Elevation Church
| Elevation Church | |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist[1] |
| Weekly attendance | 5,000 (2009) |
| Website | elevationchurch.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Steven Furtick |
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Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a Southern Baptist megachurch pastored by Steven Furtick. The church was listed by Outreach Magazine as the second fastest growing church in the United States in 2008.[2] In 2007, it was listed by the same magazine as the eighth fastest growing church.[3]
Elevation is a multi-site church. Charlotte services are held in Providence High School, in Uptown Charlotte at the McGlohon Theatre, in Matthews at a renovated furniture warehouse, and most recently in the Charlotte suburb of Blakeney in a permanent facility. Elevation Blakeney was opened November 13, 2010, and will also serve as a performance arts center available for rental to the community.[4]
The church began as a church plant of the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina. As part of a church planting team, Furtick and six other families from Christ Covenant Church in Shelby, North Carolina, relocated to Matthews meeting in a local high school.[5] On February 5, 2006, the first Sunday worship service, 121 people attended. One year after it began attendance averaged 1,200 people. Average attendance for 2009 was over 5,000.[6]
References
- ^ Funk, Tim. "A Cool Pastor, and a Hot Church". Charlotte Observer, September 14, 2008.
- ^ Outreach Magazine (2008). "2008 The Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest Growing Churches in America". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ Outreach Magazine (October 8, 2007). "2007 List of Fastest Growing US Churches". Archived from the original on 2008-04-10. Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ "www.ElevationBlakeney.com".
- ^ Norman Jameson (2007). "Growth Burst Elevation Church At The Seams". Retrieved 2008-08-15.
- ^ Elevation Church (2009). "Elevation Church Annual Report" (PDF). p. 13. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
External links
- Elevation Church - official website
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