Church in Syria widely considered oldest in the world; Dura-Europos is a historical landmark

Dura-Europos Church is known as the first house church in the world. The church was originally constructed in modern-day Syria, but is now in ruins. The city was excavated in the 1920s and 1930s.

A house church is defined as a place where people gather for worship together in a private home. Ashlyn Messier is a writer for Fox News Digital. 

Since Dura-Europos was not originally constructed as a church, there are historians that don't believe it should hold that status that it widely does.