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denominat..ional churches.Many of their leaders realized theneed of bringing together their congregations into onechur.ch.Negotiations for church union were not necessary aswas the case in the Church of South India and the Church ofNorth India.Two priorities emerged in the founding of the KukiChristian Church, b ot.h of which are considered to be biblicallygrou nded.These are the nature of the ch urch a nd thefoundation of the church.The church in its New Testament term is ekklesiawhich is derived from two Greek words, ek = out of, andkaleo = to call.Therefore the term ekklesia or churchmeans the called out people, those who are being called byGod in Christ to join His household.Jesus said, "And Itell you that you are Peter, and on this rock Iwill buildmychurch, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it",(Matt. 16:18, New International Version).Jesus Christ madeit clear that the church, or those who are called in Christ,belong to Him. The church is God's fa mily, His household.The English word "church" is derived from the Greek adjectivekyriakos as used in such phrases as kyriakon doma orkyriake oikia, meaning "the Lord's house, i.e. a Christianplace of worship" in the New TestC'\ment.The Greek ekklesia,however, refers to acongregation of Christians and never toa building. 7 It is a com munity of God's people in Christ.70. W. B. Robinson, "The Church" in The New BibleDictionary, (Grand Rapids, Michigan: W. M. B. Eerdmans