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Parkview Christian Church is a non-denominational, evangelical Christian megachurch located in Orland Park, IL, a suburb of Chicago. Outreach Magazine rated Parkview as one of the 100 fastest growing churches in America for two years in a row.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title= The 2011 Outreach 100 Listings of America's Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches )〕 During the Christmas Eve services in 2014, Parkview reached a record 22,000 attendees. Since then they have grown to average 7,000 people in attendance between its 2 campuses each week. ==History== In 1950, two women formed a prayer group which eventually evolved into Tinley Park Church of Christ. The group of 30 met for the first worship service on April 15, 1951 in a "storefront" on Oak Park Avenue. TPCC was able to purchase the Zion Lutheran building, and on February 13, 1955, they moved into their own building. In 1974, a decision was made to sell that building and relocate as they had outgrown the facility. After 22 years on Oak Park Avenue, the building at 16250 South 84th Avenue was built, and the congregation moved in on October 2, 1977. Then, on June 4, 1990, the church voted to change the name of "Tinley Park Church of Christ" to "Tinley Park Christian Church," thus clearing up some confusion in the community. In 1989, the church was averaging 150 in attendance. Sunday mornings grew to three services. By the year 2000 the church had grew to 500 in worship attendance. Parkview then purchased land at the corner of 183rd and Wolf Rd, at the time an essentially vacant area of Orland Park. With the involvement of the city, the church purchased 12 acres with an option of 6 more for later. With the announcement of the state's involvement in the development of 183rd St, the property value has greatly increased and plans for ministry have been enhanced. Phase I of the building plan at the Orland Park campus was completed in the fall of 2002 and the congregation then relocated to the newly built facility. Phase II of the long-range plans, 84,000 square foot addition with a worship center seating 1,700, opened in March, 2006. The third phase of the building, which included more lobby and office space, as well as a chapel for weddings and tunerals, opened for the 2013 Christmas services. In 2010, Parkview was once again included on Outreach Magazine’s list of fastest growing churches, but was also included (for the first time) on the magazine’s list of largest churches in the country, serving nearly 6,000 people during six weekend services at the Orland Park and newly launched Lockport campus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parkview Christian Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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