In some cases, the groups at Christian meetings must have been small, able to fit into a private home. Still, the expression “congregation ” was applied to some such groups.
بِمَا أَنَّ ٱلْمَسِيحِيِّينَ كَانُوا يَجْتَمِعُونَ أَحْيَانًا فِي مَنَازِلَ خَاصَّةٍ ،‏ فَلَا بُدَّ أَنَّ ٱلْفِرَقَ ٱلْمُجْتَمِعَةَ هُنَاكَ كَانَتْ صَغِيرَةً .‏