UPCI Mega Churches???

[Jethro Bodine]

This list is so bogus. I have been in numerous of these churches and there is no way they run this much. Some of these are off by at least 50%.

I would like to know who gave these people these numbers. Do they come from the church themselves? If so, there are some issues with honesty.

[revrandy]

Originally Posted by Jethro Bodine

This list is so bogus. I have been in numerous of these churches and there is no way they run this much. Some of these are off by at least 50%.

I would like to know who gave these people these numbers. Do they come from the church themselves? If so, there are some issues with honesty.

I think the Pentecostal Herald listed some of these attendances from Easter Sundays....if I can recall...

[George]

Originally Posted by Minister_WD

The Hartford Seminary's Hartford Institute for Religion Research, is one of the world’s leading and most respected religious research institutions. Its researchers keep a database on mega churches in the US. They define a mega church in part as having a weekly attendance of 2000 people.

Here is the link to the database: http://hirr.hartsem.edu/cgi-bin/mega...ds=1&ID=*&sb=2

According to its database, it lists the following 15 UPCI (and now some former UPCI) congregations as mega churches out of 1360 nationwide:

Christian Life Center
Nathaniel Haney - Stockton, CA
Attendance 5000 more like 1000 - 1500

Calvary Tabernacle
Paul Mooney - Indianapolis, IN
Attendance 3000 if you count every daughter work and churches college boys preach at each week-end

Revival Center
Randy Keyes - Modesto, CA
Attendance 3000 LOL more like 600 - 800

Life Tabernacle
James Kilgore - Houston, TX
Attendance 3000 maybe 1500

The Pentecostals of Alexandria
Anthony Mangun - Alexandria, LA
Attendance: 2800 closest on this list to being right

Truth Tabernacle
Vaughn Morton - Fresno, CA
Attendance 2500 maybe 1,000

Woodlawn Pentecostal Church
James Carney - Columbia, MS
Attendance 2500 not familiar with this one

Apostolic Church of Auburn Hills
Steve Warman - Auburn Hills, MI
Attendance 2200 not familiar with this one

First Pentecostal Church
Chris Craft – Jackson, MS
Attendance 2050 maybe 600 - 800

New Life Tabernacle
Mike Mitchell - Brooklyn ,NY
Attendance 2050 if you count every person they hand a track to

The Pentecostals
Mark Foster - West Monroe, LA
Attendance 2050 not sure

Revival Tabernacle/The Anchor
James Larson San Diego, CA
Attendance 2000 500 would be stretching

The Pentecostals
Mark Hattabaugh - Cooper City, FL
Attendance 2000 800???

East Valley Pentecostal Church
John Nelson - San Jose, CA
Attendance 2000 1100 counting their Spanish congregation

The Rock Church
Myles Young - Elk Grove, CA
Attendance 2000 never over 1,000 and that is stretching

I believe these numbers are from 2007. Can anyone verify the accuracy of these attendance numbers? I am somewhat familiar with the churches in California and the numbers seem to be very inflated.

My opinion is in red. This list is a joke!

[Silent Service]

Cooper City is way off by a multiple.

So is Larsons. It is a joke among some UPC churches in San Diego that when they sold their building and renamed it the Anchor attendance sunk just like one, they shed alot of folks and momentum. If they break 700 i'd be shocked based on the fact i was there a year ago during a normal Sunday.

Calvary is way off too.. if you look at summer attendance when IBC isnt in session you will be super luckly to break 900 including all the kids in Sunday school on a Sunday morning.

Life Tab in Houston just shed alot of members, but they have also gained some too with their refocusing. That one would be hard to call.

Pity other major indepenent apostolic megaworks like Pentecostal Tabernacle of North Miami (easily over 1500), North Park in San Diego (1100ish), Grace Apostolic in Indianapolis (PAW about 900ish), Promiseland and its daughter church and many others werent mentioned.

[Steve Epley]

I think we might read the list wrong it says weekly and if you had 500 and had 3 or 4 services a week it might come to that number?

[Silent Service]

Where is Apopka and Brian Kensey on this list? Their church is nearly mega-size

[Silent Service]

Originally Posted by Blaylock

Funny ...Auburn Hills runs more than that!!!!

Thats a good church. One of their church evangelists Don Lusk is a hero of mine in some ways for being a home bible study soul winner and not just a sack of air like alot of traveling guys.

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Silent Service

Thats a good church. One of their church evangelists Don Lusk is a hero of mine in some ways for being a home bible study soul winner and not just a sack of air like alot of traveling guys.

THis is true, Don Lusk is one of the greatest soul winners I know. Maybe THE greatest!

[Silent Service]

Originally Posted by Michael Phelps

THis is true, Don Lusk is one of the greatest soul winners I know. Maybe THE greatest!

Does he still go there? I havent heard much of him lately.

[Michael Phelps]

Originally Posted by Silent Service

Does he still go there? I havent heard much of him lately.

Not sure, I think so. I haven't attended there in several years, and actually haven't been back to visit since they've been in the new building.

I've known Don for several years, and the transformation was amazing in him.