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The local churches are a Christian group which was started in China in the 1920s and have spread globally. The basic organizing principle of the local churches is that there should be only one Christian church in each city, [1] a principle that was first articulated by Watchman Nee in a 1926 exposition of the seven churches in Asia in Revelation 1:11. [2]
Church (congregation), a congregation meeting in a particular location; Local churches (affiliation), a Christian group founded by Watchman Nee; Parish church, a local church united with other parishes under a bishop or presbyter; Congregationalist polity, a form of church organization by which each local church that governs itself independently
A church (or local church) is a religious organization or congregation that meets in a particular location, often for worship.Many are formally organized, with constitutions and by-laws, maintain offices, are served by clergy or lay leaders, and, in nations where this is permissible, often seek non-profit corporate status.
The local churches and the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee have been the subject of controversy in two major areas over the past fifty years. To a large extent these controversies stem from the rapid increase and spread of the local churches in the United States in the 1960s and early 1970s.
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Churches of Christ purposefully have no central headquarters, councils, or other organizational structure above the local church level. [ a ] [ 6 ] Rather, the independent congregations are a network with each congregation participating at its own discretion in various means of service and fellowship with other congregations.
This category comprises articles pertaining to the Christian group known as Local churches (affiliation), as well as its members, and its leaders. Pages in category "Local Church movement" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
"The Church is the congregation of saints, in which the Gospel is rightly taught and the Sacraments are rightly administered." –Augsburg Confession [8] Christian theologians such as Bostwick Hawley teach that church membership is commanded in scripture, grounding this in the fact that "apostolic letters are addressed to the Churches", "Apostolic salutations are to Churches", "Jesus Christ is ...