In one of his letters, Paul greets “the church in [Philemon’s] house, ” the local congregation that met there. — Philemon 2, Revised Standard Version. Clearly, the term “church ” as used in the Bible designates, not a place of worship, but rather a group of worshipers.
आज, खास तौर से पश्‍चिमी देशों में मसीही होने का दावा करनेवाले ज़्यादा - से - ज़्यादा लोग यही कहते हैं ।