Origin of "church"

Ramonabeez · #1 Jul 9, 2003, 07:16 PM

What is the origin of the word "church"? Jesus told Peter that he would be the cornerstone on which he would build his church. I know that the Jews had temples and I can not think of any other religion which uses this word "church". Any ideas?

Pete_Hanysz · Jul 22, 2003, 12:56 PM

Ramonabeez:

The word "CHURCH" comes from the Old English word "cirice"meaning public place of worship.

Pete



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