How to Use megachurch in a Sentence
megachurch
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The world’s largest megachurch, for example, is not in the US.
—John Blake, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
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This Sunday, a protest is planned outside the megachurch.
—Brook Endale, The Enquirer, 24 July 2021
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A few years ago, a video of a megachurch pastor went viral.
—Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2021
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The cast assembles on the megachurch stage, each taking their turn in a pool of light.
—Sam Kestenbaum, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2022
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How to take on the hypocrisy of megachurch culture on a micro budget?
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 23 Jan. 2022
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And a megachurch leader was charged with murder and torture in the death of her daughter.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 10 Nov. 2022
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Eric plays a megachurch pastor from Texas who has the same thing going on as the Gemstones.
—Derek Lawrence, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2021
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About 80 other students were inside the megachurch at the time, Fitzgerald said.
—From Usa Today Network and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 6 June 2022
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For years Carl was one of the most high-profile faces of the celebrity megachurch, often palling around with members like Justin Bieber.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 5 May 2021
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In reality, the building sits in the vast asphalt parking lot of a megachurch.
—Mike Reicher, ProPublica, 26 Nov. 2022
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But the megachurch pastor also happens to be embroiled in this unholy mess.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
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Based in Leawood, the United Methodist megachurch opened a small downtown location in 2009.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
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The city received 3,000 doses of the vaccine this week and will receive the same amount next week to distribute by appointment at the megachurch.
—Everton Bailey Jr., Dallas News, 4 Mar. 2021
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The youngest, Jonathan, was given the megachurch, while Jerry Jr., who had a law degree and had done a stint in commercial real estate, got the school.
—Brice Particelli, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Dec. 2021
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Ebo has a deep understanding of the interworkings of the Black megachurch and the particular role of the church’s first lady.
—Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 25 Jan. 2022
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Moreno, 36, was killed by two off-duty cops working security at the megachurch.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 12 Feb. 2024
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The megachurch, known for the celebrities and N.B.A. stars among its followers, has been enveloped in a series of image-tarnishing crises.
—New York Times, 29 Mar. 2022
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Here's everything to know about the controversial pastor that once led the celebrity megachurch.
—Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 16 May 2023
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Now, the public and those who have accused the megachurch pastor must wait even longer for the case to proceed as a new prosecutor becomes familiar with the case.
—Dallas News, 26 Apr. 2022
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But now anyone making a donation to his megachurch, America’s largest, can get one.
—Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020
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As the only daughter in a family of large adult children who are heirs to a megachurch empire, Judy, who is in the throes of middle age, never really grew up.
—Jessica M. Goldstein, Washington Post, 16 June 2023
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That includes Saddleback Church, the state's largest megachurch, pastored by Rick Warren.
—Frank E. Lockwood, Arkansas Online, 18 June 2022
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His flashy marketing and self-promotion seem more in line with the style of evangelical megachurch leaders than the Vatican.
—Jessica Bateman, The New Republic, 9 Jan. 2023
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Trump spoke to more than 5,000 people at a Miami megachurch that day, according to the Associated Press.
—Rick Rouan, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2021
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There’s an inherent hypocrisy in the whole megachurch, televangelist thing.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2023
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Students learn all aspects of music production and video editing for worship services at a megachurch.
—al, 4 Feb. 2022
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The film tells the story of a pastor and his wife’s attempt to rebuild their congregation at a Southern Baptist megachurch after a massive scandal.
—Natalie Lin, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2022
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The megachurch was founded by Chad Veach, a pastor who previously spoke at Hillsong conferences.
—Vulture, 26 May 2023
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Rick Warren, megachurch pastor and author, echoed Popham's argument that churches disagree but have a common goal.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 14 June 2023
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Over the years, the Lions had close ties to Kensington, an evangelical megachurch with six congregations in Michigan.
—Niraj Warikoo, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024
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