Life.Church (pronounced "Life Church", formerly known as LifeChurch.tv, Life Covenant Church, and Life Church) is an

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multi-site

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based in Edmond, Oklahoma, United States. It is affiliated with the

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. Craig Groeschel is the founder and senior pastor of Life.Church. Weekly

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was 76,000 people in 2024. The church is known for its

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ministry, which publishes the Bible App.

History

In January 1996, Life.Church was founded as Life Covenant Church in

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with 40 congregants meeting together in a two-car garage. The church membership grew rapidly, and Life.Church built its first facility (now known as the "Oklahoma City Campus") in 1999. In 2001, MetroChurch, a 25-year-old,

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church in nearby

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merged with Life.Church, effectively making it a

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. 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

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and

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in 2003, with these new campuses incorporating

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video teaching into their services. Life

Life.Church opened an additional campus in Oklahoma City, the South Oklahoma City Campus, in Spring 2005. In February 2006, Life.Church introduced a campus in

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, its first location outside Oklahoma. In April 2006, the church established its "Internet Campus" 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

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. Also in 2007, Life.Church opened campuses in northwest Oklahoma City, another in Wellington, Florida in 2012 and in Albany, New York in 2016. In 2012, the church had more than 26,000 members. In 2015, the church had 15 campuses in different American states. In 2018, the church claimed to have 85,000 members and had opened 30

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in different cities. In November 2018,

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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. According to a church census published in 2024, the church has a weekly attendance of 76,000 people.

Beliefs

The Church has an

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and is a member of the

. Life.Church
Our beliefs
life.church, USA, retrieved August 8, 2020

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Official website
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History

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