Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, Kentucky)

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Southeast Christian Church
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Southeast Christian in July 2020
Southeast Christian Church (Louisville, Kentucky)
Location Louisville, Kentucky
Country United States
Denomination Evangelicalism
Associations Christian churches and churches of Christ
Weekly attendance23,000
Website www.southeastchristian.org
History
FoundedJuly 1, 1962 (1962-07-01)
Founder(s)Bob Russell
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Kyle Idleman
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Southeast Christian Church is an Evangelical multi-site megachurch based in Louisville, Kentucky. It is affiliated with the Christian churches and churches of Christ. As of 2019, it is the fourth-largest church in the United States. [1]

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On March 10, 2019, longtime Teaching Pastor, Kyle Idleman assumed senior leadership.

History

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Kyle Idleman, the church's leader since 2019

The church was established on July 1, 1962, as 53 members of the South Louisville Christian Church started a new church in the Hikes Point area. By 1998, the church had relocated to – and outgrown – numerous buildings until reaching its current location at 920 Blankenbaker Parkway in Louisville. Former Senior Minister Bob Russell retired in 2006 after 40 years of service. He was succeeded as senior minister by Dave Stone, the longtime preaching associate at Southeast. The church is commonly known as "Six Flags over Jesus" to local residents, a satirical reference to the large size of the church building.

In February 2007, Southeast Christian officially released an announcement that it would establish a satellite church in Clark County, Indiana. [2] With the establishment of a second location, Southeast became a multi-site church. The breaking of the ground, by I-65 Exit 4 in Jeffersonville, Indiana, took place on August 12, 2007, [3] and the church officially opened on April 12, 2009. On February 8, 2009, the church announced the plans for its third location. The Oldham County Campus, in Crestwood, Kentucky, held its first service in January 2011. In 2009, Southeast also opened up a new youth building called "The Block". [4] On the weekend of June 30/July 1, 2012, the church announced that it would develop a fourth campus in southwest Jefferson County, near Dixie Highway (US 31W) and adjacent to the southwestern campus of Christian Academy of Louisville. This site was originally expected to open in fall 2013, [5] but groundbreaking was delayed until February 2013; the new campus opened in time for Easter 2014. [6] The next satellite campus was found in an old movie theatre in LaGrange, Kentucky in January 2017, making this the 5th campus to launch. [7] In 2017, a satellite campus opened in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. [8] The church also opened a campus in Prospect, Kentucky in 2019. [9]

In September 2019, the church announced a campus in Shelby County, Kentucky would be built, [10] and in January 2020, the church announced a campus in Bullitt County, Kentucky would be built. [11] In May 2021, the South Louisville campus launched. [12]

The church holds several on-campus and online support groups, including Journey to Freedom, a group for women with unwanted same-sex attraction. Kentucky has no laws prohibiting conversion therapy.

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References

  1. ↑ "2019 Outreach 100 Largest Churches in America". Outreach . 2020-07-28. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  2. ↑ Southeast Christian to add site in Indiana
  3. ↑ "Supersized Worship." The Courier-Journal , November 26, 2006, page B2.
  4. ↑ "SECC – The Block". Mankin Media. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ↑ Davis, Kelly (July 2, 2012). "Southeast Christian Church expands in southwest Louisville". WDRB . Retrieved August 3, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Groundbreaking scheduled for Southeast Christian Church satellite campus". WDRB.
  7. ↑ "Southeast Christian opens new campus in LaGrange". February 14, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Southeast Christian Church opens local campus Sunday". The News-Enterprise. August 18, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Southeast Christian Church opens River Valley campus". WDRB News. June 2, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Southeast Christian Continues Expansion with Shelby County Campus". WAVE 3 News. September 9, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Southeast Christian Church announces new campus coming to Bullitt County". WDRB News. September 19, 2020.
  12. ↑ "South Louisville Campus to launch". The Southeast Outlook. May 6, 2021.
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