The difference between Church and Congregation

When used as nouns, church means a christian house of worship, whereas congregation means the act of congregating or collecting together.

Church is also verb with the meaning: to conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

check bellow for the other definitions of Church and Congregation

  1. Church as a noun (countable):

    A Christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place.

    Examples:

    "There is a lovely little church in the valley."

    "This building used to be a church before being converted into a library."

  2. Church as a noun:

    Christians collectively seen as a single spiritual community; Christianity.

    Examples:

    "These worshippers make up the Church of Christ."

  3. Church as a noun (countable):

    A local group of people who follow the same Christian religious beliefs, local or general.

  4. Church as a noun (countable):

    A particular denomination of Christianity.

    Examples:

    "The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church in 1534."

  5. Church as a noun (uncountable, countable, as bare noun):

    Christian worship held at a church; service.

  6. Church as a noun:

    A (non-Christian) religion; a religious group.

    Examples:

    "She goes to a Wiccan church down the road."

  7. Church as a noun:

    assembly

  1. Church as a verb (transitive, now, _, historical):

    To conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple).

  2. Church as a verb (transitive):

    To educate someone religiously, as in in a church.

  1. Congregation as a noun:

    The act of congregating or collecting together.

  2. Congregation as a noun:

    A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).

  3. Congregation as a noun:

    A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic church.

  4. Congregation as a noun:

    A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.

  5. Congregation as a noun:

    Any large gathering of people.

  6. Congregation as a noun:

    A group of eagles.

  7. Congregation as a noun (UK, Oxford University):

    The main body of university staff, comprising academics, administrative staff, heads of colleges, etc.

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