MEGA CHURCHES 

 

 

 

 

Mega Churches

  • A large state of the art religious facility used to preach to thousands.
  • A megachurch is a large church, generally defined as having 2,000 or more worshippers for a typical weekly service. {http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachurch}

 

 

 

Characteristics

  • Privately Owned
  • State of the Art
  • Large International following
  • Generate Large Amounts of Revenue
  • Involved with the community
  • 1,000s of members
  • Business oriented - record label, conferences, books, community developments

 

 

Other Uses

  • Conventions
  • Live Video/Audio Recordings
  • Fashion Shows
  • Plays
  • Community and Other Non-Profit use

 

 

 

 

Church Attendance* City, State Pastor
Lakewood Church 25,060 Houston, Tex. Joel Osteen
World Changers 23,093 College Park, Ga. Rev. Creflo Dollar
Calvary Chapel of Costa Mesa 20,000 Santa Ana, Calif. Pastor Chuck Smith
The Potter's House 18,500 Dallas, Tex. Bishop T.D. Jakes
Second Baptist Church 18,000 Houston, Tex. Dr. H. Edwin Young
Southeast Christian Church 17,863 Louisville, Ky. Bob Russell
First Assembly of God 17,532 Phoenix, Ariz. Dr. Tommy J. Barnett
Willow Creek Community Church 17,115 S. Barrington, Ill. Bill Hybels
Calvary Chapel of Ft. Lauderdale 17,000 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Pastor Bob Coy
Saddleback Valley Community Church 15,030 Lake Forest, Calif. Dr. Rick Warren
*Catholic churches are not tracked for this study. This is all 2003 attendance data and represents total weekend attendance for each congregation. Source: Dr. John N. Vaughan, Church Growth Today

 

 

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Video:

 

The Church of Rock - Check out this state of the art facility!

 

 

 

 

A 20/20 investigation in regards to mega churches and profit.

 

 

 

 

Websites:

 

http://www.forbes.com/2003/09/17/cz_lk_0917megachurch.html  - Interesting site that talks about the business side of mega churches.

http://hirr.hartsem.edu/bookshelf/thumma_article2.html - Hartford Institute for Religion Research - This website explores the characteristics and cultural contexts of mega churches.

http://www.ermitchell.com/portfolio/worldchange.htm - The architect of the World Dome details the construction of the church.

http://pewforum.org/events/index.php?EventID=80 This site illustrates some of the myths of mega churches

 

 

Mega Churches:

 

Fellowship Church (DFW)  http://www.fellowshipchurch.com/splash/

 

 

 


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