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Church House
The Clementine Recognitions give us a sample of the house meetings which must have been common in the early centuries when Clement arrives at Peter's residence in Capernaum (see picture of remains at right). Having heard through chatter in an inn that a certain Peter was in the town and was going to hold a discussion the next day with one Simon, a Samaritan, Clement asks to be shown to his lodging. He found it, knocked, was welcomed in, and before long was listening to extended instruction from the apostle.
Again, we find in another part of the same literature an account of how Peter and his company came to a house, previously agreed on: "The master of the house welcomed us, and led us to a certain apartment, arranged like a theatre, and beautifully built. There we found considerable crowds waiting for us, who had come during the night.. ." and before long the discussion was in full swing.1
1"Evangelism in the Early Church" by Dr Michael Green.
"The churches sometimes used a rented building."
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