Church The Church is not only the building known where people meet to worship God. The church is the believers. It is made up of many people and each person is to use his or her spiritual gift received at salvation to edify the church. In the Christian faith, what is the purpose of the church? What was the first church, or the New Testament church like and what did it accomplish? What is meant by the universal church and what was its role? The church of the church is to provide an opportunity for believers to gather to encourage each other and build a stronger relationship with God. In the bible, the church is to “carry out the great commission” (Towns 627). When a person becomes a Christian, God chooses to use that person, or the