Megachurches affiliated with the Assemblies of God
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An Assemblies of God megachurch is a large church affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship having 2,000 or more worshippers for a typical weekly service. According to a 1996 statistic, nearly one in ten megachurches in the United States are affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God .
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[edit] Assemblies of God Megachurches by Country
[edit] Australia and New Zealand
- Hillsong Church
- Christian Community Centre Alice Springs
- Edge Church
- Garden City Christian Church
- Paradise Community Church
- Parramatta Christian Centre
- Liverpool Christian Life Centre
- Auckland Samoan Assembly of God in New Zealand Incorporated, Mt Roskill, Auckland City (Largest church in New Zealand) Ps Pulepule Samani Pulepule. Superintendent for the Samoan Fellowship in NZ
[edit] U.S.A.
- Calvary Church, Naperville, Illinois [2]
- Capital Christian Center, Sacramento, California [3]
- Cedar Valley Church, Bloomington, Minnesota [4]
- Celebration Church, Lakeville, Minnesota [5]
- Coweta First Assembly of God, Coweta, Oklahoma [6]
- Dream Center, Los Angeles, California [7]
- Emmanuel Christian Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota [8]
- Follow the Son Fellowship, Normal, Illinois (Largest A/G Church in 1975)
- G.V. Christian Center, Henderson, Nevada [9]
- James River Assembly of God, Ozark, Missouri [10] - Average weekly attendance as of January 2007: 7,440
- Lakeview Church, Indianapolis, Indiana [11]
- Mount Hope Church, Lansing, Michigan [12]
- Phoenix First Assembly of God, Phoenix, Arizona [13]
- Radiant Church, Surprise, Arizona [14]
- Rockford First Assembly of God, Rockford, Illinois [15]
- Evangel World Prayer Center, Louisville, Kentucky ([16])
- Oak Creek Assembly of God - Oak Creek, Wisconsin - Jerry Brooks
- Christian Life Center, Dayton, Ohio [17]
- Victory Christian Center, Lowellville, Ohio - David Thomas [[18]]
[edit] References
- ^ Hartford Institute for Religion Research - Exploring the Megachurch Phenomena: their characteristics and cultural context (1996)