Some of the world’s biggest churches are distinguished not only by their congregations but also by the enormous auditoriums built to accommodate thousands of worshippers in a single service.
The trend is particularly striking in Africa, where several Pentecostal churches have constructed or are developing worship centres capable of seating tens of thousands of people. Nigeria, in particular, dominates the global rankings.
For this ranking, auditorium capacity refers to the number of people a main worship auditorium can seat in a single service, rather than total church membership, weekly attendance or the capacity of an entire church campground. Figures can vary between sources, particularly for newer projects.
Here are 10 of the largest church auditoriums in the world based on reported seating capacity.
1. Hand of God Cathedral – 120,000 seats
