simple church

As Christianity exploded in the first century, the new disciples began to meet in small, family-like gatherings. In these gatherings, they honored Christ as the Head – not only of their lives, but also as the Master of Ceremonies in their Spirit-filled meetings. They trusted Him to move and lead the meeting by His Spirit according to His will. They shared Scriptures, songs, prophetic words, testimonies, hope, love, and each other’s burdens in these meetings. They loved and honored each other, recognizing that the Body is diverse and made up of many people with various giftings. They also recognized the five-fold ministry of the Church: apostles, prophets, pastors, evangelists, and teachers, recognizing these functions not as offices, but instead as organic roles that people naturally filled as they lived the Jesus-life. When they met, they prayed, worshiped, laughed, shared meals, and partook of communion together.

These meetings might be considered squad-like, war-units; an assembling of the soldiers of the Kingdom of God. They were a place of mutual edification and upbuilding, where King Jesus was in command. These meetings were places to build others up and support them in advancing the Kingdom of God wherever they were at.

Today, these same home-groups are exploding across the world! China, India, Africa, South America, and the West! We encourage you to get plugged into a gathering near you, and grow into Christ like you never have before.

Get Connected

Below is a map with simple churches on it. Simply find your area and see if there's a simple church near you, then email the point of contact for information. If there's not a simple church near you, start one!

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To have your simple church added to this map, please email me at simplechurchmap at gmail.com. Please include the following template in your email:

Where: (house/apt/coffee shop, etc.)

Age Range: (not a restriction, just a description of those that meet)

Size: (number of people that meet)

Point of Contact: (email or phone number)

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Vision: (direction the group is interested in growing in)

The only requirement to be added to this map is that you desire to heal the sick, and, of course, believe in the essentials of the Christian faith.

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Go here, and zoom in/out based on how you want the map to look. Then, click the "Link" button in the top right corner of the page. Copy the code under the "Paste HTML to embed in webpage" text field, and then go add it to your site!