I go to "church", as its generally referred to, twice a week. My step-father is a pastor/teacher and we've been involved in ministry almost my entire life. Since my mom remarried anyway.

The problem is that church is not a building or an event. The word was derived from "ecclesia" which was adopted from the Greek to mean a gathering or body of people. It was not until Constantine was "converted" that the "ecclesia" started to become more about a location rather than the people. The pagan rituals and ceremonies of Rome were conformed to the message of Christ and thus Roman Catholicism was born, with their saints, clergy, statues, Mary, etc. From there, many religions were created time and time again from the fallout of changing beliefs. The idea of going to a "church building" would have been foreign to the early followers of Christ and the early "church" as they knew themselves. The early church was people living together, selling their possessions and sharing to those that had need.

Originally posted by Acts 2:44-45 NASB

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44.And all those who had believed were together and had all things in common; 45. and they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing them with all, as anyone might have need.

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The modern idea of "church" as a building and event you go to is far from what Jesus had planned for those who believe in him.

So I would not say I go to church twice a week. I would say I am part of the church and I fellowship with fellow members of the body twice a week. We don't even have music anymore, we just have a meal and my dad will teach for an hour or so and then some people share. Its not the same as all living together, but we don't structure ourselves as other "churches" do with a set amount of songs, greeting the people around you, prayer, "communion" with some crackers and grape juice, etc etc. We believe we are the church, wherever we meet is just a building to keep us warm or cool and out of the weather.

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