Elevation Church
| Elevation Church | |
|---|---|
| Location | Charlotte, NC |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Southern Baptist[1] |
| Weekly attendance | 8,000+ (2010)[2] |
| Website | www.elevationchurch.org |
| History | |
| Founded | February 2006 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Steven Furtick |
| Pastor(s) | Larry Hubatka (Campus Pastor, Uptown) John Bishop (Campus Pastor, Matthews) Joshua Blackson (Campus Pastor, Providence) Chunks Corbett (Campus Pastor, Blakeney) |
| Laity | |
| Music group(s) | Elevation Worship |
 | |
Elevation Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a Southern Baptist megachurch pastored by Steven Furtick. In 2009, the church averaged a weekly attendance of 5,510.[3] The church was listed by Outreach Magazine as the second fastest growing church in the United States in 2008.[4] In 2007, it was listed by the same magazine as the eighth fastest growing church.[5]
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.[6]
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.[7] Over its short history, it has experienced notable growth. On February 5, 2006, the first Sunday worship service, 121 people attended. One year after it began attendance averaged 1,200 people. Currently, regular weekly attendance is over 8,000[2]
References
- ^ Funk, Tim. "A Cool Pastor, and a Hot Church". Charlotte Observer, September 14, 2008.
- ^ a b "Elevation Church | Welcome". Retrieved 2011-02-22. Cite error: The named reference "ElevationChurchWelcome" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
09Reportwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
External links
- Elevation Church - official website
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