13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that there be divisions among you; and I partly believe it.

I would that ye all spake with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied: for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, except he interpret, that the church may receive edifying.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

Even so ye, forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church.

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.

Which have borne witness of thy charity before the church: whom if thou bring forward on their journey after a godly sort, thou shalt do well:

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.