LCBC
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| LCBC | |
|---|---|
| Lives Changed By Christ | |
 | |
| Location | Pennsylvania |
| Country | United States |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Weekly attendance | 27000 |
| Website | lcbcchurch |
| History | |
| Former name | Lancaster County Bible Church |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor | Jason Mitchell |
LCBC (Lives Changed By Christ, formerly Lancaster County Bible Church) is a non-denominational Evangelical multi-site megachurch with twenty campuses in Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1986 and is now one of the largest churches in the United States.
LCBC was officially formed as a Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation in December 1986.[1] Its main campus is located in Rapho Township, Pennsylvania, approximately five miles southwest of the borough of Manheim, Pennsylvania. By 2011, it was the thirty-eighth largest church in the United States, with a weekly attendance of 10,147.[2] LCBC has continued to grow: in 2013, it was the tenth fastest-growing church in the United States, with a weekly attendance of 13,854, twenty-seven percent larger than at the beginning of 2012.[3] As of 2019, LCBC claimed 17,000 weekly attendees.[4]
In 2006, LCBC's main campus had reached capacity, but further building expansion was ruled out by local officials. By then the church had shortened its name from Lancaster County Bible Church to "LCBC," a name change it made official in 2008.[5] Shortly thereafter, LCBC opened its first satellite location in Swatara Township, Pennsylvania, near the state's capital, Harrisburg.[6] At that time, LCBC's annual budget was roughly $9 million.[7] Additional locations were then added in York, Lancaster, and Ephrata, Pennsylvania.[7][8] In 2013, a sixth LCBC location, named LCBC BranchCreek, was opened in Harleysville, Pennsylvania when BranchCreek Community Church merged with LCBC.[9][10] In early 2015, Emmanuel Bible Chapel (EBC) in Berwick, Pennsylvania, merged with LCBC.[11] EBC was founded in 1978.[6] In June 2016, Crosswalk Church in Waynesboro, Pennsylvania merged with LCBC.[12] In June 2021, LCBC merged with Parker Hill Church and its three locations in Clarks Summit, Dickson City, and Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania.[13]
Campus Locations
LCBC simulcasts the sermon portion of the service from the Manheim campus to its other campuses via video feed.[14] Each campus has its own pastor, worship gatherings, small groups, and ministry opportunities.
- Manheim
- Harrisburg
- Lancaster City
- York
- Ephrata
- BranchCreek (Harleysville)
- Columbia-Montour (Bloomsburg)
- Berks (Leesport)
- Waynesboro
- Hazleton (Hazle Township)
- Hanover
- Coal Township
- West Shore (Mechanicsburg)
- Lebanon
- Clarks Summit
- Dickson City
- Wilkes Barre
- Northern Dauphin
- Willow Street
- Wyomissing
- West York
- Pottstown
- Church Online (While not a physical location, they also host a Live Stream)
