When did the church get started?

When you read the Book of Acts in the New Testament, you will see how the original twelve disciples started the early church during the Pentecost when they were filled with the Holy Spirit.

The Holy Spirit is described in Acts 2:3 as appearing like “tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them.” It enabled the disciples to speak in tongues and to preach God’s Word. Peter, one of Jesus’ closest disciples, delivered the first sermon and the church grew to 3000 that first day! (Acts 2:41)

Acts 2:42 goes on to describe the early church and how committed everyone was to each other. Grab your Bible and read it - it's awesome!

In Acts 7:54 through 8:3 we see that the stoning to death of Stephen and the beginning of Saul's great persecution against the church actually helped spread the church. The persecution caused the church at Jerusalem to scatter throughout Judea and Samaria. As we look back in history, though the time was painful for Christ-followers, it also represented a time when the church began to spread across the world, something that is still occurring.

And the church that started with the Holy Spirit's movement through Peter's sermon won't be stopped! Honest!