There are many things beside a church service in church, like supporting widows, missionaries and Christmas programs.
The official place of worship for Christians is the church. The Jews worship in a synagogue.
Three names for early church leaders in history are Peter, Paul, and James. Peter was one of the twelve apostles and a prominent leader in the early Christian church. Paul was a missionary who wrote many of the letters in the New Testament and played a key role in spreading Christianity. James, the brother of Jesus, was a leader in the church in Jerusalem and played a significant role in the early Christian community.
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The Bible tells us in many places that Jerusalem (City of Peace) is sacred to God and is the center of God's earthly headquarters. Therefore the Church of God has its central location @ Jerusalem.
A priest performs the sacraments (Mysteries) of the Church, and he also does pastoral work, such as visiting the sick, the prisoners, the widows, plus counselling and many many other duties.
According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.According the early church literature, there were 10 persecutions of the Christians.
By its name in the New Testament - Church of God - usually @ a location like Jerusalem - about a dozen times.
The main Orthodox Church in Jerusalem is the Church of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ; also known as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre (or Tomb) of Jesus. Although it belongs to the Orthodox Church, the keys have been traditionally held by local Palestinian Muslim families for many generations. This was done because of previous disputes among the various Christian groups over property ownership of the holy sites of Jerusalem.
Please be more specific in your question. There were many early church fathers and Christian martyrs.
No. The Reformation was an internal movement in Europe where many Europeans rejected the Catholic Church.
Many claim that Golgotha was on the grounds upon which the Church of the Holy Sepulcher was built. However the Holy Scriptures and the early church father Origen of the third century testify that it was an actual hill which looked like the top of a skull. There was never a hill where the Church of the Sepulcher was located. To see the only hill in the vicinity of Jerusalem which looks like the top of a skull refer to the link below. This hill is about 1000 yards from the Holy Sepulcher Church.