house church
Britishnoun
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a group of Christians meeting for worship in a private house
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a nondenominational charismatic Church movement
Example Sentences
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The Christians who gathered in that house church are a handful of the millions of believers from North Africa to North Korea who gather every Sunday to worship Christ despite persecution.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025
Zion began as a small house church in Beijing with just 20 followers.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025
Paul also allowed his contemporary Phoebe, a female deacon, to read aloud to a house church.
From Washington Post • Apr. 7, 2021
Reg Rivett, 27, a youth minister at an evangelical house church near Edmonton, Canada, said his belief that Jesus literally rose from the dead is central to his Christian identity and faith.
From Washington Post • Apr. 18, 2014
The flames extended from street to street, house to house, church to church: thrice the wind seemed to fall, and thrice it changed its direction, driving the fire into quarters previously untouched.
From World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France by Guizot, M. (François)
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