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Calvary Temple
| Calvary Temple Hyderabad | |
|---|---|
| Location | Hyderabad |
| Country | India |
| Denomination | Nondenominational Christianity |
| Weekly attendance | 350,000 |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Founded | 5 June 2005 |
| Founder(s) | Dr. P. Satish Kumar |
| Dedicated | 2005 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Dr. P. Satish Kumar |
Calvary Temple is an evangelical non-denominational Christian megachurch of Hyderabad, in India. It has 330,000 members. The founder and pastor of this church is Dr. P. Satish Kumar.
History
Calvary Temple was founded by Dr. Satish Kumar in 2005 with 25 members[1][2] and the church membership has since grown up to 250,000 as of 2019.[3] In 2020, the Church had 330,000 people and 8 places of worship.[4]
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In 2012, the Church began construction of an 18,000-seat indoor auditorium with galleries like an indoor stadium in Hyderabad, Telangana. It was built in 52 days[5] and the venue was opened on 1 January 2013.[6] Two more extension auditoriums were built to accommodate 50,000 members in one service in 2020.
Calvary Bible College
Calvary Bible College provides theological education. It is located on church premises.[7]
See also
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References
- ↑ Michael Brown, 7 Lessons From The World's Fastest Growing Congregation, christianpost.com, USA, 13 December 2015
- ↑ "Rapidly Growing". Gospelherald.com. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ RN, Calvary Church 13th Anniversary Celebrations: SCR to run MMTS Special Trains from Lingampalli to Falaknuma, railnews.in, India, June 5, 2018
- ↑ Michael Brown, How one church In India provided more than 3 million meals during the pandemic, christianpost.com, USA, May 26, 2020
- ↑ Michael Smith, Pastor of Indian Megachurch Shares His Story at Proclaim 17 Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine, nrb.org, USA, 9 March 2017
- ↑ Dawn Seow, Dr Satish Kumar: The Story Of A Church Built In 52 Days Archived 4 December 2020 at the Wayback Machine, citynews.sg, Singapore, March 15, 2019
- ↑ Calvary Temple, Calvary Bible College, calvarytemple.in, India, retrieved 4 July 2020