Q & A: CHURCH VS FELLOWSHIP — WHAT DOES THE BIBLE SAY?

Should Christians be planted in a **church**, or can they grow and worship meaningfully through a **fellowship**? Pastor Robert Kayanja recently discouraged believers from attending fellowships, emphasizing instead that they should be planted in churches. This raises an important question: *What does the Bible actually teach about church, fellowship, and the gathering of believers?* In this Q&A session, we examine the subject from Scripture: 🔹 What is a *church* according to the Bible? 🔹 What is **fellowship**, and how is it different from church? 🔹 Does the Bible distinguish between a church gathering and a smaller gathering of believers? 🔹 What did Jesus mean when He said, **“Where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them”**? 🔹 Can a fellowship function as a church, or are the two fundamentally different? 🔹 What does the New Testament teach about gathering together, discipleship, accountability, leadership, and spiritual growth? 🔹 Is being “planted in a church” a biblical requirement, or is there more to the question? We examine the relevant Scriptures and consider whether the Bible presents *church and fellowship as competing alternatives—or as different expressions of Christian community and gathering.* The goal is not simply to defend a position, but to *question, examine and understand what Scripture actually says.* 📖 *“For where two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them.” — Matthew 18:20* *Questioning To Believe. Believing To Live.* #iTiS #ChurchVsFellowship #Church #Fellowship #Christianity #BibleStudy #ChristianApologetics #ChurchCommunity #Matthew1820 #QandA #BiblicalTruth