of true believers under the Lordship of Christ
a company of born-again Christians, brought together by the Lord in any given place, and over whom the headship of Christ is an established and operating reality
a fellowship of believers in a particular locality
a gathering of THE CHURCH
a group of baptized believers covenanted together into community by the Holy Spirit for the purpose of worship, fellowship, witness, nurture and ministry
a group of Christians who meet together for worship and work in a given locality
a group of faithful Christians, penitent believers who have been baptized into Christ for the forgiveness of sins
a manifestation of this body with believers meeting together to worship, to grow in their faith, and to serve one another in a community of love
an individual body of Christ made up of two parts, Head and body
a voluntary community of Christians of Evangelic confession, structurally it is a component of the United Christian Evangelic Church of the Living God, it is administratively independent of any religious organizations but can cooperate with them
This term refers to all the members of the Roman Catholic Church gathered in communion with their bishop in each diocese throughout the world. All the local churches together make up the universal church.
A congregation of persons who have joined together as Christians and as United Methodists to carry forward the message of Christ and to witness to and serve the world. It is the fellowship of persons who have professed their belief in Christ, have been baptized and have taken the vows of membership of The United Methodist Church. Congregations are organized and chartered by annual conferences.
