Where did the early church gather?
The early church gathered in the homes of believers (Acts 2:46b, 8:3, 20:20; Rom. 16:5; 1 Cor. 16:19; Col. 4:15; Philm. 2). While it is true that in its earliest stages the church at Jerusalem gathered alternately between the Temple and homes (Acts 2:46), remember that this was a time of transition between the passing of the Old Covenantal system and the establishment of the New Covenant of grace. It appears that within a short time they gathered exclusively in private homes. If you examine the establishment of churches by the apostles in the the Book of Acts, in every instance that a certain local church is mentioned the people gathered in what is described as being in someone’s home. The early Christians did not erect costly temples or religious shrines because they understood that the church was not a building made of wood and stone, but a spiritual building built by God (1 Pet. 2:5).
