Christ's Church of the Valley
| Christ's Church of the Valley | |
|---|---|
 Official Logo | |
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| Location | 7007 W Happy Valley Road; Peoria, Arizona 85382 |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Non-denominational, Evangelical |
| Weekly attendance | 37,049 |
| Website | ccv.church |
| History | |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Founder(s) | Don Wilson Richard Bloodworth |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Todd & Associates |
| Style | Natural postmodern |
| Years built | 2004 |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Ashley Wooldridge (2017–present) |
Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV) is a non-denominational evangelical Christian multi-site megachurch based in Metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. The church has several campuses in Arizona. Weekend church attendance was 32,000.
History
[edit]Christ's Church of the Valley was founded by pastor Dr. Donald Wilson in 1982 with services held in a rented movie theater. Christ's Church of the Valley also held services in a high school and a strip mall for a short period of time.[1] In 1996, Christ's Church of the Valley found a permanent home, after raising over $1 million in one day to purchase 50 acres of land in the northwest Phoenix. For the first four years on the new property, Christ's Church of the Valley held services in a ‘sprung’ structure with seating for 1,100. In January 2004, Christ's Church of the Valley moved into their current 4,500 seat multi-use structure on a 100-acre campus. In 2006, CCV built two new buildings for its children and youth ministries from over $8 million in funding, raised in one weekend. These buildings opened in fall 2008.[citation needed]
As of 2016, it had 6 campuses in Maricopa County.[2]
On October 29, 2017, Don Wilson, CCV's founding pastor stepped down as Senior Pastor after 35 years at CCV. His replacement was Ashley Wooldridge, who was an Executive Pastor and a Teaching Pastor at the church for ten years prior.[3]
According to a church census released in 2023, it claimed a weekly attendance of 37,049 people and 9 campuses in different cities. [4]
See also
[edit]- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References
[edit]- ^ Staff Report, m, CCV Expanding Into Anthem Archived January 16, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, thefoothillsfocus.com, USA, February 26, 2014
- ^ Mike Sunnucks, Mega church CCV leases adaptive reuse big box space for Phoenix campus, bizjournals.com, USA, May 2, 2016
- ^ "CCV founder and long-time senior pastor steps down". Your Valley. November 9, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
- ^ Outreach Magazine, Christ's Church of the Valley, outreach100.com, USA, retrieved November 2, 2023