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"'''the local church'''" is a group of christains that practice meeting as the church wherever they live. They believe and teach that local churches include all who are genuine of the believers in their respective cities; therefore all the Lord Jesus Christ are thus members of believers in their respective cities comprise the universal body of church in each city. They receive all believers in Christ are to be recieved into the fellowship just as Christ God has recieved received them(Romans 14:3; 15:7). The present day practice has its begining in the teachings of a christian teacher and author, Watchman Nee (1903-1972), it was brought to the United States by his co-worker, Witness Lee (1905-1997). This group has been called by verious names, including, "The Little Flock" and "The Local Church". They adopt no formal name and only veiw the term "local church" as a description of what they are. In the writings of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, the terms “local church” or “local churches” refers to the New Testiment model, pattern and practice of one church in one city. Both Watchman Nee and Witness Lee, his closest co-worker, taught that in addition to its universal, mystical aspect*, the church also has a local, practical aspect.