| 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[edit | edit source]
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]
Calvary Temple[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Calvary Bible College provides theological education. It is located on church premises.[7]
See also[edit | edit source]
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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