Church of Corinth

This article is about the early Christian community in Corinth. For the epistles addressed to it, see First Epistle to the Corinthians and Second Epistle to the Corinthians.
"Church in Corinth" redirects here. For the later ecclesiastical metropolis, see Metropolis of Corinth.

The Church of Corinth was an early Christian community founded by Paul the Apostle during an eighteen-month stay in the Roman colony of Corinth c. AD 50. Meeting as a city-wide congregation in multiple households, it drew members from varied social backgrounds.

Paul's correspondence addresses tensions over status and conduct at shared meals, participation in food associated with idols, and the use of charismatic speech, presenting the community as the "body of Christ" gathered for edification. The church’s wider significance is indicated by the late-first-century Roman letter known as 1 Clement, which was sent to Corinth and continued to be read there.

In late antiquity, Corinth became a metropolitan see traditionally linked to Paul, with archaeological and literary evidence marking a shift from domestic gatherings to monumental churches in the civic center. The Church of Corinth is chiefly known through the New Testament's First and Second Epistles to the Corinthians.

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