Local church
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- Local church is a concept of ecclesiology where each gathered body is a local manifiestation of the ecclesia (i.e., the universal church / Christian Church/Body of Christ). In hierarchical churches (Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Anglican) the term can hold the additional meaning of either a national church or a traditional ritual.
- Local churches -- The local churches (Chinese: ĺ°ćšćć) are a Christian movement influenced by the teachings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee and associated with the Living Stream Ministry publishing house. They are called the "Lord's recovery". Their idea is that the church should not be separated into many denomination. Their value is oneness and the reason that they are called the local church is that their church's gathering is dependent upon the name of the region. The local churches are almost in every continent of the world.
