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The state of American Christianity can be evaluated in light of the Joel Osteen brand of Christianity. Why are the sheep so enamored with a superstar? What if he falls from grace? Remember Bob Coy? Big church, big fall, then a big let down.
 

September 8 - Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church Ranked America's Largest Megachurch With 52,000 Weekly Attendance

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Newly released research into the growth of megachurches has suggested that Pastor Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, remains the largest church in America, with a weekend attendance totaling 52,000 people. Church Growth Today a research center led by John N. Vaughan since 1980, said in a statement that Osteen's congregation remains the largest in America when it comes to weekend attendance, noting that the church has seen a growth of 7,200 people since 2010. What is more, the church has five times as many followers as it did when it was led by founding Pastor John Osteen, who died in 1999.
 
"This newest research indicates that among the 100 largest churches 60 percent are growing, 20 percent have plateaued, and only 11 percent have decreased in attendance during the past five years," Vaughan added.
 


 

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