1. A church, church building, or church house is a structure used for Christian religious activities such as worship ceremonies.
2. A home church that was established between 233 and 256 is the earliest known Christian congregation.
3. In Western Europe, there was a wave of church building from the 11th through the 14th centuries.
4. The word "church" is occasionally used as an analogy for the structures of other religions.
5. The word "church" is also used to refer to the global body of Christian believers as well as the Christian religious community as a whole.