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The Salem Baptist Church is a Baptist megachurch located at 752 E 114th Street in the Pullman neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The senior pastor is James Meeks.
| Salem Baptist Church | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | 752 East 114th Street Chicago, Illinois |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Baptist |
| Website | salemchicago.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1985 |
| Founder(s) | James Meeks |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | James Meeks |
History
In 1985, James Meeks, pastor of Beth Eden Baptist Church in Chicago, shared the vision of founding a new church in a sermon.[1][2] After a meeting with 205 members that same day, the church was founded.[3]
The new congregation held its first services January 20, 1985 at 8201 South Jeffrey Boulevard and remained at this location for five-years.[4][5]
In 2004, it had 17,000 members. [6]
On June 19, 2022, Pastor Meeks informed the congregation that he will be retiring in January 2023.
Charlie Dates, pastor of Progressive Baptist Church in Chicago, was voted in to become the new Pastor of Salem starting in January 2023.
House of Hope
In 2005, the congregation inaugurated the House of Hope, a 10,000-seat facility.[7] The venue has 203,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) of usable space.[8][9]
See also
- List of the largest churches in the USA
- List of the largest evangelical churches
- List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
- Worship service (evangelicalism)
References
- Monica Davey, AT THE CROSSROADS: A NEIGHBORHOOD, A CHURCH AND A PASTOR, chicagotribune.com, USA, April 6, 1999
- Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 444
- Monica Davey, AT THE CROSSROADS: A NEIGHBORHOOD, A CHURCH AND A PASTOR, chicagotribune.com, USA, April 6, 1999
- Monica Davey, AT THE CROSSROADS: A NEIGHBORHOOD, A CHURCH AND A PASTOR, chicagotribune.com, USA, April 6, 1999
- Bob Smietana, MegaShepherd, christianitytoday.com, USA, February 1, 2004
- Bob Smietana, MegaShepherd, christianitytoday.com, USA, February 1, 2004
- Manya A. Brachear, Meeks' mega-church ready for its debut, chicagotribune.com, USA, July 1, 2005
- "Chicago megachurch opens doors for 10,000". USA Today. Associated Press. July 4, 2005. Retrieved October 30, 2013.
- Bill J. Leonard, Baptists in America, Columbia University Press, USA, 2005, p. 2
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