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

In 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

Examples of megachurch in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Druski is bringing his money-hungry megachurch pastor character to Netflix. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

But the megachurch pastor has also repeatedly criticized former President Joe Biden’s handling of the border. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

But a megachurch pastor who became a Democrat this year appears to have a shot at breaking it. — New York Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Voting rights advocates are blasting Bexar County’s decision to use Cornerstone Church as a polling place, arguing the megachurch’s political activism and history of controversies undermine its neutrality. — Katie Bartlett, San Antonio Express-News, 17 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

mega- + church entry 1

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for megachurch

• interchurch
• birch
• lurch
• perch
• search
• research