The Greek word translated “church ” literally means“ a calling forth, ” or, in other words, a gathering of people. For example, Acts 7: 38, in the King James Version, tells of Moses being “in the church in the wilderness, ” that is, among the congregated nation of Israel.
“ मैं परमेश्‍वर और बाइबल, दोनों पर विश्‍वास रखता हूँ, मगर मेरे हिसाब से गिरजे जाना ज़रूरी नहीं है । ”