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Fastest-Growing Churches in America

The shape of the American megachurch is constantly shifting. What are the churches at the forefront of the movement and how are they innovating?

Each year, the Lifeway Research team surveys churches, verifies the numbers, calculates the results and compiles the list. In preparation for this annual report, they solicited participation from more than 10,000 churches. Through the process, the churches were contacted multiple times by email and fax. This is a self-reported survey, based on attendance averages, not membership. Churches that participated answered questions about their 2025 in-person, weekend attendance averages for February and March as compared to their 2024 numbers. The final Fastest-Growing rankings reflect an average of numerical gain and percentage gain.

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1
Journey Church
Journey Church Fern Park, FL - J.J. Vasquez
● Fastest
2
City Church Fort Wayne
City Church Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, IN - Chris Freeman
● Fastest
3
First Orlando
First Orlando Orlando, FL - David Uth
● Fastest ● Largest
4
Elevate Life Church CT
Elevate Life Church CT Wallingford, CT - Jeremy Baker
● Fastest
5
Union Church
Union Church Glen Burnie, MD - Stephen Chandler
● Fastest ● Largest
6
Compass Christian Church
Compass Christian Church Colleyville, TX - Drew Sherman
● Fastest
7
Coastal Community Church
Coastal Community Church Parkland, FL - T.J. McCormick
● Fastest
8
Discovery Church
Discovery Church Bakersfield, CA - Jason Hanash
● Fastest
9
Family Christian Center
Family Christian Center Munster, IN - Steve Munsey
● Fastest ● Largest
10
Lakeside Church
Lakeside Church Oakland, FL - Jason Hitte Sr.
● Fastest
11
Alive Church
Alive Church Orlando, FL - Ken Claytor
● Fastest
12
Mariners Church
Mariners Church Irvine, CA - Eric Geiger
● Fastest ● Largest
13
Crosspoint City Church
Crosspoint City Church Cartersville, GA - James Griffin
● Fastest ● Reproducing
14
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church Jonesboro, AR - Archie Mason
● Fastest
15
Quay Church (formerly Lifebridge Church)
Quay Church (formerly Lifebridge Church) Windermere, FL - Luke Lezon
● Fastest
16
Anthem Church
Anthem Church Hammond, IN - Sam Hamstra
● Fastest
17
Embrace Church
Embrace Church Sioux Falls, SD - Adam Weber
● Fastest
18
Community Bible Church
Community Bible Church San Antonio, TX - Ed Newton
● Fastest ● Largest ● Reproducing
19
The Crossing, A Christian Church
The Crossing, A Christian Church Las Vegas, NV - Shane Philip
● Fastest
20
Grace Church of Arvada
Grace Church of Arvada Arvada, CO - Rick Long
● Fastest