Carpenter's Home Church

Carpenter's Home Church was a prominent Pentecostal megachurch in Lakeland, Florida, affiliated with the Assemblies of God USA.

[2] Looking for a place to build a new, larger sanctuary, Strader found land originally owned by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, who built a retirement home for their members on it.

[3] When First Assembly bought the plot in 1980, some of the land was sold off, and a 10,000 seat auditorium was built by Roe Messner.

Many Contemporary Christian and Gospel artists performed at the church, including Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Newsboys, Plus One, The Florida Mass Choir, Skillet, Audio Adrenaline, OC Supertones, Carman, TobyMac, Petra, and Zoegirl, among others.

Strader had long been open to charismatic practices such as spontaneous dancing and singing, which caused chagrin among some of the church's more traditional members.

As a result of debts, the United States bankruptcy court required Without Walls to sell their properties.

[18] In February 2015, it was reported that the land and building had been purchased by developers who were planning to demolish the church.

[21][2] [22][23] The existing retirement home building on the site was used to house Evangel Christian School, which had been operated by First Lakeland Assembly of God since 1972.

[25] Howard-Browne's revival lasted for 16 weeks at Carpenter's Home, often holding two services a day and averaging 3,000 to 4,000 visitors at night.