Megachurch

Megachurch is a term used to describe a church with 2,000 or more weekly attendants. ^[1]^ "[T]he total number has increased from 350 in 1990 to over 600 in 2000 and there are now over 1200 megachurches in the US" as of

2008. ^[2]^

References

1. ? Amy C. Sims, Religion Gets Supersized at Megachurches, accessed 7-23-08. Cf. Megachurch definition, Hartford Institute for Religious Research, accessed 7-23-08.
2. ? Megachurch definition, Hartford Institute for Religious Research, accessed 7-23-08.

External links

• Megachurches Today 2000, by Scott Thumma
• An Anatomy of Megachurches: The new look for places of worship., by Witold Rybczynski (Slate)
• Megachurches, Megabucks
• It’s A God Thing: The Rise of the Megachurch (interview)
• Megachurches, Megabusinesses, by Luisa Kroll (Forbes)