The Story
For the first 350 years of Christianity, there were no church buildings. Church buildings weren’t really built until after Constantine became a follower of Jesus and legalized Christianity. Up until that point, followers of Jesus gathered in homes. And the focal point, the central piece of furniture, wasn’t the stage or the pulpit — it was the table.
Life at the table, for the early Church, was sacred because it reminded the early believers of their relationship with the Triune God (Communion) as they received the bread and wine; it’s where they experienced fellowship with their faith family (Community); and it’s where they extended biblical hospitality to the least, the last and the lost (Commission). Here at TCC, we desire to do these three things regularly: Commune with God; live in community with our faith family; and live out our commission to the world.