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The Beginning of the church in Antioch of Syria (Acts 11:19-30)

According to the book of acts, the church in Antioch of Syria began when the followers of the ( christians) who were scattered from Jerusalem because of persecution they fled to Atioch. That was after the death of stephen, they went into Antioch and began to preach  the goodnews to the gentiles for the power of the Lord was with them and great number of people believe and turn to the Lord. This news reached the church in Jerusalem and they sent Barnabas to Antioch. When he saw the evidence of God grace , he was filled with joy and he encouraged the believers to stay true to the word of God. He went to Tarsus to look for Paul and brought him to Antioch and both of them stayed there with the church for a year. It was in Antioch that the disciples were first called Christian, for they were formally called the people on the way.

 It was during this period that prophet travelled from jerusalem to Antioch and one of them ( Agabus) predicted the period of famine in the entire Roman world, and it was fulfilled during Claudius reign.