Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Crossroads Community Cathedral


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The result was keep. Nomination withdrawn (non-admin closure) JayJayWhat did I do? 03:59, 15 March 2021 (UTC)

Crossroads Community Cathedral

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Not finding anything notable or historically significant about this church. Fails WP:GNG and WP:NBUILD. JayJayWhat did I do? 02:59, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
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 * Delete I was unable to find any significant coverage, just the normal obits mentioning the church and upcoming activities at the church. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 14:53, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Possble keep -- If this church really has been responsible for planting 100 other churches it ought to be notable. Peterkingiron (talk) 17:40, 13 March 2021 (UTC)

<ul><li>Keep per the significant coverage in multiple independent reliable sources.<ol> <li> The article notes, "From its beginnings as a storefront church, Crossroads Community Cathedral has grown from a handful of members in 1951 to more than 2,500 members today. As more people have turned to it for spiritual guidance and meaning in life, the Silver Lane church, formerly known as the First Assembly of God, has prospered to the extent that today it owns two buildings on more than 30 acres straddling the Manchester line." The article notes, "The church has become known for its seasonal dramas on religious occasions such as Easter and Three Kings Day. The church produced the Easter Passion Play for the 18th consecutive year in April. A 400-member cast depicted the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The play featured live animals, a fully costumed multicultural cast, a 48-person choir and an orchestra."</li> <li> The article discusses Crossroads Community Cathedral's 15th consecutive annual production of Easter Passion Play. On a yearly basis, people purchased 3,000 tickets for the show. The article notes that "The play features a 400-member, multicultural cast, and features live animals" and has a choir with 48 people and a live orchestra.</li> <li> The article notes, "Crossroads Community Cathedral's annual Easter Passion Play is no ordinary church pageant. The production, premiering April 4, Palm Sunday, will feature live animals, high-tech lighting and sound, and a cast of hundreds of singers and actors."</li> <li>Renner, Gerald. (1998-04-12). "Segregated Sunday" (pages 1 and 2). Hartford Courant. Archived from the original (pages 1 and 2) on 2021-03-14  Retrieved 2021-03-14 – via Newspapers.com. The article discusses the First Assembly of God Church on Silver Lane in East Hartford. The article has analysis about the church: "First Assembly presents Pentecostalism 'lite,' packaging its fundamentalist, Bible-centered message in a form acceptable to a conservative, stolidly middle-class membership, many of whom are former Roman Catholics." The article discusses the pastor, Terry Wiles, 51, his wife, Nita, and notes they have two children.</li> <li> The article discusses the congregation of the First Assembly of God Church in East Hartford.</li> <li> The book notes, "For example, the First Assemblies of God Church in East Hartford, Connecticut, a large, successful, and multi-cultural congregation recently changed its name to Crossroads Community Cathedral."</li> <li> The article discusses Brent Grosvenor's inaugural showing of his rock musical, The Passion of the King. The article mentions "the just-opened, 900-seat sanctuary of Crossroads Community Cathedral in East Hartford".</li> <li></li> </ol>There is sufficient coverage in reliable sources to allow Crossroads Community Cathedral to pass Notability, which requires "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Cunard (talk) 10:12, 14 March 2021 (UTC) </li></ul>
 * Keep as per the multiple reliable sources coverage identified above that show in total enough significant coverage to pass WP:GNG and WP:NORG. That the church organisation has begun 100 new churches is also a strong indicator that the article should be kept. Any promotionalism can be edited out for a more neutral tone, imv Atlantic306 (talk) 01:01, 15 March 2021 (UTC)
 * Keep, per above presentation of sources by User:Cunard, and it seems to me significant as a megachurch itself and having wide impact through expansion to so many other locations. The Wikipedia article List of megachurches in the United States defines itself as covering the largest megachurches having 2,500+ attending each week, while this is limited to 900 seats, but still it is significant IMHO. --Doncram (talk) 03:23, 15 March 2021 (UTC)


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