Lakewood Ranch megachurch in $10M mega-expansion mode

Grace Community Church bought a new building for its staff and is constructing an overflow parking lot and student center.

  • By Lesley Dwyer
  • | 8:30 a.m. July 24, 2025
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Grace Community Church is expanding its Lakewood Ranch campus to include a student center.
Grace Community Church is expanding its Lakewood Ranch campus to include a student center.
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To hit megachurch status, a church needs to have at least 2,000 members. 

That could make Grace Community Church, on the Sarasota County side of Lakewood Ranch, a mega-mega church: It welcomes about 4,500 members each weekend.

 

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