There is a
super-humongous-mega church here in the NW suburbs of Chicago, far from the 'Deep South".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willow_Creek_Community_Church
Is that 26,000 per service, or average for the three combined? Either way, that's a lot!
We attended with some friends once, decades ago when it was merely humongous. I'm not religious, so wasn't expecting to be 'moved', but figured I might get something out of it. At the time (and probably today), it seemed much more of a 'show' and 'production' than anything deeply spiritual. I was not impressed, but it obviously attracts a crowd.
Of course, most churches include a choir, organ, and often more instrumentation. But it is traditionally used to
augment the message. In these places, the production seems to be larger the the message. JMO.
A friend of DW's keeps talking it up and inviting us to attend some special program that's just so moving. Not sure how many polite "No Thanks" she's gonna need before she gets the message.
And parking lot to match! "Praise the Lord and Pave Paradise"!
https://www.google.com/maps/place/-88.1363649/@42.091277,-88.1348627,1252m/data=!3m1!1e3
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