Church may refer to:

Religion

Church (building) A church, church building or church house is a building used for Christian worship services and other Christian religious activities. The earliest identified Christian church is a house church founded between 233 and 256. From the 11th thro ...

, a building for Christian religious activities * Church (congregation), a local congregation of a Christian denomination * Church service, a formalized period of Christian communal worship * Christian denomination, a Christian organization with distinct

doctrine Doctrine (from la, doctrina, meaning "teaching, instruction") is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief syste ...

and practice * Christian Church, either the collective body of all Christian believers, or early Christianity

Places

United Kingdom

Church (Liverpool ward) Church is a Liverpool City Council Ward. The population of this ward taken at the 2011 census was 13,974. It contains part of the Mossley Hill area of Liverpool. It includes the road Penny Lane, famous for the Beatles The Beatles were ...

, a Liverpool City Council ward *

Church (Reading ward) Church is an electoral ward of the Borough of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is covers an area south and south-east of the town centre, and is bordered by Katesgrove, Park, Redlands and Whitley wards. As with all wards, apart ...

, a Reading Borough Council ward *

Church (Sefton ward) Church is a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward Ward may refer to: Division or unit * Hospital ward, a hospital division, floor, or room set aside for a particular class or group of patients, for example the psychiatric ward * Prison wa ...

, a Metropolitan Borough of Sefton ward *

Church, Lancashire Church is a large village in Hyndburn, Lancashire, England, situated a mile west of Accrington. The village has a population of 5,186 at the 2011 Census, an increase from 3,990 according to the 2001 census. History and geography Church was on ...

, England

United States

* Church, Iowa, an unincorporated community *

Church Lake Church Lake is a lake in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 mill ...

, a lake in Minnesota

Arts, entertainment, and media

* '' Church magazine'', a pastoral theology magazine published by the National Pastoral Life Center

Fictional entities

* Church (''Red vs. Blue''), a fictional character in the video web series ''Red vs. Blue'' * Church, a cat in Stephen King's novel ''

Pet Sematary ''Pet Sematary'' is a 1983 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. The novel was nominated for a World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1984, and adapted into two films: one in 1989 and another in 2019. In November 2013, PS Publishing r ...

'' * Church, a meeting of SOA members in the FX television series ''

Sons of Anarchy ''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...

Films

* ''The Church'' (1989 film), an Italian horror film directed by Michele Soavi * ''The Church'' (2018 film), an American horror film directed by Dom Franklin

Music

Groups

* Chvrches, an electropop trio from Glasgow, Scotland *

The Church (band) The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980. Initially associated with new wave, neo-psychedelia, and indie rock, their music later came to feature slower tempos and surreal soundscapes reminiscent of dream pop and post-ro ...

, an Australian psychedelic rock band formed in Sydney in 1980

Albums

* ''Church'' (album), a 2020 album by Swedish electronic dance music duo Galantis * ''The Church'' (Mr. Oizo album), a 2014 album by French electronic musician Mr. Oizo * ''The Church'' (The Church album), originally released in 1981 as ''Of Skins and Heart'' * ''Churches'' (album), a 2021 album by American singer-songwriter LP

Songs

* "Church" (Alison Wonderland song) * "Church" (Coldplay song) * "Church" (T-Pain song) * "Church", a song by Aly & AJ from ''

Sanctuary A sanctuary, in its original meaning, is a sacred place, such as a shrine. By the use of such places as a haven, by extension the term has come to be used for any place of safety. This secondary use can be categorized into human sanctuary, a sa ...

'' * "Church", a song by Galactic from ''

Coolin' Off ''Coolin' Off'' is the first studio album by the jazz funk band Galactic. It was released in 1996 on Fog City Records. Track listing All tracks by Galactic #"Go Go" – 3:02 #"Welcome to New Orleans" – 0:14 #"Something's Wrong With This Pictu ...

'' * "Church", a song by Fall Out Boy from '' Mania'' * "Church", a song by OutKast from ''

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ''Speakerboxxx/The Love Below'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Outkast. It was released on September 23, 2003, by Arista Records. Issued as a double album, its length of over two hours is spread across solo albums from both ...

'' * "Church", a 2021 song from

Tina Arena Filippina Lydia "Tina" Arena (born 1 November 1967) is an Australian singer-songwriter, musician, musical theatre actress and record producer. She is one of Australia's highest-selling artists and has sold over 10 million records worldwid ...

* "The Church", a song by Hawkwind from ''

Church of Hawkwind ''Church of Hawkwind'' is the twelfth studio album by Hawkwind, released under the band name Church of Hawkwind in 1982. The name change reflects the fact that this was a musical departure for the band, being a more experimental electronic offer ...

Other uses

* Church (programming language), a LISP-like probabilistic programming language *

Church (surname) Church is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert T. Church (born 1947), Vice-Admiral in the United States Navy * Alfred John Church (1829–1912) an English classical scholar * Alonzo Church (1903–1995), logician, ...

, including a list of people * Church Line, San Francisco, California