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The concept started in 1998 in [[California]] with North Coast Church, and began taking off in the 2000's when [[South Carolina]]-based Seacoast Church (unable to gain local government approval for expansion of its facility) opened an off-site location.

The concept started in 1998 in [[California]] with North Coast Church, and began taking off in the 2000's when [[South Carolina]]-based Seacoast Church (unable to gain local government approval for expansion of its facility) opened an off-site location.

The largest multi-site church operation in America is [[Craig Groeschel|Life.church]], based in [[Oklahoma City]]: the church (with an estimated attendance of over 50,000) operates 32 campuses across ten states, with the majority of the campuses located in the Oklahoma City and [[Tulsa]] metro areas.

The largest multi-site church operation in America is [[Life.Church]], based in [[Oklahoma City]]: the church (with an estimated attendance of over 50,000) operates 32 campuses across ten states, with the majority of the campuses located in the Oklahoma City and [[Tulsa]] metro areas.

A multi-site church may also have multiple services as well: a notable example involves [[Southlake, Texas]] based [[Robert Morris (pastor)|Gateway Church]], which holds 27 services over its six campus locations (along with streaming services live on the Internet).

A multi-site church may also have multiple services as well: a notable example involves [[Southlake, Texas]] based [[Robert Morris (pastor)|Gateway Church]], which holds 27 services over its six campus locations (along with streaming services live on the Internet).