Large Christian house of worship; generally Protestant
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Protestant, and particularly Evangelical, although the word denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. The Hartford Institute for Religion Research defines a megachurch as any Protestant Christian church that draws 2,000 or more people in a weekend.
The first megachurch was established in London, England, in 1861. More emerged in the 20th century, especially in the United States, and expanded rapidly through the 1980s and 1990s. In the 21st century, megachurches became widespread in the United States and a growing phenomenon in several African countries and Australia. In the late 2000s and early 2010s, they shifted away from traditional church architecture, with most newer ones having stadium-type seating.[citation needed]
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Protestant...
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas. It is among the largest congregations in the United...
Megachurch Murder is a 2015 American television film directed by Darin Scott and starring Tamala Jones, Shanica Knowles and Malcolm-Jamal Warner. Malcolm-Jamal...
strong and continue to move forward." "A woman walked into a Houston megachurch with a child and began shooting. Here's what we know". CNN. February 12...
accusations he closed his megachurch to Harvey victims". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 30, 2017. "Joel Osteen defends not opening megachurch to Harvey victims"...
attendance of more than 2,000, meeting the definition of a megachurch. As the term megachurch in common parlance refers to Protestant congregations; although...
11, 2019). "Megachurch Back On Market". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved June 26, 2022. Eagle, David E. (2015). "Historicizing the Megachurch". Journal of...
Elevation Church is an Evangelical non-denominational multi-site megachurch based in Charlotte, North Carolina. Weekly church attendance was 14,000 people...
Catholicism, are not included as they are not deemed to belong to the megachurch phenomenon which by definition is part of Protestantism. The list is not...
senior pastor of Shadow Mountain Community Church, a Southern Baptist megachurch in El Cajon, California, a suburb of San Diego. David Paul Jeremiah was...
founded Christ Unity Temple, later Christ Universal Temple, a Chicago-based megachurch. In 1974 Colemon founded the Universal Foundation for Better Living, in...
regular pastors or ministers in their own places of worship (often a megachurch), but the majority of their followers come from TV and radio audiences...
River Church (formerly, James River Assembly) is a Pentecostal multi-site megachurch based in Ozark, Missouri. It is affiliated with Assemblies of God USA...
Angelus Temple is a Pentecostal megachurch in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded by Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923...
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) is a Pentecostal megachurch and denomination in Lagos, Nigeria. Enoch Adeboye has been the General Overseer...
evangelical church auditoriums. The building of an Evangelical Christian megachurch has a main auditorium for worship services, as well as additional rooms...
activist. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy (Liberty...
author. He is the founder of Saddleback Church, an evangelical Baptist megachurch in Lake Forest, California. Since 2022, he is director of the Finishing...
Wilson: California Megachurch pastor kills himself". BBC. 2019-09-11. Maxouris, Christina; Watts, Amanda (2019-09-11). "Megachurch pastor who was known...
Mars Hill Church was a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch, founded in 1996 by Mark Driscoll, Lief Moi, and Mike Gunn. It was a multi-site...
Scarpa celebram casamento". Madambashi, Andrea Marcela. "Former Brazilian Megachurch Pastor Defends Decision to Leave", The Christian Post, 23 February 2011...
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