The Ekklēsia in Peter’s Letters Peter does not use the word ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia, in his letters, which is striking in itself when one recalls that it was to him specifically that Jesus was speaking when he declared that he would build his ἐκκλησία, ekklēsia, upon Peter as the “confessing apostle” and his revealed confession. But from his letters it is still quite apparent that he has a highly developed view of the spiritual nature of the church. For him the church is comprised of “God’s elect,