| 词条 | Shepherd of the Hills Church |
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| name = Shepherd Church | fullname = | img = Shepherd-of-the-Hills-Church-Porter-Ranch-CA.jpg | caption = Shepherd Church, Porter Ranch, CA | denomination = Non-denominational | founded date = 1995 | seniorpastor = Dudley Rutherford | co pastor = | country = USA | website = http://www.theshepherd.org/ | logo = | logosize = }}Shepherd Church is a nondenominational megachurch based in Porter Ranch, Los Angeles, California, USA.[1] The senior pastor is Dudley Rutherford. In 2008, Outreach Magazine ranked Shepherd of the Hills 92nd in size in America, with attendance of 7,400.[2] Some criticize churches like this, calling them "church lite", but others say they help people who find the experience more accessible than traditional churches.[3] The church was formed in 1995 when Hillcrest Christian Church in Granada Hills was united with First Baptist Church of Van Nuys to become the present Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch. Since then the church has expanded to more than 10,000 members worshiping at 21 different venues each weekend. There are four daughter churches and seven satellite campuses.[4] In October 2006 the church opened its first hybrid, Westside Shepherd of the Hills Church, based at the Wadsworth Theatre on the grounds of the Veterans Administration in Brentwood, California. Rutherford travelled to the new location almost every Sunday to deliver the message. The church now has campuses in Antelope Valley, Porter Ranch, Westside and Woodland Hills.[5] In August 2009 Rutherford said attendance had grown from an average of 8,030 in the previous year to 9,673 in 2009, a 17% increase. He attributed the increase to a feeling of despair brought about by the economic downturn, and a need to focus on spiritual needs rather than pursuit of the dollar.[6] See also
References1. ^{{Cite web |url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/11/local/me-megachurches11 |title=California Christians worship in a big way |date=October 11, 2009 |author=Duke Helfand |work=Los Angeles Times |accessdate=August 2, 2010}} 2. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.sermoncentral.com/articleb.asp?article=top-100-largest-churches4 |title=The Outreach 100 |work=Outreach Magazine |accessdate=August 2, 2010}} 3. ^{{Cite web |url=http://trib.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values/article_315f8aa2-38f8-58f8-a54e-280140aec7d6.html |title=Megachurches: Worshipping in a Big Way |author=Duke Helfand |work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 25, 2009 |accessdate=August 2, 2010}} 4. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.pastordudley.com/about-pastor-dudley.shtml |title=ABOUT PASTOR DUDLEY |work=pastordudley.com |accessdate=August 2, 2010}} 5. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.westsidesoth.org/ |title=Shepherd of the Hills |publisher=Shepherd of the Hills Church |accessdate=August 4, 2010}} 6. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.dailynews.com/religion/ci_11863271 |title=In time of economic hardship, houses of worship experience `spiritual tidal wave' |author=Troy Anderson |date=March 8, 2009 |work=Los Angeles Daily News |accessdate=August 2, 2010}} External links
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