Charles Nieman
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Charles Nieman is a pastor of the Abundant Living Faith Center
in El Paso, Texas
, USA, a non-denominational megachurch
.
His church was rated as the 31st fastest growing church and 41st in size in 2008 by Outreach Magazine
.
Charles Nieman was born and brought up in El Paso, Texas. While studying at the University of Texas in his early 20's he decided to become a preacher.
He was influenced by Tommy Barnett of the Phoenix First Assembly of God
, whom he called his pastor.
Charles and Rochelle Nieman began preaching in 1977 to a congregation of just 20 people in a small railroad union hall in El Paso.
Since then, their church has grown to over 20,000 members.
The Niemans' message focuses on the abundant life
that Jesus came to give.
Nieman is a regular speaker at Christian conferences.
Apart from public appearances, he has written several books and his work is available on iTunes podcasts.
Abundant Living Faith Center
The Abundant Living Faith Center is a nondenominational, multicultural church in El Paso, Texas, USA, with about 20,000 members in 2009.As of 2009, it ranked number 41 by size on the Outreach Magazine's list of largest churches in the USA....
in El Paso, Texas
El Paso, Texas
El Paso, is a city in and the county seat of El Paso County, Texas, United States, and lies in far West Texas. In the 2010 census, the city had a population of 649,121. It is the sixth largest city in Texas and the 19th largest city in the United States...
, USA, a non-denominational megachurch
Megachurch
A megachurch is a church having 2,000 or more in average weekend attendance. The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000...
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His church was rated as the 31st fastest growing church and 41st in size in 2008 by Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazine
Outreach Magazine is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Vista, California. It focuses on activities of growing churches and is non-denominational.It is a periodical from the organization Outreach, Inc...
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Charles Nieman was born and brought up in El Paso, Texas. While studying at the University of Texas in his early 20's he decided to become a preacher.
He was influenced by Tommy Barnett of the Phoenix First Assembly of God
Phoenix First Assembly of God
Phoenix First Assembly of God, or simply Phoenix First, is an Assemblies of God megachurch in Phoenix, Arizona. As of 2009, the church had an average Sunday attendance of 9,600....
, whom he called his pastor.
Charles and Rochelle Nieman began preaching in 1977 to a congregation of just 20 people in a small railroad union hall in El Paso.
Since then, their church has grown to over 20,000 members.
The Niemans' message focuses on the abundant life
Abundant life
Abundant life is a term used to refer to Christian teachings on fullness of life. It is not an organized movement or a unique doctrine, but a name applied to the teachings and expectations of the groups and people who follow the teachings...
that Jesus came to give.
Nieman is a regular speaker at Christian conferences.
Apart from public appearances, he has written several books and his work is available on iTunes podcasts.