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The ekklesia in Athens convened on a hill called the Pnyx For other uses, see Citizens' assembly (disambiguation) . The ecclesia or ekklesia ( Greek : ἐκκλησία ) was the assembly of the citizens in city-states of ancient Greece .
The ecclesia or ekklesia (Greek: ἐκκλησία) was the citizens' assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta. Unlike its more famous counterpart in Athens , the Spartan assembly had limited powers, as it did not debate; citizens could only vote for or against proposals.
Ecclesia (ancient Greece) or Ekklēsia, the principal assembly of ancient Greece during its Golden Age; Ecclesia (Sparta), the citizens' assembly of Sparta, often wrongly called apella; The Greek and Latin term for the Christian Church as a whole; Ekklesia (think tank), a British think tank examining the role of religion in public life
The Pnyx was the official meeting place of the Athenian democratic assembly (Ancient Greek: ἐκκλησία, ekklesía). In the earliest days of Athenian democracy (after the reforms of Kleisthenes in 508 B.C.), the ekklesia met in the Agora. Sometime in the early 5th century, the meeting place was moved to a hill south and west of the Acropolis.
In a few poleis, the ekklesiasterion was a separate building, but in many cases the theater was used for both performances and the meetings of ekklesia. In some cases, multiple locations were used. In Athens, the regular meetings of the assembly were held on the Pnyx hill and two annual meetings took place in the Theater of Dionysus.
Elim Church (Singapore) or Elim Church Assembly of God is one of the first Pentecostal churches to be established in Singapore. Founded in 1928, [1] it is the first and oldest Assemblies of God church in the city-state. The church is located at 1079 Serangoon Road. It is approximately 550 metres from Boon Keng MRT station. [2]
AstraZeneca to build $1.5-billion cancer drug plant in Singapore. May 20, 2024 at 3:56 AM (Reuters) -AstraZeneca plans to build a $1.5 billion manufacturing facility in Singapore to produce a ...
Christians in Singapore constitute 19% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2020. [3] Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam .