How many times is the word church used in the Bible?

Answer 1

Answerer (A)The Greek word for Church is Ekklesia, which appears 114 times in 111 New Testament verses. It is used in the technical sense of the Body of Jesus Christ as well as non-technical sense of a group or assembly of people. ANSWERER (B)Answerer A is correct. As a side note: the word "church" or "churches" may not appear in the Old Testament, yet it means the same word as "congregation" which is used in the Old Testament.