House Church Directories
Here’s a gathered list of all the online global House Church Directories we can find.
These are platforms that either list House Churches or provide searchable listings of House / Home Church groups. Some are global, not country‑specific, because dedicated country-specific house church directories aren’t common.
House Church Definition
A house church is an autonomous Christian community that gathers in a home as their primary place of worship and fellowship. Unlike small groups or Bible studies that are part of a larger institutional church, house churches function as complete, self-governing congregations. They celebrate communion, practice baptism, teach Scripture, provide pastoral care, and engage in all aspects of church life independently. Members consider the house church their primary faith community, not a supplemental activity. House churches may meet in homes, apartments, parks, cafes or similar safe and intimate settings, but are distinguished from small traditional churches by their intentional commitment to a simple church model and intimate, participatory gatherings rather than institutional structure.
House Churches can be known by other names, such as Fellowship, Gathering, Simple, Organic, Home, New Testament, etc. Some House Churches don’t even have names making them difficult to find using the internet, or can go by the vernacular.. “The Church at Marty’s House”, or “The Fellowship on Vine Street”.
Many denominations and "Govenment (ACNC, 501(c)3 buisnesses" use "House Church" as an artificial term to drive growth to counter-balance falling Sunday/building attendance, and shift their man-made traditions into a loungeroom. Same religious bondage, disguised in a different building. These will become obvious to any sincere seeker, so keep looking. God has a place for you to learn and grow, and eventually mature and start planting your own House Churches (multiple) in due season.
Share the Gospel, Meet for meals and Bible reading, learn from each other, Make disciples, the reproduce, reproduce, reproduce...
Happy hunting…
Searching the Directories
House Church locations, governance, denominational oversight (or not), government registered (ACNC, 501(c)3 (or not), beliefs, doctrine and leadership style can vary widely. If possible, we tend to avoid and remove any "Government" sanctioned, controlled or influenced Churches in any country.
You might find our House Church Checklist (link here) useful to assess a new House Church that you are visiting, and discuss New Testament themes with the leaders of that group. Open and relaxed discussion on these matters (ie; transparency) is a good indicator.
Many house church directories are global and community‑run rather than official denominational listings. Many directories aggregate groups around the world, not just in one country.
Perfectly healthy House Churches can move, shutdown and get new leaders, so change in the House Church space is very normal, as leaders are developed and launched out to plant new House Churches. A bit like kids maturing/growing up and leaving home, same principal, since House Churches are generally NOT tied to any real estate.
Availability and completeness of directories can vary widely. Some lists are user‑generated and the data may be very old, and not be fully up‑to‑date.
Still can’t find a local House Church ?? Consider starting one ??
If you cannot find one locally near you, pray about starting one at your place. It's pretty simple.
Start simple. Book a date, invite some friends over for a BBQ, Gather, eat and talk to them about what’s on your mind. See what the Holy Spirit has to say and just take small simple, practical steps forward. If they want to meet again, then something good is happening.
As a Christian you already have that mandate to share the Gospel and encourage others. Don’t be intimidated by the controlling “Pharisee Mind” that keeps you in a "box".
Success is about connection, encouragement and relationship, and facilitating long trusted Kingdom conversations about the Gospel and Jesus.
If this happens comfortably and naturally, a House Church is born.
House Church Directories
House Church Directory Websites that we can find:
HouseChurch.me Directory – A searchable online house church directory intended to help people discover house churches worldwide.
https://housechurch.me/directory/
Find A House Church – A directory where house church groups are listed and people can search by location or denomination.
https://www.findahousechurch.com/
House Church Discussion List (HCDL) – All Listings – A directory of house church groups maintained by the House Church Discussion List project, with filters and listings.
https://home-church.org/all-listings/
HouseChurch.org Directory – A global house church search platform (JavaScript‑dependent interactive directory).
https://housechurch.org/persons-search
HouseChurch.me – House Church Finder (companion search tool on the HouseChurch.me site).
https://housechurch.me/finder/
SimpleChurchJournal House Church Directory – A list of house church resources and links (blog‑style, not a searchable directory). - USA Only
https://simplechurchjournal.com/2020/02/house-church-directory/
Oikos.org.au – A list of Australian regional leaders to introduce you to Simple/House Churches in your area. It’s a contact structure, not a list. https://www.oikos.org.au
FindingEkklesia.net – A global House Church Directory, with Seekers, House Churches, House Church Networks and Events https://FindingEkklesia.net
TheLastReformation.com – A global network of individuals trained in marketplace and street Evangelism and moving in the Holy Spirit. Go to the contact page and find great Kingdom minded people in your local area. https://www.TheLastReformation.com
Church Without Walls International (CWOWI) — worldwide network led by John Fenn
https://churchwithoutwallsinternational.org/
House2House Network (global training + listings) - USA Only
https://house2house.com/
The Underground Network (micro-churches, international focus)
https://undergroundnetwork.org/
Francis Chan Network
https://www.wearechurch.com/locations
www.simplechurchalliance.com/find-simple-churches/find-a-simple-church/
Red Letter Churches - Focusing on the WORDS OF JESUS (In Red Letters)
https://www.redletterchurch.org/8marks
House Church Connect - USA Only
https://housechurchconnect.com/