The Faith Dome
Friday, 15th May 2009 by Alex Steinberger
The Crenshaw Christian Center's Faith Dome is a non-denominational megachurch located in the heart of South Los Angeles. With seating for over 10,000 attendants, it is one of the largest places of worship in the United States.
Brainchild of Ever Increasing Faith Ministries pastor Frederick K. Price, construction of the Faith Dome was completed in 1989 on 32 acres of the former Pepperdine University1 campus. The geodesic church sanctuary is constructed almost entirely of aluminum and hosts Dr. Price's sermons which reach over 15 million families across the United States each week.
By all reports a lively character, Dr. Price oversaw the construction of this behemoth structure from start to finish. During an inaugural sermon, he described his love for the new church structure, exclaiming "Hallelujah! Jesus just hit a grand-slam home run!"
Situated along a busy flight lane, the Faith Dome is clearly visible to thousands of airline passengers landing at Los Angeles International Airport every day. It seems that Dr. Price and his construction team must have been acutely aware of this fact. An enormous advertisement to anyone looking down, the church's car park has been emblazoned with gigantic letters proclaiming the Faith Dome's glorious existence.
Then again, it could be a way of broadcasting to the "big man" himself.
Thanks to stongey and Bird's Eye Tourist.
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Pepperdine University fled the area in the 1960s due to crime and the overall degradation of the neighborhood. It is currently located in Malibu, CA. ↩︎
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Alex Steinberger is a starving graduate student studying urban planning in Portland, Oregon. He will work for food.
I think there is a spelling mistake in the post above. Where it says ‘megachurch’ i think it should say ‘moneychurch’. Just thought i should point that out*
*goes straight hell, does not pass Go, does not collect £200.
MinistryWatch.com, a third party donor advocacy group, gave the Crenshaw Christian Center and Ever Increasing Faith Ministries an “F” rating due to lack of fiscal transparency.
http://www.ministrywatch.com/profile/Ever-Increasing-Faith.aspx
Turns out there are a lot of people out there who share your sentiment for EIFM and Dr. Fred Price:
http://endtimespropheticwords.wordpress.com/2008/12/19/the-price-is-all-wrong-fred-price-snr-and-his-son-fred-price-jnr/
West Palm Beach also has the Jehovah Dome, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Palm_Beach_Auditorium
Seems small (half the size) of the conference center in Salt Lake City –
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conference_Center
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What about Lakewood Church, the largest church in the USA? The facility is the former home of the Houston Rockets basketball team, and seats 16,000. View Placemark,,0,-11.6
“My church is bigger than yours” – I thought that was something from the Middle Ages, but apparently some people are still preoccupied with that.
“Hallelujah! Jesus just hit a grand-slam home run!” Did he really say that? It was not a parody?
people should find better ways of spending thier time i fell that dr price is a true man of GOD and so what of how much money he takes in if hes useing it to do GODS work he will be awarded in heaven some people can’t stand for other people to be doig what they should be doing and thats talking and passing the word of GOD to others dr price i must ell you i enjoy listening to you i learn so much and enjoy you and your love for the lord please don’t let small minded people cause you to change anything
I agree with Cathy, Dr. Price is such a blessing in his ministry and has taught me a lot about faith and how to use my own. Who cares what size his church is and who cares about comparing it to other churches. People are being blessed & saved and thats most important! Alex, your photos and tag lines are classic! Great job
Ministry Watch, the third party doner advocacy group, gave Crenshaw Christian Center and Ever Increasing Faith Ministries an “F” rating due to the lack of “fiscal transpanency.” All this means is that CCC’s books were not open for them to see. Who and what gives Ministry Watch the authority to see all church’s books? Their rating says nothing toward CCC’s accountability and integrity. Being a member of CCC, I know the books of Crenshaw Christian Center and Ever Increasing Faith are audited annually by a third party accounting firm based in texas, and Dr. Price gives each member family a copy of the church’s annual report and give full disclosure of finances in the annual meeting of the members.
LOL. Its never the size of the church its the size of your faith, and from the looks of it Dr, i mean Apostle Price, is a whole lot more mature in FAITH than others. So before anyone tries to talk down on the man of God or his church know; faith without works is dead not to mention, the Lord gives us blessings he doesnt finance them, leases them, or rents them.