Has anyone ever come across a so-called 'embassy church' (Greek: μετόχιον or μετόχι, Russian: подворье)?

I have come across this 'embassy church' in Japan and don't quite know what to make of it. How common is it to establish these kind of churches and what do they mean? Is 'embassy church' even an...

18 August 2014 7,907 5 View