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
Molly WorthenExamples of megachurch in a Sentence
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At the end of last month, Gateway hired Virginia megachurch pastor Daniel Floyd to serve as the church’s new lead pastor.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day boycott of Target stores in response called last month for a continuation of that effort.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
No longer was the show building season-long plots around how megachurch culture has helped turn modern-day Christianity into a hotbed of self-congratulation and greed; that was now subtext.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
That year, Southern Baptist leaders voted to remove several churches from the denomination for allowing women in pastor roles, including Saddleback, the California megachurch founded by the prominent pastor Rick Warren.
—Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
The pastor of a Georgia megachurch who led a nationwide 40-day boycott of Target stores in response called last month for a continuation of that effort.
—Anne D'innocenzio, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
No longer was the show building season-long plots around how megachurch culture has helped turn modern-day Christianity into a hotbed of self-congratulation and greed; that was now subtext.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 May 2025
That year, Southern Baptist leaders voted to remove several churches from the denomination for allowing women in pastor roles, including Saddleback, the California megachurch founded by the prominent pastor Rick Warren.
—Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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