megachurch
noun
mega·church
ˈme-gə-ˌchərch 
plural megachurches
: a church having an extremely large congregation
The megachurch, one of the largest in the region with roughly 5,000 attendees at its Sunday morning Post Falls worship service, is also adding a 25,000-square-foot children's ministry building, which will include a large indoor play structure …—
Nicholas Deshais
Nicholas DeshaisIn little more than a decade, his ministry has grown from a living-room Bible study to a megachurch that draws about 7,600 visitors to seven campuses around Seattle each Sunday …—Molly Worthen
Molly WorthenExamples of megachurch in a Sentence
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One of the megachurch's elders, Tra Willbanks, addressed the Gateway congregation this past weekend and denied knowing about Morris' previous abusive actions.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 27 June 2024
In contrast, the pressures felt in Shasta County — economic turbulence, the fallout from devastating wildfires and the COVID pandemic, the visible presence of militias, the swelling growth of a local megachurch, a housing crisis, and massive cultural shifts — disrupt daily life for many.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The most high-profile cases were that of Southern California megachurch Saddleback Church and Louisville's Fern Creek Baptist Church, which both unsuccessfully appealed their ouster at the 2023 SBC annual meeting.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Robert Morris, center, founding pastor of the megachurch Gateway, during a service at the church in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2018.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 June 2024
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 27 June 2024
In contrast, the pressures felt in Shasta County — economic turbulence, the fallout from devastating wildfires and the COVID pandemic, the visible presence of militias, the swelling growth of a local megachurch, a housing crisis, and massive cultural shifts — disrupt daily life for many.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 25 June 2024
The most high-profile cases were that of Southern California megachurch Saddleback Church and Louisville's Fern Creek Baptist Church, which both unsuccessfully appealed their ouster at the 2023 SBC annual meeting.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024
Robert Morris, center, founding pastor of the megachurch Gateway, during a service at the church in Fort Worth, Texas, in 2018.
—Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC News, 18 June 2024
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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