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A '''megachurch''' is a large church characterized by weekly attendance of 2000 [[people]] or more, an active [[congregation]]al community, a large number of outreach and [[social]] [[ministries]], and several other criteria.  While some [[Catholic]] churches may meet the attendance criteria for a megachurch, the term is usually only applied to [[Protestant]] churches.<ref>http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/megachurches.html</ref>

A '''megachurch''' is a large church characterized by weekly attendance of 2000 [[people]] or more, an active [[congregation]]al community, a large number of outreach and [[social]] [[ministries]], and several other criteria.  While some [[Catholic]] churches may meet the attendance criteria for a megachurch, the term is usually only applied to [[Protestant]] churches.<ref>http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/megachurches.html</ref>

A substantial number of megachurches are non-denominational.  Of those that are members of a denomination, the congregation is usually associated with an [[Evangelical]] (such as the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]) or [[Pentecostal]]/[[Charismatic]] (such as the [[Assemblies of God]]) denomination, as opposed to a mainline denomination such as the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html</ref>  Frequently, those megachurches that are denominationally-affiliated do not promote their affiliation to as to not dissuade people who oppose that denomination from attending or joining.

A substantial number of megachurches are non-denominational.  Of those that are members of a denomination, the congregation is usually associated with an [[Evangelical]] (such as the [[Southern Baptist Convention]]) or [[Pentecostal]]/[[Charismatic]] (such as the [[Assemblies of God]]) denomination, as opposed to a mainline denomination such as the [[United Methodist Church]].<ref>http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html</ref>  Frequently, those megachurches that are denominationally-affiliated do not promote their affiliation (their name will not include the denomination; an example is Southern California based Saddleback Church, which is officially affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention) to as to not dissuade people who oppose that denomination from attending or joining.

A more recent trend is the "[[multi-site church]]", where a megachurch has multiple meeting locations.  The general practice is for each campus to feature local music, but the main service to be simulcast (or re-broadcast) from the main location.

A more recent trend is the "[[multi-site church]]", where a megachurch has multiple meeting locations.  The general practice is for each campus to feature local music, but the main service to be simulcast (or re-broadcast) from the main location.