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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