Well Wendy how many place can you find that would say that The Early church didn't have a Mass like service? Be honest!
In all honesty Ray, when I read the new testament accounts of the early church gathering together, I do not get the picture of a Mass like service at all. Quite frankly, it sounds more like some of the gatherings I attended at the first tiny Calvary Chapel I was a part of in California. Small groups of committed believers getting together for a Bible Study, singing Praise Songs and having a pot-luck dinner, followed by the breaking of bread and sharing the cup in remembrance of Jesus. The early church gathered together for a communal meal, just as Jesus had gathered with His disciples to eat the Passover meal. (it is the "Lord's Supper" after all, not the Lord's appetizer.)

Love,
Wendy

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But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 1:27