Muslims begin to copy the megachurch multi-site model
Mosques across the country are beginning to use a model similar to the one used by some megachurches, operating multiple sites to serve a large and dispersed congregation.
Many of these “mosque chains” brand themselves as progressive and sometimes feature gymnasiums and mixed-gender prayer areas for men and women. Some groups even have weekly services at churches or synagogues with the expressed goal of fostering interfaith goodwill.
“If they weren’t Muslim, they’d look like one of the biggest Catholic churches you’d ever seen, from an organizational standpoint,” said Marshall Medoff, president of the Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation in Ashburn, Va., which last month agreed to rent prayer space to the All-Dulles Area Muslim Society....
