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Some Christian groups choose to meet in houses because it is cheaper and more intimate and find them preferable to meetings in a dedicated building. Some believe small churches were a deliberate apostolic pattern in the first century, and they were intended by Christ.
 
Some Christian groups choose to meet in houses because it is cheaper and more intimate and find them preferable to meetings in a dedicated building. Some believe small churches were a deliberate apostolic pattern in the first century, and they were intended by Christ.
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Several passages in the Bible specifically mention churches meeting in houses. "The churches of Asia greet you, especially Aquila and Prisca greet you much in the Lord, along with the church that is in their house." I Cor 16:19. The church meeting in the house of Priscilla and Aquila is again mentioned in Romans 16:3, 5.

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Home church is having church at home and is a part of the modern house church movement which some acclaim as a rediscovery of New Testament or first century Christian Church.

A House church group may be part of a larger Christian body, such as a parish or network, but also may be independent groups that see the house church as the primary practice of the early Christian community.

Some Christian groups choose to meet in houses because it is cheaper and more intimate and find them preferable to meetings in a dedicated building. Some believe small churches were a deliberate apostolic pattern in the first century, and they were intended by Christ.

Several passages in the Bible specifically mention churches meeting in houses. "The churches of Asia greet you, especially Aquila and Prisca greet you much in the Lord, along with the church that is in their house." I Cor 16:19. The church meeting in the house of Priscilla and Aquila is again mentioned in Romans 16:3, 5.