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goers meet periodically for fellowship and worship. Students of The Urantia Book gather periodically for fellowship and occasional worship at conferences. We do not have permanent buildings for these functions, or a priesthood, but we do have those talented teachers and leaders who organize conferences, lead workshops and worship. And we have an underground church of sorts in the study groups who meet in people's homes. These groups are generally educational and social, but they certainly have spiritual overtones. There was a so-called "house church" movement in the US a few decades ago. The proponents were trying to move the church away from the conventional church buildings and into the home to pray and worship as the early Christians did. Those study groups of our community which have a more spiritual focus certainly have the flavor of a house church. When a Urantia church emerges, even if it does originate from within the Christian church, the real source could be from the seeds of the more spiritual study groups. We may conjecture about from where or how a new religious organization will emerge as a result of the Fifth Epochal Revelation, but the authors of The Urantia Book make it clear that something will emerge. Not if, but when.
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