A local church is a body of believers formally organized on Gospel principles, meeting regularly for the purposes of evangelism, nurture, fellowship, and worship (Matthew 16:18; 18:17; Acts 2:41-47; 9:31; 11:22; 12:5; 14:23; 15:22; 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 12:28; 16:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:2; Ephesians 1:22-23; 2:19-22; 3:9-10, 21; 5:22-33; Colossians 1:18, 24; 1 Thessalonians 1:1; 2 Thessalonians 1:1; 1 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 12:23; James 5:14).
Ayat ti kangrunaan a pakailasinan dagiti pasurot ni Kristo, ket “ti ayat . . . saanna a sapulen dagiti bukodna a pagimbagan.”—1 Corinto 13:4, 5; Juan 13:34, 35.