| 词条 | Life.Church |
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| denomination = Evangelical Covenant Church | name = Life.Church formerly known as lifechurch.tv | image = | imagesize = | caption = | country = United States | location = Edmond, OK based[1] with various physical campuses and Church Online | previous denomination = | churchmanship = | membership = | attendance = | website = {{URL|www.life.church}} | former name = | bull date = | founded date = {{start date|1996}} | founder = Craig Groeschel | dedication = | dedicated date = | consecrated date = | cult = | events = | people = | status = Active | functional status = | honpriest = | minister = | assistant = | seniorpastor = Craig Groeschel | pastor = }} Life.Church (pronounced "Life Church", formerly known as LifeChurch.tv, Life Covenant Church, and Life Church) is an American evangelical multi-site church. Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church.[1] As of December 2018, there are 32 Life.Church locations in ten U.S. states; the majority are located in the Midwest United States, centered primarily around the Oklahoma City and Tulsa metropolitan areas. HistoryIn January 1996, Life.Church was founded as Life Covenant Church 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 merged with Life.Church, effectively making it a multi-site church. With this merger, they changed their name, combining Life Covenant Church with Metrochurch to arrive at the name "Lifechurch", a nod to both previous churches. Their staffs were combined under the leadership of Craig Groeschel as lead pastor. Groeschel said he would be calling on MetroChurch members to help them grow in God. Life Church has had tremendous success in reaching people, but MetroChurch is a proven developer of faith, he said. [2] During these early years of the merger, Craig Groeschel traveled back and forth between the two campuses to deliver his sermons live to the congregations. For a while, this meant he gave five sermons each Sunday, as there were multiple services at both locations. Life.Church opened an additional campus in Oklahoma City, the South Oklahoma City Campus, in Spring 2005. In February 2006, Life.Church introduced a campus in Fort Worth, Texas, its first location outside Oklahoma. In April 2006, the church established its "Internet Campus"[4] which broadcasts weekly, interactive worship services live over the internet. On Easter Sunday, 2007, Life.Church began broadcasting from their new campus in the online game Second Life.[5] Also in 2007, Life.Church opened campuses in northwest Oklahoma City;[6] Wellington, Florida;[7] and Albany, New York.[8] References1. ^1 {{cite news|url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20D14F9355A0C728CDDA00894DE404482&showabstract=1|title=Intimate Confessions Pour Out on Church's Web Site|newspaper=The New York Times|date=September 2006|accessdate=2010-01-03 | first=Neela | last=Banerjee}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://newsok.com/article/2726022/metrochurch-members-ok-life-church-merger 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2005/009/24.60.html|publisher=Christianity Today|title=High-Tech Circuit Riders|date=September 2005|author1=Bob Smietana|author2=Rebecca Barnes|accessdate=2010-01-03}} 4. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Faces-of-Faith-A-passion-to-bring-people-to-10993781.php|title=Faces of Faith: A passion to bring people to Christ|work=Times Union|access-date=2017-08-30}} 5. ^{{cite web|author=Stephanie Simon|accessdate=2010-01-03|date=April 8, 2007|title=It's Easter; shall we gather at the desktops? / Virtual houses of worship await you online in Second Life.|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2007/apr/08/nation/na-virtual8|website=Articles.latimes.com}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=http://newsok.com/article/5528179|title=Life.Church Northwest Oklahoma City makes a move|date=2016-11-26|work=NewsOK.com|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en-US}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianpost.com/news/lifechurch-tv-members-chip-in-6m-for-new-campus-in-fla-68154/|title=LifeChurch.tv Members Chip in $6M for New Campus in Fla.|website=www.christianpost.com|language=en|access-date=2017-08-30}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Life-Church-opens-new-building-in-Latham-10799100.php|title=Life.Church opens new building in Latham|work=Times Union|access-date=2017-08-30}} External links
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