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
Lydia, Chloe and Priscilla are just a few of the women Paul mentions throughout his letters who were house church leaders.
From Washington Post • May 10, 2018
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
It is also in that sense used for a house, church, or chapel.
From The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three by Carleton, William
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