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
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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
Target faced a 40-day consumer boycott during Lent led by Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Atlanta-area megachurch pastor, over its DEI rollback.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Authorities claimed the megachurch—built nearly a decade earlier—violated building codes, a common justification used against unregistered churches.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In fact, his main allegiance seems to be to his Evangelical megachurch, Eagle Brook, which preaches regressive views and dabbles in highly questionable practices (allegedly).
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
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Daniel Lombroso, New Yorker, 28 May 2025
Target faced a 40-day consumer boycott during Lent led by Rev. Jamal Bryant, a prominent Atlanta-area megachurch pastor, over its DEI rollback.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 21 May 2025
Authorities claimed the megachurch—built nearly a decade earlier—violated building codes, a common justification used against unregistered churches.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
In fact, his main allegiance seems to be to his Evangelical megachurch, Eagle Brook, which preaches regressive views and dabbles in highly questionable practices (allegedly).
—Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for megachurch
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“Megachurch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/megachurch. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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