List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums explained

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 12million-capacity church campground fails this criterion as it is not a completely enclosed building.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}
• The figures are based on seating capacity of the auditorium from weekly services.
• The estimates are based on human seating 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.^{[7] [8]}
• Only auditoriums with a capacity of 10,000 and above are to be included.

List

Church!Association!Year completed!Capacity!Location

Hand of God Cathedral	Salvation Ministries	Under construction	120,000^[9]	Port Harcourt, Nigeria
The Ark	Living Faith Church Worldwide	Under construction	109,345^[10]	Lagos, Nigeria
Glory Dome	Dunamis International Gospel Centre	2018	100,000^[11] ^[12]	Abuja, Nigeria
Champions Royal Assembly Abuja	Champions Royal Assembly	2015	80,000^[13]	Abuja, Nigeria
Temple of the Glory of God	God is Love Pentecostal Church	2004	60,000^[14]	São Paulo, Brazil
Faith Tabernacle	Living Faith Church Worldwide	1999	50,000^[15] ^[16]	Lagos, Nigeria
		2000, 2009	35,000^[17]	Surabaya, Indonesia
International Gospel Centre	Word of Life Bible Church	2014	35,000^[18] ^[19]	Warri, Nigeria
United Family International Church Chitungwiza	United Family International Church	2022	30,000^[20]	Chitungwiza, Zimbabwe
Deeper Life Bible Church Lagos	Deeper Christian Life Ministry	2018	30,000^[21] ^[22]	Lagos, Nigeria
Great Temple	General Convention of the Assemblies of God in Brazil (Assemblies of God)	1996	22,000^[23]	Cuiabá, Brazil
Calvary Temple	Non-denominational	2013	18,000^[24]	Hyderabad, India
Lakewood Church Central Campus, Lakewood Church	Non-denominational	2005	16,000^[25]	Houston, United States
Liberty Worship Centre	Non-denominational	2014	15,000^[26]	Kampala, Uganda
Perez Dome	Perez Chapel International	2011	14,000^[27]	Accra, Ghana
Mega Frater	Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala	2007	12,200^[28]	Mixco, Guatemala
Church of the Nations/Bethel Israel Tabernacle	International Evangelism Center - African Interior Mission	2020	12,000^[29]	Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Winners Chapel Nairobi	Living Faith Church Worldwide	2013	12,000^[30]	Nairobi, Kenya
Holy Stadium, Gospel of the Kingdom Church	Indonesian Christian Congregation (Mennonite World Conference)	2005	12,000	Semarang, Indonesia
Yoido Full Gospel Church	Assemblies of God	1973	12,000^[31]	Seoul, South Korea
World Cathedral of Faith	Universal Church of the Kingdom of God	1999	11,000^[32]	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Miracle Centre Cathedral	Non-denominational	2004	10,500^[33]	Kampala, Uganda
Faith Dome, Crenshaw Christian Center	Non-denominational	1989	10,145^[34]	Crenshaw, Los Angeles, United States
Konyak Baptist Church Mon	Nagaland Baptist Church Council (Baptist World Alliance)	2023	10,000^[35]	Mon, Nagaland, India
Noah's Ark Auditorium	Full Life Christian Centre	2015	10,000^[36]	Uyo, Nigeria
Temple of Solomon (São Paulo)	Universal Church of the Kingdom of God	2014	10,000^[37]	São Paulo, Brazil
Christ's Commission Fellowship Pasig	Christ's Commission Fellowship	2014	10,000^[38]	Pasig, Philippines
Redeemed Christian Church of God Greenville, Texas	Redeemed Christian Church of God	2013	10,000^[39]	Floyd, Texas, United States
The Rock Cathedral	House On The Rock Church	2013	10,000^[40]	Lagos, Nigeria
National Temple	The Apostolic Church Nigeria	2011	10,000^[41]	Lagos, Nigeria
Family Worship Center	Assemblies of God	2009	10,000^[42]	Asunción, Paraguay
House of Hope, Salem Baptist Church of Chicago	Baptist	2005	10,000^[43]	Chicago, United States
Indonesian Bethel Church, Rose of Sharon Church Jakarta	Indonesian Bethel Church (Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee))	2003	10,000^[44]	Jakarta, Indonesia
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church	Baptist	2001	10,000^[45]	Stonecrest, Georgia, United States

See also

• List of the largest evangelical churches
• Worship service (evangelicalism)
• Dedication of churches

Notes and 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
3. Web site: Bisi Daniels . How Redeemed Church successfully hosted millions of worshippers for a week . Premium Times. August 19, 2017 .
4. Web site: NAN. RCCG To Build 3km Long Auditorium . Eagle Online . 11 August 2013 . 2018-12-15.
5. Web site: Simon Ateba. Outrage Over Adeboye's 3-km Long Church Auditorium-PM News, Lagos . Sahara Reporters. August 12, 2013. 2018-12-15.
6. Web site: The NEWS . RCCG To Open Its 12 Million Capacity Arena in August . thenewsnigeria.com.ng. 18 July 2015 . 2018-12-15.
7. News: The Nation. Provoking favour through kingdom advancement endeavours! . The Nation Newspaper . 25 March 2018 . 2018-12-15.
8. News: The Nation . Accessing our New Dawn Heritage through the Force of Faith! . The Nation Newspaper . 25 February 2018 . 2018-12-15.
9. Kazeem Ugbodaga, Ibiyeomie takes Ashimolowo, Fatoyinbo on tour of his N41.5bn Cathedral (Photos), pmnewsnigeria.com, Nigeria, 18th February, 2022
10. PM, Adeboye visits Oyedepo's $200m Ark Legacy Project, pmnewsnigeria.com, Nigeria, 13th March, 2022
11. Taylor Berglund, World's Largest Church Auditorium Dedicated in Nigeria, charismanews.com, December 7, 2018
12. Web site: PM . Photos: World's largest church auditorium in Abuja . PM News. November 26, 2018. 2018-12-15.
13. The nation, Iginla speaks on 80,000-capacity City of Wonders, thenationonlineng.net, Nigeria, December 13, 2015
14. Folhapress, Morre fundador da igreja pentecostal Deus É Amor, correiodoestado.com.br, Brazil, February 22, 2015
15. Web site: Discover Nigeria: Faith Tabernacle, an Engineering Wonder of the World . July 5, 2012 . 2018-12-15.
16. Web site: Church of the 50,000 faithful . Barnaby . Phillips . November 30, 1999 . BBC . 2018-12-15.
17. ALS, Graha Nginden Bethany Church, als.fgtv.com, South Korea, 2014
18. Adenike Orenuga, Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor dedicates multi-million naira church auditorium in Warri, dailypost.ng, Nigeria, January 17, 2014
19. News: Inside Ayo Oritsejafor's Ministry. Encomium Magazine. https://web.archive.org/web/20180405122738/http://encomium.ng/inside-bishop-ayo-oritsejafors-n120-billion-ministry/. April 5, 2018 . February 13, 2019 . September 2, 2014.
20. Bulawayo24, "Makandiwa Invited Mnangagwa To Witness New UFIC Church Building", news.pindula.co.zw, Zimbabwe, April 18, 2022
21. Web site: Church gets 30,000 seater headquarters worth N5M . Pulse . 14 December 2017 . 2018-12-15.
22. Web site: After 15 years, Deeper Life Church completes 30,000 seater headquarters (photos) . 15 December 2017 . 2018-12-15.
23. Caldeiraopolitico, Pastor Sebastião comemora 45 anos em Mato Grosso, caldeiraopolitico.com.br, Brazil, December 13, 2019
24. Michael Brown, 7 Lessons From The World's Fastest Growing Congregation, christianpost.com, USA, 13 December 2015
25. John Leland, A Church That Packs Them In, 16,000 at a Time, nytimes.com, USA, July 18, 2005
26. Yudaya Nangonzi, Pastor Namutebi unveils Shs 7bn house of God, observer.ug, Uganda, May 6, 2014
27. [J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu]
28. Josué León, Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala conmemora su 37 aniversario, prensalibre.com, Guatemala, February 28, 2016
29. 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
30. Wangeci Kanyeki, Magnificent Winners Chapel sanctuary on the New Likoni Road, a gigantic landmark, standardmedia.co.ke, Kenya, August 15, 2013
31. Stanley D. Brunn, The Changing World Religion Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices and Politics, Springer, USA, 2015, p. 2334
32. Renato Cavallera, Catedral Mundial da Fé: Sede mundial da Igreja Universal completa 12 anos de existência, noticias.gospelmais.com.br, Brazil, August 17, 2011
33. Vision Reporter, Miracle Centre dedicated to God, newvision.co.ug, Uganda, October 26, 2004
34. John Dart, 'FaithDome'--Jesus' Grand-Slam Homer: $9-Million Geodesic Dome Draws 8,100 to First Service, latimes.com, USA, September 11, 1989
35. Morung Express News, Konyak Baptist Church Mon stands to be Asia's largest Baptist church, morungexpress.com, India, November 26, 2023
36. Web site: FULL LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTER: The Biggest Church Auditorium in Uyo. akstrending.com. 23 April 2020 . 2020-08-13.
37. Simon Romero, Temple in Brazil Appeals to a Surge in Evangelicals, nytimes.com, USA, July 24, 2014
38. Roderick T. dela Cruz, How a young architect designed the country's largest worship center, manilastandard.net, Philippines, March 23, 2014
39. Tegan Hanlon, Redeemed Christian Church of God dedicates $15.5million Pavilion Center, dallasnews.com, USA, June 19, 2013
40. Sunday Oguntola, Inside the multi-billion 'House on the Rock' cathedral, thenationonlineng.net, Nigeria, April 14, 2013
41. Inemesit Udodiong, 11 things that are never going to change about this denomination, pulse.ng, Nigeria, August 14, 2017
42. Abc, Centro Familiar de Adoración habilitó su imponente y millonario templo, abc.com.py, Paraguay, October 3, 2009
43. Associated Press, Chicago megachurch opens doors for 10,000, usatoday.com, USA, July 4, 2005
44. Terence Chong, Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class, Consumption and the Nation, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapour, 2018, p. 27
45. Errin Haines, Ga. pastor spent a generation building megachurch, sandiegouniontribune.com, USA, September 23, 2010