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
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With packed rows of congregants, an evangelical bent and technology that wouldn’t feel out of place at a stadium concert, the Gemstones’ megachurch isn’t far off from the real thing.
—Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The indictment of a former megachurch pastor in Oklahoma on child abuse charges relied on the application of an frontier-era law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The pastor, 63-year-old Robert Morris, stepped down from his position with the North Texas megachurch last summer, the Star-Telegram reported at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1921, McPherson broke ground on her megachurch, while the fed-up and upstaged Harold filed for divorce.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 3 May 2025
The indictment of a former megachurch pastor in Oklahoma on child abuse charges relied on the application of an frontier-era law.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
The pastor, 63-year-old Robert Morris, stepped down from his position with the North Texas megachurch last summer, the Star-Telegram reported at the time.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Mar. 2025
In 1921, McPherson broke ground on her megachurch, while the fed-up and upstaged Harold filed for divorce.
—Casey Cep, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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