Angelus Temple is a Pentecostal megachurch in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded by Aimee Semple McPherson in 1923, it is considered the first U.S. megachurch.
worship service in 2010
Congregation in 1942
McPherson prepares Christmas baskets, 1935.
Building in Los Angeles
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Protestant, and particularly Evangelical, although the word denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. The Hartford Institute for Religion Research defines a megachurch as any Protestant Christian church that draws 2,000 or more people in a weekend.
Baptist Metropolitan Tabernacle, in London, England
The Glory Dome, affiliated with Dunamis International Gospel Center, with 100,000 seats, in Abuja, Nigeria
The Dream Center Headquarters in Los Angeles
Show on the life of Jesus Christ at Igreja da Cidade, affiliated to the Brazilian Baptist Convention, in São José dos Campos 2017