Ecclesia

Ecclesia (Greek: ἐκκλησία ekklēsia) may refer to:

Organizations

 * Ecclesia (ancient Greece) or Ekklēsia, the principal assembly of ancient Greece during its Golden Age
 * Ecclesia (Sparta), the citizens' assembly of Sparta, often wrongly called apella
 * The Greek and Latin term for the Christian Church as a whole
 * Ekklesia (think tank), a British think tank examining the role of religion in public life
 * Ecclesia College, a four-year Christian work college in Springdale, Arkansas
 * Ekklesia Project, an ecumenical Christian network to promote a more active and God-centered faith
 * Ecclesia Athletic Association, a youth athletic program in the United States
 * Qahal or Ekklesia, a theocratic organisational structure in ancient Israelite society

Religion

 * Ecclesia Dei, a statement or motu proprio issued by Pope John Paul II in 1988
 * Ecclesiae Regimen, a reformation declaration against the Church in England of the Late Middle Ages
 * Ecclesia and Synagoga, a pair of figures personifying the Roman Catholic Church and the Jewish synagogue found in medieval Christian art
 * Church militant and church triumphant (ecclesia militans, ecclesia triumphans), Christians who are living on earth and those who are in heaven
 * Mater Ecclesiae, a monastery inside Vatican City
 * Mother Church (Latin Mater Ecclesiae), a reference to the Roman Catholic Church, or to other Christian churches or movements
 * Nea Ekklesia, a church built by Byzantine Emperor Basil I the Macedonian in Constantinople between the years 876–80
 * Christian Church, the whole Christian religious tradition throughout history
 * Congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship.
 * In the sociological classifications of religious movements, a religion less pervasive in a society than a church but more so than a sect

Religious movements

 * Ecclesia Gnostica, a neo-Gnostic church based in the United States
 * Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, a Gnostic church organization
 * Ecclesia Pistis Sophia, a Gnostic church organization based in the United States
 * Ecclesia Gnostica Apostolica Catholica (Gnostic Church of France)
 * Holy Ecclesia of Jesus, an independent Japanese Christian denomination founded by Ōtsuki Takeji (大槻武二) in 1946
 * Japan Ecclesia of Christ, an independent Japanese Christian church founded by Koike Tasuo (小池辰雄) in 1940

Other uses

 * Ekklesia, a 2008 album by For Today
 * Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, a 2008 Nintendo DS video game
 * Mount Ecclesia, nature grounds in Oceanside, California with the international headquarters of The Rosicrucian Fellowship
 * Ecclesia orans, an academic journal on Christian liturgy
 * The bi-annual international convention and governing body of the Fraternity of Phi Gamma Delta
 * The seventh song on Kamelot's album "Haven" is titled "Ecclesia"