Escalon California Churches and Places to Worship

Often the word 'Church' is used to describe a place of worship or gathering of religious believers. It is also commonly used to describe the collective people or congregation who meet in a Church building or otherwise to represent the worldwide body of a religious community.

Church may refer to:

In Christianity:

• Church (building), building used for religious services and worship.
• Christian Church, worldwide body of Christians.
• Church body, Christian religious body (local, national, or worldwide) made up of congregation(s), members, and clergy.
• Invisible church, the "invisible" body of the elect who according to Christianity are known only to God.
• Orthodox Church, various Eastern but otherwise-unrelated Churches including
• • Eastern Orthodox Church, various Christian Churches rejecting the supremacy of the Pope, and separated from the Roman Catholic Church since the 11th century East-West Schism.
  • Oriental Orthodox Church, any one of various Christian Churches rejecting the Chalcedonian Creed and separated from Chalcedonian Christianity since the 5th century.
• Roman Catholic Church, Christian church that adheres to the Papacy, and separated from Eastern Orthodoxy since the 11th century East-West Schism
• Protestant Church, form of Christian faith and church organization originating from the doctrines of the Protestant Reformation.
• State church, various Christian Churches officially endorsed by the state
• Established church, various Christian Churches officially sanctioned and supported by the government of a country
• Church service, time of communal worship, often on Sundays.
• Christian clergy, formal Christian religious leadership.

• Unitarian Church, a phrase to describe Unitarian Universalism.

 Escalon California Church Guide, Places to worship in Escalon California & Surrounding Areas with addresses, service times, email addresses