How to Use megachurch in a Sentence

megachurch

noun
Definition of megachurchnext
  • The world’s largest megachurch, for example, is not in the US.
    — John Blake, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • This Sunday, a protest is planned outside the megachurch.
    — Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 24 July 2021
  • A few years ago, a video of a megachurch pastor went viral.
    — Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2021
  • The cast assembles on the megachurch stage, each taking their turn in a pool of light.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022
  • How to take on the hypocrisy of megachurch culture on a micro budget?
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2022
  • And a megachurch leader was charged with murder and torture in the death of her daughter.
    — Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Eric plays a megachurch pastor from Texas who has the same thing going on as the Gemstones.
    — Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2021
  • About 80 other students were inside the megachurch at the time, Fitzgerald said.
    — From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 June 2022
  • For years Carl was one of the most high-profile faces of the celebrity megachurch, often palling around with members like Justin Bieber.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 May 2021
  • In reality, the building sits in the vast asphalt parking lot of a megachurch.
    — Mike Reicher, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
  • But the megachurch pastor also happens to be embroiled in this unholy mess.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
  • Based in Leawood, the United Methodist megachurch opened a small downtown location in 2009.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The city received 3,000 doses of the vaccine this week and will receive the same amount next week to distribute by appointment at the megachurch.
    — Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2021
  • The youngest, Jonathan, was given the megachurch, while Jerry Jr., who had a law degree and had done a stint in commercial real estate, got the school.
    — Brice Particelli, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
  • Ebo has a deep understanding of the interworkings of the Black megachurch and the particular role of the church’s first lady.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 25 Jan. 2022
  • Moreno, 36, was killed by two off-duty cops working security at the megachurch.
    — Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The megachurch, known for the celebrities and N.B.A. stars among its followers, has been enveloped in a series of image-tarnishing crises.
    — New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
  • Here's everything to know about the controversial pastor that once led the celebrity megachurch.
    — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
  • Now, the public and those who have accused the megachurch pastor must wait even longer for the case to proceed as a new prosecutor becomes familiar with the case.
    — Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2022
  • But now anyone making a donation to his megachurch, America’s largest, can get one.
    — Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020
  • As the only daughter in a family of large adult children who are heirs to a megachurch empire, Judy, who is in the throes of middle age, never really grew up.
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
  • That includes Saddleback Church, the state's largest megachurch, pastored by Rick Warren.
    — Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2022
  • His flashy marketing and self-promotion seem more in line with the style of evangelical megachurch leaders than the Vatican.
    — Jessica Bateman, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Trump spoke to more than 5,000 people at a Miami megachurch that day, according to the Associated Press.
    — Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2021
  • There’s an inherent hypocrisy in the whole megachurch, televangelist thing.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
  • Students learn all aspects of music production and video editing for worship services at a megachurch.
    — al, 4 Feb. 2022
  • The film tells the story of a pastor and his wife’s attempt to rebuild their congregation at a Southern Baptist megachurch after a massive scandal.
    — Natalie Lin, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The megachurch was founded by Chad Veach, a pastor who previously spoke at Hillsong conferences.
    — Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • Rick Warren, megachurch pastor and author, echoed Popham's argument that churches disagree but have a common goal.
    — Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
  • Over the years, the Lions had close ties to Kensington, an evangelical megachurch with six congregations in Michigan.
    — Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024

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