Life Church
| Life.Church formerly known as lifechurch.tv | |
|---|---|
| Location | Edmond, OK based with various physical campuses and Church Online |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Evangelical Covenant Church |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 1996 |
| Founder(s) | Craig Groeschel |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Active |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Craig Groeschel |
| Pastor(s) | Trevor Williams, Brian Bruss, Chris Beall, Stefan Reed, Tome Dawson, Brian Atkins, Ryan Dowdy, Ronnie, Brumley, Johnny Roberts, Joel Wilkie, Vince Parker, Alan George, Jonathan Holcomb, Danny Duran, Sam Marin, Keith Phifer, Timothy Doremus, Bryan Hill, Tim Knox, Melody Dixon, Chad Missildine, Derek Jewell, Cody Chaloner, Jeremy Davis, Rob Beckley, Zane Rowland |
Life.Church (formerly known as LifeChurch.tv, Life Covenant Church, and Life Church) is an American evangelical multi-site church with multiple locations. Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church (pronounced "Life Church").
As of August 2017, there are 27 Life.Church locations in 8 states across the United States.
In January 1996, Life.Church began in Oklahoma City with 40 congregants meeting together "in a two-car garage, equipped with just a borrowed overhead projector and two construction lights purchased at Lowe's for $19.99." From 1996 to 1999 the church membership grew rapidly. During this time, Life.Church built its first facility (now known as the "Oklahoma City Campus").In 2001, MetroChurch, a 25-year-old, nondenominational church in nearby Edmond, Oklahoma joined with Life.Church, effectively making it a multi-site church. Following the success of the additional location, the church launched campuses in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Stillwater, Oklahoma in 2003, and these new campuses began incorporating satellite video teaching into their services.
Life.Church opened an additional campus in OKC, the South Oklahoma City Campus, in Spring 2005. In February 2006, Life.Church introduced a campus in Fort Worth, Texas. In April, the church established its "Internet Campus" (now called Church Online) which broadcasts weekly, interactive worship services live over the internet. In July, the church also launched a new campus in Hendersonville, Tennessee.
Easter Sunday, 2007, Life.Church began broadcasting from their new campus in the online game Second Life. Also in 2007, Life.Church opened campuses in NW Oklahoma City; Wellington, Florida; and Albany, New York.
...
Wikipedia