Experience Life

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Experience Life was a non-denominational Christian church in Lubbock, Texas . [1]

History

The church was founded in 2007 by Chris Galanos. the church has grown to an average weekly attendance of over 3,500 people. [2]

Experience Life had been named one of the Top 100 fastest-growing churches in the United States by Outreach Magazine. In 2009, Experience Life was named the 8th fastest-growing church in the country & the 1st fastest-growing church in the country by percentage gain, with 186% growth. [3] In 2010, Experience Life was named the 2nd fastest-growing church in the country. [4] In 2009 and 2010, Experience Life was also recognized as the youngest church on the fastest-growing list. [5] [6]

The lead pastor of Experience Life, Chris Galanos, has been named the youngest mega-church pastor in the country. [7]

According to Experience Life's 2012 Annual Report, 4,977 people have committed their lives to Christ and 2,890 people have been baptized since the church started in 2007. In 2012, the church gave away 15% of their income and served over 10,000 hours in their community. [8]

In the fall of 2019, Experience Life supposedly started meeting in many homes across West Texas, yet they do not advertise how to attend one of these churches. [9] Their website is focused solely on monetary donations.

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References

  1. ↑ "Experience Life - Our Story". Experience Life Church. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ↑ "Local church prepares for thousands more on Easter Sunday". Fox 34 News. March 31, 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "2009 Outreach 100 Tracks Top U.S. Churches". Outreach Magazine. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Experience Life Church ranked second fastest growing in the nation". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. September 21, 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "2009 Outreach 100 Tracks Top U.S. Churches". Outreach Magazine. October 2, 2009. Archived from the original on 22 March 2010. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America". Outreach Magazine. September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on 15 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Lubbock home to country's youngest megachurch pastor". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. May 11, 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "Experience Life - 2012 Annual Report". Experience Life Church. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. ↑ Shaley Kidwell, KCBD Investigates: Experience Life closes church properties, leaving some members feeling misled, kcbd.com, USA, Feb. 8, 2019
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