An evangelical Christian congregation independent of traditional denominations and mainly or originally meeting in the private houses of its members.
Example sentencesExamples
Whether we are part of a house church or a mega church, we are ultimately part of THE church.
A number of house churches had websites, but not much information was accessible from them.
In striking contrast to the large and very visible Catholic churches, house churches and unmarked church buildings mask to the casual observer the true extent of the Protestant presence here.
The aid group describes the churches as ‘independent house churches with thousands of believers who choose not to register their Christian activities with the Communist government.’
As householders they played a special role, and were highly regarded, as ‘patronesses’ for secret house churches and for offering refuge for brothers and sisters on the run.
Suddenly I ran into him at a conference in his new identity as pastor for an obscure little house church in San Francisco.
Definition of house church in US English:
house church
noun
An evangelical Christian congregation independent of traditional denominations and mainly or originally meeting in the private houses of its members.
Example sentencesExamples
Suddenly I ran into him at a conference in his new identity as pastor for an obscure little house church in San Francisco.
Whether we are part of a house church or a mega church, we are ultimately part of THE church.
In striking contrast to the large and very visible Catholic churches, house churches and unmarked church buildings mask to the casual observer the true extent of the Protestant presence here.
The aid group describes the churches as ‘independent house churches with thousands of believers who choose not to register their Christian activities with the Communist government.’
As householders they played a special role, and were highly regarded, as ‘patronesses’ for secret house churches and for offering refuge for brothers and sisters on the run.
A number of house churches had websites, but not much information was accessible from them.