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house church
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house church
n
1. (Christian Churches, other) a group of Christians meeting for worship in a private house
2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a nondenominational charismatic Church movement


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Just how quickly house churches are multiplying is a source of debate.
Ayerst & Fisher, 1973; Frend, 1984) These domestic chapels (collegia) or house churches spread so rapidly, usually aided by public patronage, that by the beginning of the third century most major cities throughout the Roman world contained at least one.
The other heads of house churches named in the New Testament are all female: Nympha (Col.
 
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