Welcome

The primary purposes of this site are:

  • to promote a biblical understanding of church;
  • to let others in our immediate geographical vicinity know we are here if they want to come and check out what we are doing;
  • to encourage saints in other places to pursue biblical church with a great commission focus on making disciples of all the nations (i.e., multiplication/reproduction).

Click here to read about our mission.

We hope you will take time to browse through our articles and pray you will find them helpful and challenging. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments:

Tel: (209) 586-4143
E-mail: briananderson@sonic.net

Recent Updates

Check out Roderick Edwards' interview with Brian Anderson and Jon Zens about the biblical house church model.

History of Great Commission Ministries

We saw from Scripture that the early church met in homes, that the teaching of the church was often interactive, that participatory meetings were the norm, that the Lord's Supper was held as a full meal, and that the church was led by a team of co-equal elders. With this new insight into the Church, we boldly set out to reform our church practices.
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What is a House Church Meeting Like?

What is one of our church meetings like? Well, let me try to describe it. The church I belong to meets at one of three different homes, rotating from house to house each week. Occasionally, we will meet at an apartment complex clubhouse, the lake, or a park, but usually it is in one of the homes of our members.
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