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The Leadership Network contains a directory of all Christian megachurches of the world (excluding Canada and USA). [5] This global list has over 270 megachurches. The Hartford Institute has compiled directories in Canada and the USA. The US list has more than 1,668 megachurches [6] [7] and the Canadian list 22. [8]
This is a list of the largest megachurches in the United States with an attendance of more than 10,000 weekly, sometimes also termed a gigachurch. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to The Hartford Institute's database, approximately 50 churches had attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000 in 2010. [ 3 ]
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]
Jakes founded the non-denominational, multicultural church back in 1996, per its website. It has 30,000 members and operates as a non-profit organization based in southern Dallas.
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 in 1861. More ...
Lakewood Church is a non-denominational evangelical Christian megachurch located in Houston, Texas.It is among the largest congregations in the United States, averaging about 45,000 attendees per week. [1]
Southeast Christian Church is an Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is a part of the Restoration Movement, and it’s denomination Independent Christian Churches and Churches of Christ. [1] As of 2024, it is the eleventh-largest church in the United States by average weekend attendance. [2]
DALLAS (AP) — The pastor of a Texas megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12.