Celebration Church

Celebration Church is a global, multi-site church. Founded by lead pastor Stovall and Kerri Weems, Celebration began in 1998 in Jacksonville, Florida and now has nearly 12,000 in attendance weekly. Celebration is based in Jacksonville, Florida with other regional and international locations.

Celebration Church
LocationMain campus: Jacksonville, Florida
DenominationNon-denominational Christianity
Weekly attendancenearly 12,000
Websitewww.celebration.org
History
StatusActive
Founded1998 (1998)
Founder(s)Stovall Weems
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Stovall Weems
Laity
Music group(s)Celebration Worship

Celebration Church is a member of the Association of Related Churches.[1]

History

Celebration Church began in 1998 with 7 people[2] and grew to 4,500 by 2004. In 2008, Celebration Church was listed at the 96th largest church in the nation with 7,000 in attendance.[3]

In August 2011, a ceremony was held for its new location, a 7,000 square foot facility on 30 acres near 9A and Baymeadows Road. The $15 million building project will feature 3,000 seats in the arena-style sanctuary, and broadcasting and audio visual capabilities. The second phase of the project of the construction will include a 1,000-seat youth facility, church offices, adult classrooms and a wedding chapel.[4] The first services in the new "Celebration Arena" was held November 11, 2012.[5]

Financial Information

In 2018, Celebration Church's total revenue for the year was valued at a reported $13,639,193 by the ECFA,[6] and their total assets were valued at a reported $44,213,694.

Celebration of Jesus

Celebration Worship is the name Celebration Church has given their music team. Celebration Worship has recorded several original studio and live recordings.

Albums
  • Awakening (2008)
  • Kollide: Make It Loud (2009)
  • Greater Than All (2010)
  • Fuse EP (2011)
  • You Amaze Us (2012) (single release)
  • Our God, Our Mountain (2016)

Ministries

Celebration offers a variety of ministries. They also have a number of small groups aimed at[7] kids, youth FUSE, young adults sub30, singles, marriage/family life, men and women. Celebration also claims to conduct community outreach programs and missions.[8]

See also

References
  1. "Association of Related Churches - Find an ARC Church". Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2010-03-28.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-03-25. Retrieved 2010-03-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2010-08-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-10-14.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-10-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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  7. http://www.celebration.org/ministries/
  8. http://outreach.celebration.org/


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