CHURCH IN AUSTIN

After Jesus's resurrection from the dead about 3,000 people in Jerusalem repented, believed, were baptized, and continued in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles (Acts 2:38-42). They gathered daily in the temple and in their homes, partook of their food with exultation and simplicity of heart, praising God (Acts 2:46-47)! The first use of the word "church" in Acts refers to the believers in Jerusalem as simply "the whole church" (Acts 5:11), meaning the called out (congregation), or assembly (Greek ekklesia). In Acts 8:1 they were referred to as "the church which was in Jerusalem". This is the first church established in the Bible in Acts and it included all the believers living in Jerusalem. The record concerning the establishing of the church in its locality is consistent throughout the New Testament (Acts 13:1; 14:23; Romans 16:1; 1 Cor. 1:2; 2 Cor. 8:1; Gal. 1:2; Revelation 1:4, 11).

Primary location: Austin United States