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WE ARE CHRISTIANS

We are a community of Bible-believing Christians linked together by our common faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, striving together for the faith once delivered unto the saints, and working together to promote the interests of the Kingdom of God on this side of eternity.

 

This is our understanding of what a church is. The church is not the building. It is a group of 'called out ones' that make up the church. Where ever such a group of believers decide to meet for their regular fellowship and worship meetings becomes sanctified ground for God to meet with that group as a church for communion.John 4:20-24 , Matthew 18:15-20 , Romans l6:5,l0,11,l4.

 

The structure and nature of the physical entity where believers meet is merely physical. It does not enhance the spirituality or acceptability of their worship of God, neither does it elevate the level of their walk with God beyond that of other believers elsewhere. So whether a church meets in a temple, as some believers did in Apostolic times (Acts 2:46) , or whether they meet in Synagogues, like the primitive Jewish Christians (Acts 22:19;26:11), or in private homes as was common in the Early Church (Philemon 1:2, Colossians 4:15, Acts 2:42 ), what is most important is that they worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth (John 4: 23, 24).

 

WE ARE A HOUSE CHURCH WITH INSTITUTIONAL OFFSHOOT
We believe that the Early Church had two main patterns of Christian fellowship. The House Church and the Church in public places, which is also known as the institutional church. These two patterns of Christian fellowship are completely biblical and none is superior to the other. Depending on divine leading, any group of believers may choose to adopt one of these forms of fellowship or a combination of both in constituting a church structure. 

 

And they continuing daily with one accord in the Temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart Act 2:46.

 

And how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have shewed you, and have taught you publickly, and from house to house. Acts 20:20.

 

The first three centuries of the church, the Early Christians met in homes for their normal church services. This was an Apostolic practice that was followed by successive generations of Early Christians. It was more of the norm than an exception. So just like today's Christian is more used to the idea of 'church' as a large public place of worship, primitive Christians commonly saw 'church' within the context of an organised home fellowship.

 

House Church International is primarily patterned after the New Testament house church structure. We hold our regular church fellowship as small units in the homes of fellow believers. However, we also have an offshoot of believers in our ministry who fellowship within an institutional public church setting. Both patterns exist side by side within the ministry. We see this diversity within our church as a reflection of our commitment to the original pattern of 'church' structure contained in the New Testament as practised by the Apostles and the Early Church.