Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada)
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Central Church (also known simply as Central) is a
non-denominational A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination. The term has been used in the context of various faiths, including Jainism, Baháʼí Faith, Zoro ...
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multi-site
megachurch A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Evangelical, although the term denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. A megachurch draws 2 ...
based in
Henderson, Nevada Henderson is a city in Clark County, Nevada, United States, about southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It is the List of cities in Nevada, 2nd most populous city in Nevada, after Las Vegas, with 317,610 residents. The city is part of the Las Vegas V ...
, United States.


History

It was founded in 1962 and operates a 148,000-square-foot
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in Henderson, NV. Central also has several other locations around the world. In 2013, ''
Outreach Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services. A key component of outreach is that the group providing it is not stationary, but mobile; in other words, it involves meetin ...
'' listed Central as the 9th largest church in the United States with an attendance of 21,055. Jud Wilhite is the senior pastor of Central. In November 2018,
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listed Central Church as the 13th largest megachurch in the United States with about 21,055 weekly visitors.


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