Country United States Membership 40,000+ Website www.prestonwood.org Founded 1978 | Denomination Southern Baptist Weekly attendance Approximately 17,000 Founder Bill Weber | |
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Location 6801 W. Park BlvdPlano, Texas 75093 Awards Telly Award for Non-Broadcast Productions Film/Video - Religion/Spirituality Similar Prestonwood Christian Academy, Stonebriar Community Church, John Paul II High School, Bishop Lynch High School, Second Baptist Church H Profiles |
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Prestonwood Baptist Church, in Plano, Texas, is one of the largest and fastest-growing megachurches in North America according to a 2012 Outreach Magazine survey. The Plano campus covers an area of 140 acres (0.219 sq mi; 0.567 km2), and includes a 7,000-seat worship center, a school offering Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12, a fitness center, a sports stadium, sports fields, a cafe, a library, and two bookstores. In 2006, the church expanded to include a second "North" campus of nearly 128 acres (0.200 sq mi; 0.518 km2) in Prosper, Texas.
Contents
- Farewell michael krol 21 gun salute final roll call prestonwood baptist church
- Beliefs and Mission
- History
- Ministries
- Broadcast outreach
- Prestonwood Christian Academy
- Church Campuses
- Special Events
- References

Beliefs and Mission

The mission of Prestonwood Baptist Church is to glorify God by introducing Jesus Christ as Lord to as many people as possible and to develop them in Christian living using the most effective means to impact the world, making an eternal difference in this generation.
The beliefs center on eight principles:

History

Prestonwood was founded on February 6, 1977, as an offshoot of Northway Baptist Church. Under founding pastor Bill Weber, the new organization grew considerably, and within six years had constructed a 4,000-seat worship center. By 1988, Prestonwood had grown to 11,000 members and the same year, Pastor Weber confessed to an extramarital affair and stepped down from the pulpit.

Ministries

With a staff of over 50 ministers, Prestonwood provides biblical teachings and worship services in the Baptist tradition. It also has Bible Fellowship classes, a 500+ member church choir, and specialized ministries for adults, children, students and Spanish speakers, as well as mission outreach at local and global levels.

The church operates a sports ministry, known as the Prestonwood Sports Organization (PSO), which offers youth baseball, basketball, cheerleading, football, futsal, and soccer, each serving approximately 1,000 children annually. Additionally, PSO offers adult basketball, softball, volleyball, fitness training, as well as other activity programs.

The Prestonwood Pregnancy Center began as a ministry of Prestonwood Baptist Church in 1991 and is a separate nonprofit, providing free and confidential guidance, pregnancy tests, early pregnancy sonograms, educational classes and post-abortion support groups.
Broadcast outreach

In April 1994, Prestonwood launched a broadcast ministry called PowerPoint Ministries with Dr. Jack Graham, which is today broadcast globally on television and radio as well as available online and through audio and video podcasting.
Prestonwood Christian Academy

Prestonwood Christian Academy is located at the Plano campus and has approximately 1,500 students enrolled in pre-kindergarten through grade 12, and over 1,100 graduates. In addition to the campus in Plano, the school opened a North Campus in 2014 serving more than 100 students in Pre-K3 through fifth grade in Prosper, TX. The North Campus plans to add a grade level per year starting with the 2015-2016 school year.
Church Campuses
Prestonwood operates two church campuses.
Special Events
One factor which may have contributed to the church's popularity is its participation in the Dallas Christmas Festival. Prestonwood was formerly home to the festival, one of the nation's largest Christmas pageants, as well as one of the top-rated Christmas-related events in the state of Texas. Each year the festival featured thirteen performances attended by almost 70,000 members of the public. The festival has not been held since 2006 but has been replaced by the Gloria Christmas show and then in 2010 by The Gift of Christmas.