Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala, Pentecostal megachurch in Mixco, Guatemala
Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala, known as Mega Frater, is a Pentecostal evangelical megachurch in Mixco (Ciudad San Cristóbal). Its auditorium, inaugurated on 27 May 2007 after construction began in 2001, seats 12,244 people within a complex of more than 200,000 m². A circular seal reading "FRATERNI DE GUI" is mounted behind a dark wooden lectern with a metal edge.
The church was founded in 1979 and grew substantially over the following decades. The current building was constructed between 2001 and 2007 and has served as the main community center since then.
The name Mega Frater shortens "Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala", the Christian Brotherhood founded in 1979 by pastor Jorge H. López with 20 people. The congregation is evangelical Pentecostal, and its Sunday gatherings in the 12,244-seat auditorium are the weekly centre of community life.
The church stands in Mixco (Ciudad San Cristóbal), west of Guatemala City, and the auditorium holds 12,244 seats, so arriving early helps on busy days. The building was inaugurated on 27 May 2007 after six years of construction. Visitors should dress modestly for services.
The seal on the lectern beside the pastor reads "FRATERNI" and "DE GUI", short for the church's full name, Fraternidad Cristiana de Guatemala. Its centre shows a globe with latitude and longitude lines above a curved shape. The auditorium seats 12,244 people, and the complex covers more than 200,000 square metres.
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