Megachurch

A megachurch is a large church, frequently defined as having more than 2,000 worshippers for a typical weekly service. It is seen as a new phenomenon in Protestant Christianity in the United States. Most megachurches tend to be evangelical (with a smaller number being pentecostal) in their theology, while necessarily avoiding taking unusual or unconventional doctrinal positions or advocating difficult demands of asceticism.

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Church - Protestant - Christianity - United States - Evangelical - Pentecostal - Theology - Asceticism

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The phenomenon is mainly American, typically found in exurban areas of the Sun Belt in the southern United States. Megachurches are found elsewhere, examples are Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul, South Korea (with 780,000 members in 2003, the largest church in the world) and Hillsong Church in Sydney, Australia (15,000 attending each Sunday).

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American - Exurb - Sun Belt - Yoido Full Gospel Church - Seoul - South Korea - 2003 - Hillsong Church - Sydney - Australia

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