Does Fred Phelps run a house church? His group seems to have splintered off from something.
"Does Fred Phelps run a house church? His group seems to have splintered off from something."
Basically, yes. His congregation is made up mostly of family members. There have been some ugly suggestions made regarding his relationships with his family.
But, then, Phelps is an ugly, ugly man, with ugly, ugly beliefs.
There are other groups that call themselves Christian who espouse some very ugly beliefs. Think (and Google) Christian Identity and Christian Reconstructionism.
There are some strange things masquerading as Christianity out there.
"Does Fred Phelps run a house church?"
Nope. It is a traditional brick and morter church. How does this relate to the topic?
Below is from their website...
"Established in 1955 by Pastor Fred Phelps, the Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) of Topeka, Kansas still exists today as an Old School (or, Primitive) Baptist Church. See the WBC Monograph. In short, we adhere to the teachings of the Bible, preach against all form of sin (e.g., fornication, adultery, sodomy), and insist that the doctrines of grace be taught publicly to all men. These doctrines of grace were well summed up by John Calvin in his 5 points of Calvinism: Total Depravity, Unconditional Election, Limited Atonement, Irresistible Grace, and Perseverance of the Saints. Although these doctrines are almost universally hated today, they were once loved and believed. For example, Augustine (one of the early Church fathers), Martin Luther (the founder of the Lutheran Church), John Knox (the founder of the Presbyterian Church), Augustus Toplady (hymnist and leader in the Episcopal Church), Charles Spurgeon (a well-known preacher), and John Leland (who was partially responsible for our First Amendment in the United States) are just a few examples of people who have advanced these ideas...."