13 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

And having appointed for them elders in every church, they prayed with fasting, and commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

Is any sick among you? let him call to him 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 knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God

For in the first place, when ye come together in assembly of the church, I hear that there are divisions among you; and I partly believe it;

I would that ye all spoke with tongues, but rather that ye prophesied; for greater is he that prophesieth than he that speaketh with tongues, unless he interpret, that the church may receive edification.

If therefore the whole church be assembled in one place, and all be speaking with tongues, and there come in those who 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.

So also ye, since ye are eager to possess spiritual gifts, be earnest to abound in them to the edification of the church.

yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might also instruct others, than ten thousand words in an [unknown] tongue.

And if they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is a shame for a woman to speak in the church.

If any man or woman that is a believer have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be burdened, that it may relieve those that are widows indeed.

who bore witness of thy love before the church; whom if thou send forward on their journey in a manner worthy of God, thou wilt do well.

And if he disregard them, tell the matter to the church; but if he disregard the church also, let him be to thee as a heathen and a publican.