A Study of
Protestant Mega-Churches
in Central America, 2011-2015
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Estudio de
Mega-Iglesias Protestantes
en América Central, 2011-2015
Hartford Institute For Religion Research:
definition of a mega-church
RANKING OF MEGA-CHURCHES IN CENTRAL AMERICA
25,000+
"Friends of Israel" Bible Baptist
Tabernacle -
Tabernaculo Bíblico Bautista "Amigos de
Israel" -
Pastor Brother Toby - Dr. Edgar López Bertrand
(International Baptist Mission - Fundamentalist)
Colonia San Benito, San Salvador, El Salvador
Auditorium seats 10,000 people; has six Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 48,000
Iglesia Elim Central de San Salvador
-10,000-24,999
Iglesia
Casa de Dios - House of God Church
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Carlos "Cash"
Luna
Km. 17 on Main Highway to San
José Pinula and El Salvador
Near Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 3,500 people; has five Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 15,000
Comunidad Apostólica Hosanna - Hosanna Apostolic Community
(affiliated with Assemblies of God)
Pastor Apostle Edwin Alvarez Hosanna Vision TV
Via España y Martin Sossa, La Cresta Calle 1era., Panama City, Panama
Auditorium seats 5,000 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 13,500
Iglesia Fraternidad Cristiana - Christian Brotherhood Church
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Jorge H. López
Templo Mega-Frater, Km. 13.5 Calzada
Roosevelt 8-25, Zona 3,
Colonia Cotio, Municipality of Mixco, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 12,200 people; has one Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 10,500
Ministerios Ebenezer de Guatemala -
Ebenezer Ministries of Guatemala
(independent
Pentecostal)
Pastor Sergio Enríquez
Barrio San Pedrito, Zona 5, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 2,500 people;
has one Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 10,500
5,000-9,999
Iglesia de Jesucristo La Familia de Dios -
Family of God Church of Jesus Christ
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Luis Fernando Solares
Municipality of Mixco,
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 5,000 people; has two Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 9,000
Ministerios Apostolar Centro
Cristiano -
Christian Center Apostolic Ministries
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Augusto Marenco
Rotonda de la Residencial Bello Horizonte, Managua, Nicaragua
Auditorium seats 1,500 people; has six Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 9,000
Ministerio Internacional Ríos de
Agua Viva -
Rivers of Living Water International Ministry
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Omar Duarte
Sector de Rubenia de Managua, Nicaragua
Auditorium seats about 3,000 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total Estimated Sunday attendance = 8,500
Comunidad
de Renovación Familiar Hosanna -
Hosanna Community of Family Renewal
(affiliated with the Assemblies of God)
Pastor David Spencer
Pista Jean Paul Genie, Managua, Nicaragua
Auditorium seats 2,500 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 7,000
Iglesia de Cristo Elim Central - Elim Central Church of
Christ
Pastor General Héstor Nufio
(independent Pentecostal)
3a Avenida 11-42, Colonia El
Rosario, Zona 3
Municipality of Mixco, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 3,200 people; has two Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 6,000
"Oasis of Hope" Assembly of God -
Iglesia Asambleas de Dios "Oasis de
Esperanza"
Pastor Apóstol Raul Vargas
Moravia, San José, Costa Rica
Auditorium seats 2,500 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 5,250
Misión Cristiana Mundial La Rosa de Sarón
-
Rose of Sharon Worldwide Christian Mission
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor José Luis Madrigal
San Francisco de Goicoechea, San José, Costa Rica
Auditorium seats 3,000 people;
has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 5,000
"Passion for Souls" International
Apostolic Community -
Comunidad Apostólica Internacional "Pasión
por las Álmas"
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Apóstol William Magana
Avenida 10, Hospital District, San José
Auditorium seats 2,000 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 5,000
2,000-4,999
Iglesia Lluvias de Gracia - Showers of Blessing
Church
(Misión Cristiana Evangélica Lluvias de Gracia)
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Apóstol Edmundo Madrid Morales
10 Avenida 16-70, Sector 5,
Planes de Minerva
Zona 11, Municipality of Mixco, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 5,000 people; has one Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 4,700
Iglesia El Shaddai - El Shaddai Church
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastora Cecilia de Caballeros
4 Calle 23-03, Zona 14, Guatemala
City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 5,000 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 4,700
Centro Evangelístico de las Asambleas de
Dios -
Evangelistic Center of the Assemblies of God
Pastor Olvidio Valladares
Colonia Javier Cuadras Montoya, Managua, Nicaragua
Auditorium seats 1,000 people; has six Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 4,500
Abundant Life Christian Community-
Comunidad Cristiana
"Vida Abundante"
(Federacion de Iglesias Vida Abundante - FIVA)
(independent neo-pentecostal)
Pastor Ricardo Salazar
San Antonio de Coronado, San José
Eagles Nest Apostolic Mission - Misión Apostólica "Nido de
Aguilas" (MANA)
(MANA Internacional / Kingdom Takers Church -
formerly known as the International Charismatic Mission - MCI)
Pastor Apóstol Guido Luis Núñez
La Uruca, San José, Costa Rica
Auditorium seats 1,800 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,800
Evangelistic Center of San Salvador -
Centro Evangelístico de San Salvador
(affiliated with the Assemblies of God)
Pastors Juan Ángel and Edith Castro
2a Avenida Norte, Colonia La Rabida, San Salvador, El Salvador
Auditorium seats 1,500 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
Joshua Christian Church - Iglesia Cristiana Josué -
(affiliated with the Assemblies of God)
Pastor Lisandro Bojorquez
Avenida Mansferrer Sur, Colonia Campestre, San Salvador, El Salvador
Auditorium seats 1,000 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
Family Worship Center Church -
Iglesia Centro Familiar de Adoración
(affiliated with the Assemblies of God)
Pastor Francisco Karra
Colonia Santa Lucía, San Salvador, El Salvador
Auditorium seats 1,000 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
Christian Temple - Templo Cristiano
(affiliated with the Assemblies of God)
Pastor Orlando Flores
Colonia San Benito, San Salvador, El Salvador
Auditorium seats 1,800 people; has three Sunday worship services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
Iglesia Cristiana Vida Real - Royal Life Christian Church
(independent Pentecostal)
Pastor Rony Madrid
Centro de Convenciones Ilumina
19 Avenida 16-02, Zona 10, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Auditorium seats 1,100 people; has three Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
Assemblies of God Christian Center
Iglesia Asambleas de Dios "Centro
Evangelístico"
Pastor Hugo Solís González
Zapote, San José, Costa Rica
Auditorium seats 1,500 people; has two Sunday worship
services
Total estimated Sunday attendance = 3,000
City of God - Ciudad de Dios
(Affiliated with Brethren in Christ Church)
Pastor Dr. Alex Alvarado
Hatillo, San José
Bible Temple of San José - Templo Bíblico
de San José
(Asociación de Iglesias Bíblicas Costarricenses - AIBC)
Pastor Reynaldo Salazar
Downtown San José, 200 meters west of Parque Central, Costa Rica
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