LOS ANGELES – The stars of OWN’s hit megachurch drama “Greenleaf,” the critically-acclaimed series from Lionsgate, award-winning writer/executive producer Craig Wright (“Lost,” “Six Feet Under”), and executive producers Clement Virgo (“Empire”), Kriss Turner Towner (“Black Monday”) and Oprah Winfrey, will take a look back at the beloved show in a one-hour special airing Tuesday, August 11 […]

Bishop T.D. Jakes has officially announced the launch of Jakes Divinity School.  The newest extension of Jakes ministries will begin enrolling students in January 2020. Bishop Jakes, senior pastor of The Potter’s House megachurch in Dallas, Texas, will serve as the chancellor of the school.   Antipas Harris, who was most recently was a guest speaker […]

A white powdery substance believed to be narcotics was discovered on the body of a megachurch pastor who was discovered dead in a Times Square hotel room, police said Monday. Pastor Zachery Tims, 42, was found dead at the W Hotel in Times Square Saturday. Tims was the Pastor of New Destiny Christian Center in […]

Until recent years, the term “mega-church” was non-existent. Certainly, there were large churches in every city in America, some with hundreds of members. But the mega-church of today—defined by many as a worship center of any denomination with over 1000 members—is something new. Many mega-church members find themselves experiencing a full-fledged Sunday morning production, replete […]

The pastor of a Georgia mega-church has publicly announced he is gay. Jim Swilley, bishop of Conyers’ Church in the Now, said he hopes his coming out will change attitudes toward homosexuality.

What exactly is considered a “megachurch” these days? By definition, large aggregations or churches that have a weekly attendance rate of 2,000 or more persons is considered to be “mega” and/or a high profile church in your city. But this week, those megachurches all across the nation have reportedly been investigated or studied to find […]