List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums

This is a list of the largest evangelical church auditoriums. The list is based on the human seating capacity of the evangelical church auditoriums.

Characteristics

The building of an Evangelical Christian megachurch has a main auditorium for worship services, as well as additional rooms for children and teenagers, small groups and sometimes a cafeteria or a gym.[1] [2]

Criteria for inclusion
  • Only church auditoriums are included in this list. Church tents, canopies and overflows are excluded from the list. For example, the Redeemed Christian Church of God three million capacity church campground fails this criteria as it is not a completely enclosed building.[3][4][5]
  • The figures are based on sitting capacity of the auditorium from weekly services. Figures from monthly/yearly conventions, congress and outreaches are not factored in this list. For this reason, the seven million plus average attendees to the convention of Redeemed Christian Church of God is not included in this list as it is not a weekly service.[6][7]
  • The estimates are based on human sitting capacity in a single service. Churches with multiple consecutive services will be for only one service. For example, Faith Tabernacle, which holds four services every Sunday in its 50,000 capacity auditorium will be included as having 50,000 and not 200,000 in the list.[8][9]
  • Only auditoriums with a capacity of 10,000 and above are to be included.

List
Auditorium name Church Year completed Capacity Location
Hand of God Cathedral Salvation Ministries 2020 120,000[10] Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Glory Sanctuary Dome Dunamis International Gospel Centre 2018 100,000[11][12][13][14] Abuja, Nigeria
Champions Royal Assembly Abuja Champions Royal Assembly 2015 80,000[15] Abuja, Nigeria
Temple of the Glory of God God is Love Pentecostal Church 2004 60,000[16] São Paulo, Brazil
Faith Tabernacle
 Living Faith Church Worldwide 1999 50,000[17][18][19] Lagos, Nigeria
International Gospel Centre
 Word of Life Bible Church 2014 35,000[20][21][22] Warri, Nigeria
Graha Bethany Nginden Gereja Bethany Indonesia 2000, 2009 35,000[23] Surabaya, Indonesia
Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos
 Deeper Christian Life Ministry 2018 30,000[24][25] Lagos, Nigeria
Great Temple
 General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil 1996 22,000[26] Cuiabá, Brazil
Calvary Temple Calvary Temple 2013 18,000[27] Hyderabad, India
Lakewood Church Central Campus
 Lakewood Church 2005 16,000[28] Houston, United States
Liberty Worship Centre Liberty Worship Centre 2014 15,000 [29] Kampala, Uganda
Perez Dome Perez Chapel International 2011 14,000[30] Accra, Ghana
Mega Frater Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala 2007 12,200[31] Mixco, Guatemala
Church of the Nations/Bethel Israel Tabernacle International Evangelism Center - African Interior Mission 2020 12,000[32] Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Winners Chapel Nairobi Living Faith Church Worldwide 2013 12,000 [33] Nairobi, Kenya
Holy Stadium Gospel of the Kingdom Church 2005 12,000[34] Semarang, Indonesia
Yoido Full Gospel Church
 Yoido Full Gospel Church 1973 12,000[35] Seoul, South Korea
World Cathedral of Faith
 Universal Church of the Kingdom of God 1999 11,000[36] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miracle Centre Cathedral
 Miracle Centre Cathedral 2004 10,500 [37] Kampala, Uganda
Faith Dome
 Crenshaw Christian Center 1989 10,145[38] Crenshaw, Los Angeles, United States
Temple of Solomon (São Paulo)
 Universal Church of the Kingdom of God 2014 10,000[39] São Paulo, Brazil
Christ's Commission Fellowship Pasig
 Christ's Commission Fellowship 2014 10,000[40] Pasig, Philippines
Redeemed Christian Church of God Greenville Redeemed Christian Church of God 2013 10,000[41] Greenville, Texas, United States
The Rock Cathedral House On The Rock (Church) 2013 10,000[42] Lagos, Nigeria
National Temple The Apostolic Church Nigeria 2011 10,000[43] Lagos, Nigeria
House of Hope Salem Baptist Church of Chicago 2005 10,000[44] Chicago, United States
Gereja Mawar Sharon Jakarta Indonesian Bethel Church 2003 10,000[45] Jakarta, Indonesia

See also

References
  1. Anne C. Loveland, Otis B. Wheeler, From Meetinghouse to Megachurch: A Material and Cultural History, University of Missouri Press, USA, 2003, p. 66-70
  2. George Thomas Kurian, Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the United States, Volume 5, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2016, p. 1477
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  26. Caldeiraopolitico, Pastor Sebastião comemora 45 anos em Mato Grosso, caldeiraopolitico.com.br, Brazil, December 13, 2019
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  28. John Leland, A Church That Packs Them In, 16,000 at a Time, nytimes.com, USA, July 18, 2005
  29. Yudaya Nangonzi, Pastor Namutebi unveils Shs 7bn house of God, observer.ug, Uganda, May 6, 2014
  30. J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Contemporary Pentecostal Christianity: Interpretations From an African Context, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2013, p. 124
  31. Josué León, Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala conmemora su 37 aniversario, prensalibre.com, Guatemala, February 28, 2016
  32. Alice Suglimani Thiombiano, Inauguration de « l’Eglise des Nations » :« Nous allons intensifier les prières pour le Burkina Faso », Pasteur Karambiri, burkina24.com, Burkina Faso, January 11, 2020
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  41. Tegan Hanlon, Redeemed Christian Church of God dedicates $15.5 million Pavilion Center, dallasnews.com, USA, June 19, 2013
  42. Sunday Oguntola, Inside the multi-billion ‘House on the Rock’ cathedral, thenationonlineng.net, Nigeria, April 14, 2013
  43. Inemesit Udodiong, 11 things that are never going to change about this denomination, pulse.ng, Nigeria, August 14, 2017
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