Giant screens, 4,000 faithful, stand-up preaching… In the secrets of an evangelical mega-church

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2023-08-06 17:00:00

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THE SUNDAY INQUIRY. How, in a France marked by the collapse of Catholicism, does the evangelical church capture “the attention market”?

By Alice Pairo-Vasseur Créteil, May 28, 2023. Closing worship songs for the faithful of the MLK church. © cyril marcilhacy / item / cyril marcilhacy / item FOR “THE POINT” Published on 08/06/2023 at 5:00 p.m.

“How beautiful you are, you who announce the good news! You are a sign of hope! This Tuesday, August 1, the French sportsman and fervent evangelical Olivier Giroud harangues, by video message, the million and a half believers gathered for World Youth Day (WYD) in Lisbon, Portugal. Proselytizing operation on the part of the football star, who has become one of the media spokespersons for this current of Christianity, towards young Catholics?

However, in the Paris region, the uninterrupted flow of faithful leaving the auditorium of the MLK church is already impressive. “I feel like I’m on the RER during rush hour! confides Ivan Carluer, while he distributes handshakes and gratifies those who approach him with good words. In shirtsleeves and…

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