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To: Lee N. Field
I wonder what their membership and attendance stats are.

Couple of factoids that might help answer that question:

Ministry Watch reports that the "Crystal Cathedral" can seat 2890, with 1000 additional seats/space for choir, ministry staff, etc. I think it's safe to say that the "congregation of about 400" mentioned in the article is an indication that membership has seriously declined.

A Businessweek article last week mentions that the "Hour Of Power" broadcast brings in 70% of the church's revenue, and conjectures that changing the locale of the broadcast (to the 1,200-seat St. Callistus Catholic church) would jeopardize the size of its television audience and further shrink the church.

13 posted on 11/21/2011 7:10:05 AM PST by Alex Murphy (http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2703506/posts?page=518#518)
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To: Alex Murphy
Ministry Watch reports that the "Crystal Cathedral" can seat 2890, with 1000 additional seats/space for choir, ministry staff, etc. I think it's safe to say that the "congregation of about 400" mentioned in the article is an indication that membership has seriously declined.

Perhaps this is a members meeting. Actual attendance higher, official membership relatively low.

22 posted on 11/21/2011 7:43:28 AM PST by Lee N. Field ("You fool! Don't you know every Taurus purchased brings us closer to TEOTWAWKI?")
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