Pinelake Church is an Evangelical Christian

Evangelicalism

Evangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...

 church in Brandon

Brandon, Mississippi

Brandon is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 16,436 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rankin CountyBrandon is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

 in the Jackson metropolitan area

Jackson metropolitan area

The Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area is a metropolitan area in the central region of the U.S. state of Mississippi that covers five counties: Copiah, Hinds, Madison, Rankin, and Simpson. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 497,197...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...

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History

Pinelake Church was established in 1971 on Spillway Road in Brandon, starting as Rankin Baptist Chapel with 32 people in a mobile chapel.

Now, Pinelake has four campus

Campus

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es in central Mississippi, located in Clinton

Clinton, Mississippi

Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 23,347 at the 2000 United States Census.-History:...

, Ridgeland

Ridgeland, Mississippi

Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,173 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

 (Madison

Madison County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 74,674 people, 27,219 households, and 19,325 families residing in the county. The population density was 104 people per square mile . There were 28,781 housing units at an average density of 40 per square mile...

), Reservoir

Ross Barnett Reservoir

The Ross Barnett Reservoir is an impoundment of the Pearl River between Madison and Rankin Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The lake serves as the state's largest drinking water resource, and is managed by the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District. The lake features of shoreline...

/Flowood

Flowood, Mississippi

Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 4,750 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Flowood is located at ....

 and Starkville

Starkville, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 21,869 people, 9,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the city. The population density was 851.4 people per square mile . There were 10,191 housing units at an average density of 396.7 per square mile...

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With more than 8,000 people in attendance each Sunday, Pinelake has become known for its commitment to biblical, life-application teaching and relevant, celebrative worship, since 1999 led by Senior Pastor

Pastor

The word pastor usually refers to an ordained leader of a Christian congregation. When used as an ecclesiastical styling or title, this role may be abbreviated to "Pr." or often "Ps"....

 Dr. Chip Henderson.

Ranking

In 2011, Pinelake was ranked the 54th fastest-growing church in America and the 55th largest church in America by Outreach magazine. Outreach also named Pinelake to its "100 Fastest Growing Churches in America" list in 2005, 2007, and 2009, and to its "100 Largest Churches in America" in 2009.