FACTS  ABOUT CHURCHES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

Name of Church

City Population

Name

No. Believers

Date of Events
(Roman Calendar varies 4-6 years)

JERUSALEM

Met in Solomon’s Porch & houses

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FACTS  ABOUT CHURCHES OF THE NEW TESTAMENT

Name of Church

City Population

Name

No. Believers

Date of Events
(Roman Calendar varies 4-6 years)

JERUSALEM

Met in Solomon’s Porch & houses

100,000 
(Normal)

to 500,000  (Festivals)

“church at”
(Acts 8:1)

“church in” 
(Acts 11:22)

20,000+

30 AD -Apostles’ gift 
Only 1 church for first 8 years

38 AD - Evangelists’ gift
150 churches next 4 years

43 AD - Prophets’ gift

44 AD – Elders / pastors / bishops’ gift

ANTIOCH

church of Cyprus “sent forth ones”

500,000

“church at” 
(Acts 13:1)

 

“first called Christians”  43 AD – Church established by & Cyrene disciples?

46 AD - Apostles sent out 1st time

50 AD - Apostles sent out 2nd time

54 AD - Apostles sent out 3rd time

60 AD - Paul’s voyage to Rome

PHILIPI

Chief city of Macedonia           

“saints at” 
(Phil. 1:1)

 

46 AD - Church established by Paul on 1st missionary journey

CORINTH

“church in their house” 
(Rom. 16:23)

Capital of Achaia
(I Cor. l:2)

“church at” 
(I Cor. 16:19) 
(II Cor. 1:1)

 

54-58 AD - Church established by Paul 3rd missionary journey

COLOSEE

Least of cities

 

“saints and faithful brethren” 
(Col. 1:2)

 

Established by Epaphras?

THESSALONICA

 

“church of the Thessalonians” 
(I Thess. 1:1)
(II Thess.1:1)

 

50-52 AD - Established by Paul on 2nd missionary journey

BABYLON

In Province of Chaldea

 

“church at” 
(I Pet. 5:13)

 

Established by Peter?

PHILEMON

 

“church in thy house” 
(Philemon 2)

 

Church of Colosee Established by Epaphras?

BEREA

 

 

 

AD 50-52 - Established by Paul on 2nd missionary journey


CHURCHES OF ASIA

Name of Church

City Population

Name

No. Believers

Date of Events  
(Roman Calendar varies 4-6 years)

EPHESUS
(Rev. 2:1)

Capital of Asia

 

“saints at” 
(Eph. 1:1)

“church of” 
(Rev. 2:1)

 

AD 34 -Established by Pentecost converts?

Paul’s 1st visit on 2nd & 3rd missionary journeys

SMYRNA
(Rev. 2:8)

 

“church in” 
(Rev. 2:8)

 

AD 50 - 52 -Established by Paul on 3rd missionary journey

PERGAMUM
(Rev. 2:12)

30,000

“church in”
(Rev. 2:12)

 

 

THYATIRA
(Rev. 2:18)

Military post of Mysia

 

“church in” 
(Rev. 2:18)

 

 

SARDIS
(Rev. 3:1)

Capital of Lydia

 

“church in”
(Rev. 3:1)

 

 

PHILADELPHIA
(Rev. 3:7)

Small villiage

 

“church in”
(Rev. 3:7)

 

 

LAODICIA

(Rev. 3:14)

 

“church in”
(Rev. 3:14)

 

Established by Epaphras?

ROME

“church in their house” 
(Rom. 16:5)

750,000 to 1,000,000

“Household”
(Rom. 16:10, 11)

 

AD 31-34 - Established by Pentecost converts? “brethren / saints with them”

 

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