Church of the Highlands
Coordinates: 33°30′59.45″N 86°39′20.53″W / 33.5165139°N 86.6557028°W
| Church of the Highlands | |
|---|---|
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Grants Mill Campus | |
| Location |
Birmingham, AL based with portable and remote campuses. Grants Mill (Broadcasting Campus) The Chapel (Grants Mill Location) Alabaster (Portable at Thompson High School) Auburn Fultondale (Portable at Tarrant High School) Greystone Huntsville (Portable at Columbia High School) Montgomery (Portable at Montgomery Performing Arts Center in the Renaissance Hotel) Online Opelika (Portable at Opelika Sportsplex and Aquatic Center) Riverchase Tuscaloosa Woodlawn (Portable at Woodlawn High School) Birmingham Dream Center (Services located across the street at Woodlawn High School) Gadsden (Portable at Gadsden City High School) Grandview (portable, launches March 2016, Cahaba Grand Conference Center, Highway 280) |
| Country | USA |
| Denomination | Non-denominational charismatic |
| Website | churchofthehighlands.com |
| History | |
| Founder(s) | Chris Hodges |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Chris Hodges |
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Church of the Highlands is a non-denominational, charismatic Christian megachurch in Birmingham, Alabama. It is a multi-site church with campuses in several Alabama cities. In addition to the primary church experience, Church of the Highlands offers church online as well as an extensive prison ministry hosted at many of the correctional facilities in the state of Alabama.
The church was founded on February 4, 2001 by Pastor Chris Hodges and a core group of 34 people. In 2008, Outreach Magazine named Church of the Highlands the fastest growing church in the United States.[1] It is the largest church in Alabama,[2] with approximately 32,500 members attending its fourteen campuses on an average Sunday.[3]
Affiliations
Church of the Highlands is affiliated with the Association of Related Churches.
Purpose
To reach people with the life-giving message of Jesus Christ so that they may find purpose and develop a relationship with God.
They focus on four things which include helping people to
- Know God
- Find Freedom
- Discover Purpose
- Make a difference
This is achieved by taking people on a spiritual journey through the Growth Track, a process where the beliefs and ideas of the Church of the Highlands are explained on a more personal level.
Campus Locations
Church of the Highlands simulcasts the sermon portion of the service from the Grants Mill campus to its other campuses via video feed. Each campus has its own pastor, worship experience, and small group gatherings.
- Grants Mill (Birmingham)
- Alabaster
- Auburn
- Español (at Riverchase)
- Fultondale
- Gadsden
- Greystone (Birmingham)
- Huntsville
- Montgomery
- Online
- Opelika
- Riverchase (Pelham)
- Tuscaloosa
- Woodlawn (Birmingham)
References
- ↑ "Top 100 Fastest Growing Churches". SermonCentral.com. 2009-04-13. Retrieved 2009-09-25.
- ↑ John Anderson (2012-12-07). "Church of the Highlands to open new Greystone campus this Sunday". Birmingham News.
- ↑ Kay Campbell (2013-12-20). "Birmingham's Church of the Highlands to launch Huntsville campus". Birmingham News. Retrieved 2014-02-23.