To some, they are testaments to God’s drawing power. To others, impersonal “Christian warehouses.”
Megachurches, a relatively recent phenomenon, inspire and sometimes intimidate with their size.
“Our building is large. There’s no way of getting around it,” said the Rev. Chris Dolson, senior pastor of Blackhawk Church on Madison’s Far West Side, one of the largest churches in the state. Sunday attendance averages 4,200.