In the southern Bahamas lies a small piece of land called Ragged Island In the nineteenth century it had an active salt industry but because of a decline in that industry many people emigrated to nearby islands As of fewer than eighty people lived there The island featured three denominations yet the people all gathered together in one place for worship and fellowship each week With so few residents a sense of community was especially vital for them The people of the early church written about in Acts felt a crucial need and desire for community as well They were
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