The architecture of Christian worship space grew out of the regular meetings of the followers of Christianity in private houses (see 1 Cor. 16:19; Col. 4:15; Phm. 1:2) and synagogues (Acts 18:4), and occasionally in catacombs when necessary. When either the size of the community outgrew the space or the complexity of the uses of the space outpaced the architectural adaptation of houses, buildings began to be built specifically for worship, in general following the norms of Roman public buildings (read more at Basilica). This became much more feasible and common when Constantine stopped the Roman persecution of Christians by issuing the Edict of Milan in 313.
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A year-old legal agreement requiring the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to release confidential personnel records of priests accused of sexual abuse has been thrown into limbo by the departure of a retired judge selected to vet the documents.
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Evangelical Formosan Church - Official site. Includes information on church government, history, beliefs, and organizations as well as contact details, prayer letter, and a directory of member churches.
Evangelical Formosan Church of Washington, DC - [English, Chinese] Gaithersburg, Maryland. Highlights include its vision and history, missions, building projects, and weekly bulletin board. Sunday sermon archive in Traditional and Simplified Chinese, and English.
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