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Saddleback Church is an evangelical, non-denominational Christian [1] multi-site megachurch based in Lake Forest, California. It is the largest church in California, and one of the largest in the United States of America. The church has several campuses [2] in California and around the world, as well as a number of extensions. [3]
The Lead Pastors are Neely McQueen and Patrick Swanson, [2] who previously served as pastors in Overlake's Student and Community Ministries, respectively. Mike Howerton, who was the "Next Generation" pastor at Saddleback Church (pastored by Rick Warren) in Orange County, California until 2004, served as Overlake's Lead Pastor until stepping down in 2020.
Saddleback Church launched with seven people as a Bible study group in 1980. During that same year, the first service took place in a high school gymnasium on Easter Sunday. In 2017 the church attendance was 22,000 people. [6] [7] In 2004, Warren founded both the HIV/AIDS and orphan care initiatives at Saddleback Church. [8]
Jimmy Carter's funeral schedule. Here is the full list of events scheduled to take place from Jan. 7-9, according to a news release from the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region and the U.S ...
The Southern Baptist Convention has refused to welcome Saddleback Church back into its fold, rejecting an appeal by the California megachurch over its February ouster for having women pastors. The ...
Saddleback Church and Disneyland, he would note, attract the most visitors to Orange County at any one time. The author of "A Purpose Driven Life," Warren became a leading Christian figure in the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 29 December 2024. Christian religious leader The Reverend Rick Warren Rick Warren at Saddleback Church Buenos Aires in 2016 Church Saddleback Church Personal details Born Richard Duane Warren (1954-01-28) January 28, 1954 (age 70) San Jose, California, U.S. Denomination Baptist Spouse Kay Warren (m. 1975 ...
Saddleback Church, the Southern California megachurch founded by best-selling author Rick Warren, is appealing its ouster from the Southern Baptist Convention for having women pastors on staff ...