User:RayHollister/Celebration Church

Celebration Church is a diverse, multisite church that has campuses both in the United States and internationally. The church is lead by founding lead pastor Stovall Weems in Jacksonville, FL. The church began with 7 people in 1998, and now has nearly 11,000 in attendance weekly. The church grew has grown at such a fast rate that another local church by the name of Celebration Baptist Church in Jacksonville felt the need to change their name so as to help reduce confusion between the two churches.

Celebration Church is a member of the ARC (Association of Related Churches)

Controversy
Celebration Church was the subject of some controversy when the hate group known as Westboro Baptist Church protested the church on July 19, 2009. . According to Westboro's website,