Saddleback Church

The Saddleback Church ( Saddleback Valley Community Church ) is a church in Lake Forest, Orange County, California. The community was founded in 1980 by Rick Warren, who still heads today. Today it is one of more than 22,000 worshipers as a megachurch of the ten largest municipalities of the United States.

History

Were known Rick Warren and his church by the bestsellers The Purpose Driven Life (Original Title: The Purpose Driven Life), which he wrote in 2002. It has been translated into 56 languages ​​and was in the years 2003 to 2005, the best-selling book in the world.

On April 6, 1980 took place at Easter, the first public worship service with 200 visitors in the Laguna Hills High School theater instead. Early 1990s found 2,300 worshipers in a tent on the Lake Forest campus place until 1995, finally, a solid building finished with 3,500 seats. Meanwhile, the Saddleback Church has grown into a megachurch.

A first community in Europe was founded in October 2013 in Berlin. Services are held in the Köthener street in the district of Kreuzberg.

Teaching and organization

Central to the service of the community are the five pillars of fellowship, discipleship, service, evangelism and worship in his book outlining Warren The Purpose Driven Life. She is a member of the Southern Baptist Convention.