Life.Church

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In January 1996, Life.Church was founded as Life Covenant Church in Oklahoma City with 40 congregants meeting together in a two-car garage. KFOR, [https://kfor.com/news/life-church-in-edmond-named-3rd-largest-church-in-america/ Life Church in Edmond named 3rd largest church in America], kfor.com, USA, October 13, 2017 The church membership grew rapidly, and Life.Church built its first facility (now known as the "Oklahoma City Campus") in 1999.Carla Hinton, [https://oklahoman.com/article/5471423/lifechurch-celebrates-its-20th-anniversary? Life.Church celebrates its 20th anniversary], oklahoman.com, USA, January 10, 2016

In 2001, MetroChurch, a 25-year-old, nondenominational church in nearby Edmond, Oklahoma merged with Life.Church, effectively making it a multi-site church.Tamie Ross, [https://oklahoman.com/article/2726022/metrochurch-members-ok-life-church-merger MetroChurch members OK Life Church merger], oklahoman.com, USA, January 8, 2001 With this merger, they changed their name, combining Life Covenant Church with MetroChurch to arrive at the name "LifeChurch". Following the multi-site services, the church launched campuses in Tulsa and Stillwater, Oklahoma in 2003, with these new campuses incorporating satellite video teaching into their services.{{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}}

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Life.Church opened an additional campus in Oklahoma City, the South Oklahoma City Campus, in Spring 2005.{{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}} 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"{{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}} 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.{{cite web|author=Stephanie Simon|access-date=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=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-08-na-virtual8-story.html|website=Articles.latimes.com}} Also in 2007, Life.Church opened campuses in northwest Oklahoma City, another in Wellington, Florida in 2012 and in Albany, New York in 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://oklahoman.com/article/5528179/lifechurch-northwest-oklahoma-city-makes-a-move?|title=Life.Church Northwest Oklahoma City makes a move|date=2016-11-26|work=oklahoman.com|access-date=2017-08-30|language=en-US}}{{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|date=January 28, 2012|access-date=2017-08-30}}{{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|date=December 15, 2016|access-date=2017-08-30}}

In 2012, the church had more than 26,000 members.Justin G. Wilford, Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism, NYU Press, USA, 2012, p. 169

In 2015, the church had 15 campuses in different American states.Todd M. Kerstetter, Inspiration and Innovation: Religion in the American West, John Wiley & Sons, USA, 2015, p. 241

In 2018, the church claimed to have 85,000 members and had opened 30 campuses in different cities. Michael Gryboski, [https://www.christianpost.com/news/life-church-has-grown-to-30-campuses-and-85000-attendees.html Life.Church Has Grown to 30 Campuses and 85,000 Attendees], christianpost.com, USA, September 12, 2018 In November 2018, CBS News listed Life.Church as the third largest megachurch in the United States with about 30,000 weekly visitors. The church claims to reach about 300,000 people online every week.{{Cite web |last=Fieldstadt |first=Elisha |date=2018-11-26 |title=America's biggest megachurches, ranked |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/30-biggest-american-megachurches-ranked/28/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=CBS News |language=en-US}}

According to a church census published in 2024, the church has a weekly attendance of 76,000 people. Outreach Magazine, [https://outreach100.com/churches/lifechurch Life.Church], outreach100.com, USA, accessed February 5, 2025

The Church has an evangelical confession of faith and is a member of the Evangelical Covenant Church. Life.Church, [https://www.life.church/who-we-are/our-beliefs/ Our beliefs], life.church, USA, retrieved August 8, 2020

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