| Eagle Brook Church | |
|---|---|
| Location | Centerville, Minnesota |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Nondenominational Christianity |
| Associations | Converge |
| Weekly attendance | 20,923 |
| Campuses | 10 |
| Website |
eaglebrookchurch |
| History | |
| Founded | 1948 |
| Founder(s) | Sam and Ethel Hane |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Contemporary/Modern |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Jason Strand |
Eagle Brook Church is a non-denominational megachurch with multiple locations, based in Centerville, Minnesota. It is affiliated with Converge. Weekly church attendance was 20,923 people in 2023. The senior pastor is Jason Strand.
History
The church was founded in 1948 as a house Bible study group called the Bethany Baptist Mission, then First Baptist Church, led by Sam and Ethel Hane in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. [1] [2] In 1991, Bob Merritt became the senior pastor of the 300-member church. [3] [4] In 1995, the church was renamed Eagle Brook Church. [5]
The church relocated in 2005 to a new building in Lino Lakes, Minnesota, featuring seating capacity for 2,100. [6] One year later, in 2006, the original church building in White Bear Lake reopened due to rapid growth. [7] Upon opening a third location in Spring Lake Park, the church began simulcasting weekend services from the Lino Lakes building to the other campuses.
In 2020, Jason Strand became the senior pastor. [8]
According to a 2023 church census, it claimed a weekly attendance of 20,923 people. [9] It has opened 10 campuses in different cities in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. [10]
Beliefs
The Church has a confession of faith and is a member of Converge. [11] Converge believes that those in the LGBTQ community are sinners and will not allow them to have leadership roles in the church.[ citation needed]
Eagle Brook Association
The church founded the Eagle Brook Association in 2006. Its mission is to help other churches reach more people for Christ—locally and around the world. They provide other churches with free resources created by Eagle Brook Church for church partners to share with their own congregations. Since starting in 2006, church partners have in total reported to the Eagle Brook Association that over 118,000 people have become followers of Christ. [7]
Eagle Brook Finances
According to its financial reports, in 2022–2023 the church collected $58 million and gave $3.8 million to charitable works. [12] In 2024, it paid $12 million for a 52 acres (21 ha) plot of residential land in Plymouth, MN. [13]
Eagle Brook Music
Eagle Brook Music is a contemporary worship music collective from Eagle Brook Church in Lino Lakes. The collective writes and produces its own music as well as leads worship in weekend church services at the church. Eagle Brook Music also submits their songs to several major streaming services.
See also
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References and notes
- ^ Jeff Strickler, What makes a gigachurch go?, startribune.com, USA, July 19, 2008
- ^ Danish Raza, Growing Eagle Brook Church prepares expansion to Rochester, startribune.com, USA, July 19, 2019
- ^ Hopfensperger, Jean (March 2, 2020). "Thousands flock to Eagle Brook megachurch as pastor retires". Star Tribune.
- ^ "Bob Merritt net worth and salary income estimation". People Ai. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Olivia Alveshere, Eagle Brook Church opens Anoka campus, hometownsource.com, USA, April 18, 2017
- ^ "Eagle Brook Church - Lino Lakes". BWBR. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ a b "Beliefs, Values, & History". Eagle Brook Church. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Deanna Weniger, Jason Strand is the new pastor of Eagle Brook, twincities.com, USA, March 15, 2020
- ^ Outreach Magazine, Eagle Brook Church, outreach100.com, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023
- ^ "Locations & Service Times at Eagle Brook Church". Eagle Brook Church. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ Converge, Members, converge.org, USA, retrieved January 16, 2021
- ^ "2022–2023 Annual Report". Eagle Brook Church. Retrieved 2024-04-17 – via flippingbook.com.
- ^ "Electronic Certificate of Real Estate Value Summary for Preliminary ID 1622839". Minnesota Department of Revenue. 2024-02-14.
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