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> Churches and temples, far rarer than in most cities, are wedged into tiny hard to see and find nooks. The largest churches in the world by attendance are in
by UncleOxidant 4y ago
> Churches and temples, far rarer than in most cities, are wedged into tiny hard to see and find nooks.
The largest churches in the world by attendance are in South Korea:
In 2007, five of the ten largest Protestant churches were in South Korea. The largest megachurch in the world by attendance is South Korea's Yoido Full Gospel Church, an Assemblies of God (Pentecostal) church, with more than 830,000 members as of 2007. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachurch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megachurch
I wonder if this means there aren't a lot of church buildings because they tend to gather in large numbers in a few very large venues instead of gathering in smaller groups in more numerous smaller buildings?
- jbarham 4y agoI think a lot of church congregations in Korea meet in spaces that are not purpose-built church buildings, e.g., the floor of a commercial high-rise building. I lived in Seoul on and off from 2004 - 2006 and one of the things I first noticed when taking the airport bus into the city from Incheon at night was how many otherwise ordinary buildings had illuminated red crosses on their roofs.