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House Church
A house church is a form of church in which believers gather in homes to share meals, study the Word, and pray together as a community. Among Korean Protestants, the term usually refers to the pastoral model that Pastor Young-Gi Chai began at Seoul Baptist Church of Houston.
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- Chinese House ChurchesDenominations
Chinese house churches are Protestant congregations in China that remain outside the government-registered Three-Self churches (those affiliated with the Three-Self Patriotic Movement) and instead meet separately in private homes and similar settings.
- History of Christianity in ChinaHistory
The history of Christianity in China extends from the arrival of the Church of the East under the Tang dynasty in the seventh century, through the Catholic and Protestant missions, to the present day. After the Communist government came to power, Chinese Protestantism divided into the government-registered Three-Self churches and the unregistered house churches.
- Philemon and OnesimusPeople
Philemon, the recipient of Paul's Epistle to Philemon, was a Christian in whose house a church met. Onesimus, his slave, became a Christian through Paul.
- Church Architectural StylesDoctrine & Theology
Church architectural styles are the period and regional forms evident in the floor plan, exterior, and ornamentation of church buildings. The arrangement of a building reflects theological convictions about what belongs at the center of worship.
- Sanctuary (Church Building)Worship & Rites
A sanctuary is a building or space in which a congregation gathers for worship. Among a church's facilities, the largest space used for Sunday worship is often called the main sanctuary.
Verses in the King James Version 8, showing 6
- Acts 8:3
As for Saul, he made havock of the church, entering into every house, and haling men and women committed them to prison.
- Romans 16:5Explained
Likewise greet the church that is in their house. Salute my wellbeloved Epenetus, who is the firstfruits of Achaia unto Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 11:22Explained
What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not.
- 1 Corinthians 16:19
The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.
- Colossians 4:15
Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
- 1 Timothy 3:5
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
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