what is the name of the largest christian church in the world
Yoido Full Gospel Church
Beginning in the 1980s , Full Gospel Central Church decided to establish satellite churches throughout the city of Seoul and further afield , as it would not be able to keep on expanding indefinitely . Despite the expansion of the auditorium to seat 12,000 in 1983 , seven Sunday services were insufficient to accommodate the entire membership . As exponential growth continued , reaching 700,000 by 1992 , the need for satellite churches became more pressing . Despite the drain of members to the satellite churches , however , new recruits by the mother church -- brought in through the vast cell network -- have made up for the losses , and membership stood at 780,000 in 2003 . The church was renamed Yoido Full Gospel Church in the 1990s . Its founder , Mr David Yonggi Cho , retired as head pastor several times , but the church ran into immediate infighting among the remaining ministers , causing him to come out of retirement , most recently late in 2006 . As of 2007 , membership stands at 830,000 , with seven Sunday services translated into 16 languages .
Beginning in the 1980s , Full Gospel Central Church decided to establish satellite churches throughout the city of Seoul and further afield , as it would not be able to keep on expanding indefinitely . Despite the expansion of the auditorium to seat 12,000 in 1983 , seven Sunday services were insufficient to accommodate the entire membership . As exponential growth continued , reaching 700,000 by 1992 , the need for satellite churches became more pressing . Despite the drain of members to the satellite churches , however , new recruits by the mother church -- brought in through the vast cell network -- have made up for the losses , and membership stood at 780,000 in 2003 . The church was renamed Yoido Full Gospel Church in the 1990s . Its founder , Mr David Yonggi Cho , retired as head pastor several times , but the church ran into immediate infighting among the remaining ministers , causing him to come out of retirement , most recently late in 2006 . As of 2007 , membership stands at 830,000 , with seven Sunday services translated into 16 languages .