Christian
Mars Hill Church (Mark Driscoll, 1996–2014)
27/40· HighConfidence: High
Seattle evangelical megachurch (1996–2014) under Mark Driscoll. Collapsed in 2014 after governance investigation; subject of the 2021 'Rise and Fall of Mars Hill' podcast.
CLCI radar
High Control
BITE breakdown
Behavior Control7/10
Information Control6/10
Thought Control7/10
Emotional Control7/10
Modifiers (+0)
0 — historical entry; the Christianity Today 'Rise and Fall of Mars Hill' podcast (2021) is the canonical source.
Founded
1996
Members
Peak ≈15,000 weekly attendees; defunct 2014
Active in
USA
In context
Mars Hill grew from Driscoll's late-1990s Seattle planting to 15,000 weekly attendees before its 2014 collapse following the Result Source plagiarism scandal and elder governance investigation. The 2021 Christianity Today podcast remains the canonical case study.
Notable public ex-members
- Paul Petry (former elder)
- Multiple CT podcast subjects
Legal cases & controversies
- 2014 governance investigation
Timeline
- 1996Mars Hill founded by Driscoll
- 2014Driscoll resigns; Mars Hill dissolves
- 2021CT podcast
Sources
- Christianity Today 'Rise and Fall of Mars Hill' (2021)
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