Church membership, in Christianity, is the state of belonging to a local church congregation, which in most cases, simultaneously makes one a member of a Christian denomination and the universal Chris
In many liturgical traditions of Christianity (such as Catholicism, Lutheranism and Anglicanism), catechumens are received into church membership during the Easter Vigil.
"The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered." –Augsburg Confession
Church attendance is a central religious practice for many Christians; some Christian denominations require church attendance on the Lord's Day.
Many Christians attend church services on Christmas Eve, the Christian vigil that celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ.
Depiction of early Christian worship in the Catacomb of Callixtus
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The celebration of the Mass in Hedvig Eleonora Evangelical-Lutheran Church, part of the Diocese of Stockholm in the Church of Sweden