More Americans are choosing to worship in small, informal gatherings instead of attending traditional churches. Called “house churches,” “simple churches” or “organic churches,” they are a modern attempt to recapture the spirit of the first-century church, when small groups of Christians gathered in each other’s homes and each person – male or female – contributed [...]
Americans are in the grip of a passion for starting or “planting” new churches. The movement is among the most active and passionate in American Christianity and includes a variety of denominations and faith traditions. The push promises to shape not just religious life, but society as a whole, as new congregations work to influence [...]
Since the nation’s founding, houses of worship have been viewed as a cornerstone – literally – of the prototypical American community. The church steeple was considered as much a part of the town square as the schoolhouse or corner pharmacy. But in recent years, an increasing number of congregations that sought to build or expand [...]
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