World Harvest Church is an international pentecostal megachurch founded in Columbus, Ohio that is pastored by Rod Parsley, with campuses in Columbus, Ohio and Elkhart, Indiana. First started in 1977 in Rod Parsley's parent's backyard, the church consisted of 17 people. Two years later Parsley bought property for the church to be built on. 180 people were attending at this point. In 1982 the seating was doubled. The number of people was so large that a second Sunday morning service was added.