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BRISK · 08-16-2004, 05:06 PM

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the megachurch - defined as any with more than 2,000 worshippers

In 1970, there were 10 megachurches in the United States. Today there are an estimated 850 non-Catholic megachurches, with four of the six largest in Texas,

After a 14-month, $75 million renovation, the Compaq Center will reopen as Lakewood Church, the nation's largest house of worship. With 16,000 seats, two waterfalls and an interior camera ready for Sunday broadcasts, the reborn structure dovetails national trends that promise to shake up the economics of urban real estate: the increasing number of obsolete sports stadiums and the meteoric growth of huge religious congregations that need "megachurches."

Already the fastest-growing congregation in the country with more than 30,000 members, Lakewood in its new home will eclipse the 27,000-member Crenshaw Christian Center of Los Angeles as the biggest church in the nation - 16,000 seats versus 10,000 or so at Crenshaw Christian Center's landmark FaithDome.

08-16-2004, 05:06 PM
BRISK Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,240	Am I the only one who thinks these megachurches are just wrong http://www.syracuse.com/news/poststa...5921120641.xml the megachurch - defined as any with more than 2,000 worshippers In 1970, there were 10 megachurches in the United States. Today there are an estimated 850 non-Catholic megachurches, with four of the six largest in Texas, After a 14-month, $75 million renovation, the Compaq Center will reopen as Lakewood Church, the nation's largest house of worship. With 16,000 seats, two waterfalls and an interior camera ready for Sunday broadcasts, the reborn structure dovetails national trends that promise to shake up the economics of urban real estate: the increasing number of obsolete sports stadiums and the meteoric growth of huge religious congregations that need "megachurches." Already the fastest-growing congregation in the country with more than 30,000 members, Lakewood in its new home will eclipse the 27,000-member Crenshaw Christian Center of Los Angeles as the biggest church in the nation - 16,000 seats versus 10,000 or so at Crenshaw Christian Center's landmark FaithDome. __________________ I post on GFY so that when people ask me what I do, I can tell them that I work with the mentally retarded.