You still haven’t answered my question of “how many churches”. Do you consider Islam to be a church? Or Taoism? Or Buddihism?
What exactly is your definition of a “church”?
Actually, I did answer the question. It is in Strong's definition of ekklesia, which is where the word "church" comes from.
Put understanding of "ekklesia" (called out ones, called by God) as I took effort to bring here, with
1When Israel was a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.15 And was there until the death of Herod: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my son.
If you wish to attempt to impose some notion or sense that "the church" is centered upon the Latin or [Roman] Catholic branch of "the church" (along with the various affiliates which go by differing names but still bow to Latin church bishops as singular "pope") or that it (and it's submissive affiliates) by itself is the "one true church", then I must say that is just so much Romish self-reverential fantasy.