Eternal Grace is a new church movement originating in Southern California, founded by church planter Richard Rossi. The movement started as an underground house church movement in Hollywood and Long Beach, although it has now grown to hundreds of affiliates that also meet in public buildings as well. The Hollywood churches originally met in private homes to protect celebrity anonymity. Rossi himself is an actor and has been called the "Pastor to the Stars" by ABC Entertainment News. The Long Beach churches met in homes because of Rossi's controversial outreach to homosexuals and AIDS patients who did not feel welcome to attend public church services. The churches are known for charismatic ministry in spiritual gifts such as healing, and base their philosophy on the Book of Acts in the New Testament. Church planter is a uniquely gifted entrepreneurial minister who starts new congregations from scratch, rather than preach in established churches. ... Richard Rossi (b. ... House church is an informal term for a group of Christians gathering regularly or spontaneously in a home or on grounds not normally used for worship services, instead of a building dedicated to the purpose. ... ... Long Beach is the name of several places: Long Beach, British Columbia, Canada Long Beach, California, United States of America Long Beach, Mississippi, United States of America Long Beach, New York, United States of America Long Beach, Washington, United States of America Long Beach Township, New Jersey, United States of... For the 1998 movie, see Celebrity (film). ... Look up ABC and abc in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or acquired immune deficiency syndrome (or acronym AIDS or Aids), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe those Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first century Christian Church, such as healing, miracles and glossolalia, are available to contemporary Christians and ought to be experienced and practiced today. ... The gifts of the Holy Spirit are found in the New Testament. ... The Acts of the Apostles (Greek Praxeis Apostolon) is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. ...

Resources: [Eternal Grace, The Official Church site, http://www.eternalgracechurch.com]