Megachurch growing

A satellite site of Lutheran Church of Hope, West Des Moines, Iowa, moved this October to a new building in Waukee, Iowa. The ELCA congregation continues to experience rapid growth with more than 10,000 members attending its five sites in northwestern Iowa. The Christian Post reported that the megachurch estimated that more than 30,000 people attended Easter services in 2015. Hope will be leasing the new worship space from Point of Grace, a nondenominational megachurch in Waukee, for a year and plans to purchase the facility for about $4 million.