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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Harris, the former pastor of a Charlotte megachurch, is reentering the political landscape after a 2018 House campaign that ended in controversy.
—Mark Harris, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Chronister faced backlash from some in the Republican Party over his decision to arrest the pastor of a megachurch, Ronald Howard-Browne, who continued to hold services during the COVID-19 pandemic, violating lockdown restrictions, in 2020.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In March 2020, Chronister arrested the pastor of a megachurch who held services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid virus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: The megachurch is led by Robert Jeffress, who has been a strong supporter of President-elect Trump for years.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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Mark Harris, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
Chronister faced backlash from some in the Republican Party over his decision to arrest the pastor of a megachurch, Ronald Howard-Browne, who continued to hold services during the COVID-19 pandemic, violating lockdown restrictions, in 2020.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
In March 2020, Chronister arrested the pastor of a megachurch who held services with hundreds of people and violated a safer-at-home order in place aimed at limiting the spread of the Covid virus.
—Michelle L. Price, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2024
Between the lines: The megachurch is led by Robert Jeffress, who has been a strong supporter of President-elect Trump for years.
—Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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