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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The former pastor of a Virginia megachurch has been convicted of burglary and stalking after video captured him sneaking into the home of a previous member of his congregation.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Perpetrators of mass shootings at a Texas elementary school, celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch and a high school in suburban Iowa were all baselessly identified as trans.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
An Oklahoma grand jury indicted Texas megachurch founder and former spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump Robert Morris on five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The megachurch has over 30,000 members and operates as a non-profit organization.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Perpetrators of mass shootings at a Texas elementary school, celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch and a high school in suburban Iowa were all baselessly identified as trans.
—Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
An Oklahoma grand jury indicted Texas megachurch founder and former spiritual advisor to President Donald Trump Robert Morris on five felony counts of lewd or indecent acts to a child on Wednesday.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
The megachurch has over 30,000 members and operates as a non-profit organization.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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