Worship Center
| Worship Center | |
|---|---|
Worship Center | |
| Address | 2384 New Holland Pike, Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
| Denomination | Non-Denominational |
| Website | worshipcenter.org |
| History | |
| Former name | The Worship Center |
| Founder | Sam Smucker |
| Clergy | |
| Pastor | Matt Mylin |
Worship Center (formerly The Worship Center)[1] is an evangelical, nondenominational megachurch located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The church is part of a broader movement of contemporary evangelical congregations that have emerged in the region alongside historically Anabaptist traditions.[2]
History
Worship Center was founded in 1977 when Sam Smucker and a small group of about 30 people began meeting for worship in a room at the former Sheraton Conestoga Hotel on Oregon Pike in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. At the time, Smucker had recently completed a ministerial training program at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, which accepted students without traditional academic credentials and prepared him for pastoral leadership. Within three years the congregation had grown sufficiently to rent space at the Lititz Recreation Center for its services.[3][4]
References
- ^ Harris, Bernard (2008-01-12). "'Time for us to move ahead'". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ Long, Michael (2025-01-12). "Lancaster County's nondenominational churches rise from Anabaptist roots [photos, video]". LancasterOnline. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "Pastor reflects on leaving Amish life, founding megachurch". sungazette.com. Retrieved 2025-12-22.
- ^ "The Bottom Line - Team-Building: Mobilizing the Church" (PDF). p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-07.