Faith Church

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Faith Church
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Denomination Non-denominational
Weekly attendanceapprox. 7,000
Website https://faithchurch.com/
Clergy
Pastor(s) David Crank & Nicole Crank

Faith Church (also known as FaithChurch.com & Crank Ministries) is a nondenominational, charismatic, word of faith [1] [2] [3] multi-site megachurch with approximately 7,000 in weekly attendance [4] led by Pastor David Crank and wife Nicole Crank. Faith Church has six campuses, including four in the St Louis area: Sunset Hills, Earth City, Weldon Spring and Ferguson; with two in the Palm Beach-Miami area: West Palm Beach and Royal Palm Beach and one campus in West Palm Beach, Florida. [5] [6] [7] [8]

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History

In 2015, Outreach Magazine named Faith Church as one of the fastest growing churches in the United States [9] In 2017, Faith Church Pastor David Crank announced plans to construct a sixth campus in the Ferguson-Florissant [10] region of St. Louis.

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References

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  4. "Outreach 100: Faith Church". outreach100.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
  5. "Campus Overviews » Faith Church". faithchurch.com. Retrieved 2017-10-25.
  6. Barker, Jacob. "Church gives away new cars to single mothers in St. Louis area". stltoday.com. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  7. Your Super Bloom Season - Pastor David Crank , retrieved 2019-11-05
  8. Daystar (2017-01-05). "David Crank - Daystar Television Guest Guide". Daystar Television. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  9. "2015 Fastest Growing Churches in America" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. Faith Church (2017-06-05), What To Do When Under Attack with Pastor David Crank - FaithChurch.com , retrieved 2017-10-25