Quote Originally Posted by metalman
"For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them" (Matt. 18:20 K.J.V.)

Simply put, this "gathering" CAN include a church but doesnt require it.
It simply means if you seek the God in a worshipful way in His name, He will be there with you, whether that gathering takes place in your home, a prison cell, or a cathedral matters not and whether its 2 people or 2000 matters not either.

Example, in the Bible the prophet Daniel worshipped God three times a day, by HIMSELF. Church attendance is not recorded in Heaven...sincerity of heart and the corrosponding quality/intensity of ones works are. Churches that use the "you have to attend church or you'll go to hell approach" have no basis for that teaching in the Bible.
Agreed..It isn't necessary it just helps you to grow to be around people of your own faith!!...But church can be anywhere you are...No certain place