Central Christian Church (Henderson, Nevada)

Central Christian Church
Central
Location Henderson, Nevada
Country United States
Denomination Postdenominational
Churchmanship Evangelical
Weekly attendance 16,582
Website www.centralonline.tv
History
Founded 1962
Clergy
Senior pastor(s) Jud Wilhite

Central Christian Church (also known simply as Central) is a church in Henderson, Nevada, United States.[1] It was founded in 1962 and operates a 148,000-square-foot church building in Henderson.[2] Central also has several other locations all around the world.[3] In 2013, Outreach listed Central as the 9th largest church in the United States with an attendance of 21,055.[4] The church's mission statement is to "Introduce people to Jesus and help them follow him."[5] Jud Wilhite is the senior pastor of Central.[6]

References

  1. Justin Wilford (2012). Sacred Subdivisions: The Postsuburban Transformation of American Evangelicalism. New York University Press. p. 169. ISBN 0814708390.
  2. David Stratton (2004). Las Vegas: Including North Las Vegas, Henderson, and Boulder City. Globe Pequot Press. p. 341. ISBN 0762735058.
  3. Brett McCracken (2010). Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide. Baker Publishing Group. p. 185. ISBN 1441211934.
  4. Bob Hutchins; Greg Stielstra (2009). Faith-Based Marketing: The Guide to Reaching 140 Million Christian Customers. John Wiley & Sons. p. 186. ISBN 0470483067.
  5. Mark Mittelberg (2000). Building a Contagious Church: Revolutionizing the Way We View and Do Evangelism. Zondervan. p. 273. ISBN 0310221498.
  6. Jud Wilhite, Bill Taaffe (2008). Uncensored Grace: Stories of Hope from the Streets of Vegas. Random House. p. 239. ISBN 1601422024.

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