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Not a building — the gathered community of Jesus' followers
lightbulbEk-KLESIA — 'called out ones.' Not a building, it's the people God called together
From the Greek 'ekklesia' meaning 'called-out assembly.' Jesus said 'I will build my church' (Matthew 16:18). In the NT, 'church' never refers to a building — it's always people: a local community of believers (the church in Corinth) or all believers everywhere (the universal church). Paul calls it 'the body of Christ' — a living organism, not an institution.