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To: PAR35

There are larger, Lakewood in Houston runs a budget of $70 million.

But I believe most people don’t attend a church of this size.


77 posted on 10/06/2015 3:25:55 PM PDT by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney

Houston has the largest two churches nationwide by population, membership 2013.

Lakewood ChurchHouston, TXPastor: Joel Osteen#1 - Attendance: 43500

Second Baptist ChurchHouston, TXPastor: Ed Young#2 - Attendance: 23659

100 largest churches;
http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=Top-100-Largest-Churches


78 posted on 10/06/2015 3:50:45 PM PDT by deport
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To: thackney
Lakewood in Houston runs a budget of $70 million.

Yes, but I wasn't sure whether to consider it a church. Same with Jake's megaplex in Dallas.

St. Martins claims 9K members. I know at least one church about half that size in Dallas that has a bigger budget. An another that doesn't, but probably will hit that in a year or two now that it's bought its way out of its liberal denomination.

The Anglican church in Plano runs a $5 million budget on roughly 3000 members. http://www.christchurchplano.org/uploads/documents/Annual-Financial-Report-2015.pdf

So the numbers don't strike me as being particularly large for a church located between River Oaks and the HCC.

79 posted on 10/06/2015 4:46:17 PM PDT by PAR35
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