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Largest Gigachurches in America and Their Pastors - (Part 1)

What is larger than a megachurch? A gigachurch. This term classifies churches with 10,000+ weekly attendance. The word megachurch describes churches with 2,000+ attendance weekly.

Here are some of the largest gigachurches in the country, their respective pastors and attendance. Have you been to any of them?

LifeChurch.TV, Edmond (OK) – Craig Groeschel

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Church attendance: 46,000

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Credit : (Photo: Catalyst Conferences/Ryan Longnecker)
(Photo: Catalyst Conferences/Ryan Longnecker)

Lakewood Church, Houston (TX) - Joel Osteen

Church attendance: 44,333

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(Photo: Lakewood Church)
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(Photo: screen grab)

Saddleback Church, Lake Forest (CA) - Rick Warren

Church attendance: 38,789

Credit : (Photo: Flickr/Trader Chris)
(Photo: Flickr/Trader Chris)
Credit : (Photo: Reuters/Tami Chappell)
(Photo: Reuters/Tami Chappell)

Calvary Chapel of Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale (FL) – Pastor Bob Coy

Church attendance: 30,000

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(Photo: http://www.calvaryftl.org/
Credit : (Photo: YouTube)
(Photo: YouTube)

Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn NY – Pastor A.R. Bernard

Church attendance: 29,000

Credit : (Photo: Creative Commons)
(Photo: Creative Commons)
Credit : (Photo: Facebook/A. R. Bernard)
(Photo: Facebook/A. R. Bernard)

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