Megachurches affiliated with the Assemblies of God
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An Assemblies of God megachurch
is a large church affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship having 2,000 or more worshippers for a typical weekly service. According to a 1996 statistic, nearly one in ten megachurches in the United States are affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God .
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are taken from the 2009 AGUSA Full Statistical Report and are ordered by attendance of Sunday worship services:
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
is a large church affiliated with the World Assemblies of God Fellowship having 2,000 or more worshippers for a typical weekly service. According to a 1996 statistic, nearly one in ten megachurches in the United States are affiliated with the General Council of the Assemblies of God .
Australia
Churches affiliated with the Assemblies of God in AustraliaAssemblies of God in Australia
Australian Christian Churches , also known as Assemblies of God in Australia , is a Pentecostal Christian denomination and the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God, the largest Pentecostal denomination in the world...
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- Hillsong ChurchHillsong ChurchHillsong Church is a Pentecostal megachurch affiliated with Australian Christian Churches and located in Sydney, Australia. The church's senior pastors, Brian and Bobbie Houston, began the church in 1983 as the Hills Christian Life Centre in Baulkham Hills...
in Baulkham HillsBaulkham Hills, New South WalesBaulkham Hills is a suburb in the north-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Baulkham Hills is located 31 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire...
and WaterlooWaterloo, New South WalesWaterloo is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Waterloo is located 4 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney.-History:...
, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, NSWNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(20,000) - Paradise Community ChurchParadise Community ChurchParadise Community Church is a multi-campus Christian church, located in Paradise, situated in north east Adelaide, South Australia, affiliated with Australian Christian Churches. The church was founded in 1907 by British evangelist Smith Wigglesworth. In 1969, Andrew Evans became its first...
in ParadiseParadise, South AustraliaParadise is a northeastern suburb of Adelaide in South Australia. It is bounded on the north side by the River Torrens. Amongst its neighboring suburbs are Highbury, Dernancourt, Athelstone, Newton and Campbelltown....
, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, SASouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(6,000) - Shirelive ChurchShirelive ChurchShirelive Church is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Australian branch of the Assemblies of God denomination. The church's main campus is located in the commercial district of Sutherland, a Southern suburb of Sydney, Australia, in the local...
in SutherlandSutherland, New South WalesSutherland is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sutherland is located 26 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Sutherland Shire....
, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, NSWNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(3,200) - Garden City Christian ChurchGarden City Christian ChurchHillsong Brisbane Campus is an interstate campus of Sydney based Hillsong Church, a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia...
in Mt Gravatt, BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
, QLDQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
(3,000) - Edge ChurchEdge ChurchEdge Church is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. The church is pastored by Danny Guglielmucci and his wife.-Establishment:...
in ReynellaReynella, South AustraliaReynella is a metropolitan suburb of Adelaide, South Australia.It is located 20km south of the Central Business District of Adelaide in the north of the City of Onkaparinga...
, AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
, SASouth AustraliaSouth Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
(3,000) - Planetshakers City Church in East MelbourneEast Melbourne, VictoriaEast Melbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, East Melbourne had a population of 4,330....
, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, VICVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
(2,500) - Liverpool Christian Life CentreLiverpool Christian Life CentreInspire Church is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. It is located in Hoxton Park, a South-Western suburb of Sydney, Australia and holds three services, 9:00am, 10:45am and a 6:00pm service...
in Hoxton ParkHoxton Park, New South WalesHoxton Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hoxton Park is located 38 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.Hoxton Park also had a small...
, SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, NSWNew South WalesNew South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
(2,000) - Kings Christian ChurchKings Christian ChurchKings Christian Church is a Pentecostal Christian church affiliated with Australian Christian Churches, the Assemblies of God in Australia. The church is located in Buderim. The Buderim Congregation have fellowship in the 700 seat auditorium formerly known as the 'Champions Centre'...
in Buderim and Noosa, Sunshine CoastSunshine Coast, QueenslandThe Sunshine Coast is an urban area in South East Queensland, north of the state capital of Brisbane on the Pacific Ocean coastline. Although it does not have a central business district, by population it ranks as the 10th largest metropolis in Australia and the third largest in...
, QLDQueenslandQueensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
(2,000) - Faith! Christian Church in Dandenong North, MelbourneMelbourneMelbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, VICVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
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India
- New Life Assembly of God, (English & Tamil) ChennaiChennaiChennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
(30,000) http://www.nlag.org.in/ - Full Gospel Assembly of God, BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
(18,000) http://fgagchurch.com/Worldwide/
New Zealand
Churches affiliated with the Assemblies of God in New ZealandAssemblies of God in New Zealand
The Assemblies of God in New Zealand is a Pentecostal denomination in New Zealand and a member of the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, the world's largest Pentecostal denomination. In 2007, the denomination had nearly 200 congregations and preaching points and 30,000 members and adherents,...
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- Harbourside Church in Takapuna
United States
The following list of megachurches affiliated with the Assemblies of God in the United StatesGeneral Council of the Assemblies of God of the United States
The General Council of the Assemblies of God in the United States of America or Assemblies of God USA is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in the United States founded in 1914 during a meeting of Pentecostal ministers at Hot Springs, Arkansas. With a constituency of over 3 million, it was...
are taken from the 2009 AGUSA Full Statistical Report and are ordered by attendance of Sunday worship services:
- New Life Covenant, Chicago, Illinois - 11,000
- Templo Calvario, Santa Ana, California- 10,180
- Phoenix First Assembly of GodPhoenix First Assembly of GodPhoenix First Assembly of God, or simply Phoenix First, is an Assemblies of God megachurch in Phoenix, Arizona. As of 2009, the church had an average Sunday attendance of 9,600....
, Phoenix, Arizona - 9,600 - James River Assembly of GodJames River Assembly of GodJames River Assembly of Ozark, Missouri, is an Assemblies of God megachurch. In 2009, it reported an average Sunday worship attendance of 8,850, making it the fourth largest Assembly of God church in the United States...
, Ozark, Missouri - 8,850 - Los Angeles The Dream Center, Los Angeles, California - 8,500
- Calvary Church, Naperville, Illinois - 6,500
- Radiant Church, Surprise, Arizona - 6,199
- First Assembly of God, Fort Myers, Florida - 6,122
- Timberline Church, Fort Collins, Colorado - 5,536
- Iglesia El Calvario Assembly of God, Orlando, Florida - 5,500
- First Assembly of God Life Center, Tacoma, Washington - 5,400
- Calvary Christian Center, Ormond Beach, Florida - 5,138
- Sheffield Family Life Center, Kansas City, Missouri - 5,110
- Calvary Temple Worship Center, Modesto, California - 4,240
- Capital Christian Center, Sacramento, California - 4,180
- People's Church, Fresno, California - 4,120
- First Assembly of God, Griffin, Georgia - 4,017
- Trinity Church International, Lake Worth, Florida - 4,010
- Westover Hills Assembly of God, San Antonio, Texas - 3,801
- Full Gospel New York Church, Flushing, New York - 3,688
- Cornerstone Church of the Assemblies of God, Madison, Tennessee - 3,650
- Faith Assembly of God, Orlando, Florida - 3,596
- Calvary Church Assembly of God, Irving, Texas - 3,507
- First Assembly of God, Kahului, Hawaii - 3,470
- North Point Church, Springfield, Missouri - 3,143
- First Assembly of God, North Little Rock, Arkansas - 3,300
- Trinity Assembly of God, North Miami, Florida - 3,070
- Christian Life Center, Fort Lauderdale, Florida - 3,000
- Victory Church, Lakeland, Florida - 2,959
- Trinity Church of the Assembly of God, Cedar Hill, Texas - 2,948
- Christian Life Assembly, Camp Hill, Pennsylvania - 2,823
- First Assembly of God, Visalia, California - 2,749
- First Assembly of God, Concord, North Carolina - 2,703
- Mission Ebenezer Family Church, Carson, California - 2,600
- Church of All Nations, Boca Raton, Florida - 2,560
- River Valley Church, Apple Valley, Minnesota - 2,520
- Crossroads Community Church, Freeport, Illinois - 2,509
- Victory Assembly of God Church, Tucson, Arizona - 2,500
- Lenexa Christian Center, Lenexa, Kansas - 2,500
- Central Assembly of God, Springfield, Missouri - 2,468
- Emmanuel Christian Center, Spring Lake Park, Minnesota - 2,467
- Victory Christian Center Assembly of God, Lowellville, Ohio - 2,458
- Bethel Temple Assembly of God, Hampton, Virginia - 2,395
- Faith Assembly of God, Summerville, South Carolina - 2,368
- Victorious Life Assembly of God, Wesley Chapel, Florida - 2,363
- Mount Hope Church, Lansing, Michigan - 2,348
- People's Church, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - 2,304
- Grand Rapids First Assembly of God, Grand Rapids, Michigan - 2,235
- Crossroads Church, Lafayette, Louisiana - 2,208
- Glad Tidings Assembly of God, Reading, Pennsylvania - 2,204
- Victory Assembly of God, Tucson, Arizona - 2,200
- West End Assembly of God, Richmond, Virginia - 2,200
- Crossroads Church, Lafayette, Louisiana - 2,152
- Calvary Temple Assembly of God, Indianapolis, Indiana - 2,125
- Christian Life Center, Dayton, Ohio - 2,104
- Calvary Temple, Concord, California - 2,100
- International Christian Center, Statin Island, New York - 2,100
- Bonita Valley Community Church, Bonita, California - 2,096
- Faith Assembly of God, Summerville, South Carolina - 2,084
- Oak Creek Assembly of God, Oak Creek, Wisconsin - 2,057
- New Life Church at Renton, Renton, Washington - 2,017
- Manassas Assembly of God, Bristow, Virginia - 2,013
- Assembly of God Thanksgiving Church, Buena Park, California - 2,010
- Scottsdale First Assembly Dream Center, Scottsdale, Arizona - 2,000
- First Assembly of God, Cedar Rapids, Iowa - 2,000
- Iglesia Cristiana Misericordia, Laredo, Texas - 2,000