A church is not a place that you go to; it is a group of Christ's
people that you share life with. The word translated "church" in the
New Testament more accurately means "assembly" or "gathering", and
it definitely does not refer to a building. The church is a
gathering of people who, having heard the message of Christ, have
changed their minds and trusted in him as Lord and Savior. These
people seek to follow him by faith in conformity with his word. They
do not claim to be perfect, but they rejoice together in the Lord
who died and rose from the dead that they might be right with God
and have eternal life.