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{{Infobox church
| name = Église Porte Ouverte Chrétienne
| image =
| imagesize = 270px
| caption = Worship in 2017
| denomination = [[Evangelicalism]], [[Charismatic Christianity|charismatic]]
| associations = Federation of Full Gospel Churches in Francophonie
| founded date = 1966
| founder = Jean Peterschmitt
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| location = [[Mulhouse]]
| country = France
| membership = 2,200
| attendance =
| website = [https://porte-ouverte.com/ porte-ouverte.com]
| logo =
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The '''Christian Open Door Church''' (''Mission du Plein Évangile – Église Porte Ouverte Chrétienne [POC]'') is a
==History==
The church was officially founded by Suzanne and Jean Peterschmitt in Mulhouse in 1966.<ref name="Sébastien Fath 2008, p. 151">Sébastien Fath, ''Dieu XXL, la révolution des mégachurches'', Édition Autrement, France, 2008, p. 151</ref> This assembly was registered under its current name as cultural charitable organization. In 1972, the church had between 60 and 80 members.<ref>Laurent Amiotte-Suchet, Jean-Paul Willaime, GSRL, hal.archives-ouvertes.fr, [http://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/docs/00/12/49/02/PDF/Willaime-Amiotte-Lapluiedelesprit-rapportFPF.pdf La pluie de l’Esprit – Étude sociologique d’une assemblée pentecôtiste mulhousienne – Mission du Plein Évangile. La Porte ouverte chrétienne], France, 2004</ref>
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By 2010, about 4,000 people were watching the church's broadcast of worship on the church's official site.<ref>{{cite web |title=Le mouvement évangélique s'enracine en France |url=http://www.france-info.com/chroniques-le-plus-france-info-2010-02-03-le-mouvement-evangelique-s-enracine-en-france-399728-81-184.html |first=Sébastien |last=Baer |publisher=France Info |language=French |date=3 February 2010|accessdate=10 September 2010}}</ref> Worships are broadcast by satellite in 37 countries and in Internet.<ref>Emilie Blachere, parismatch.com, [http://www.parismatch.com/Actu/Societe/religion-evangelistes-protestants-ile-de-france-culte-eglise-147326 La vague évangélique], France, 8 January 2010</ref>
In 2015, the church had expansion work done in its building to create a capacity of 2,500 seats.<ref>Anne Ducellier, lalsace.fr, [http://www.lalsace.fr/actualite/2015/05/10/une-eglise-evangelique-de-7000-m2-inauguree-a-mulhouse Une église évangélique de 7000
In 2017, the attendance had reached 2,200 people.<ref name="Leadership Network">Warren Bird, [http://leadnet.org/world/ World megachurches], Leadership Network, USA. Retrieved 29 October 2017</ref>
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