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* Church – Anglican, Roman Catholic, Episcopalian, Protestant denominationsThe word church derives from the Greek ekklesia, meaning the called out ones.

Its original meaning is to refer to the body of believers, or the body of Christ.

Whilst the word church is used to refer to a Christian place of worship by some Christian denominations including Anglicans and Roman Catholics, other Christian denominations, including the Religious Society of Friends, Mennonites, Christadelphians, and some unitarians, object to the use of the word church to refer to a building, as they argue that this word should be reserved for the body of believers who worship there.

Instead, these groups use words sucom Hall to identify their places of worship, and seldom, if ever, use the word ' church ' to describe any building in use by them for the purpose of such assembly.