2017 Fastest-Growing Churches in America
What are the country's Fastest-Growing Churches and what's contributing to their growth?
Each year, the Lifeway Research team surveys churches, verifies the numbers, calculates the results and compiles the lists. In preparation for this annual report, they solicited participation from more than 10,000 churches. Through the process, they 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 2024 in-person, weekend attendance averages for February and March as compared to their 2023 numbers. The final Fastest-Growing rankings reflect an average of numerical gain and percentage gain.
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Denomination
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1
Crossroads Church
Cincinnati, OH
- Brian Tome
● Fastest
● Largest
2
Eastside Christian Church
Anaheim, CA
- Gene Appel
● Fastest
● Largest
3
Shepherd Church
Porter Ranch, CA
- Dudley Rutherford
● Fastest
● Largest
4
Red Rocks Church
Littleton, CO
- Shawn Johnson
● Fastest
● Largest
5
Traders Point Christian Church
Indianapolis, IN
- Aaron Brockett
● Fastest
● Largest
6
Elevate Life Church
Jacksonville, FL
- Tim Staier
● Fastest
7
Life Church Green Bay
De Pere, WI
- Shawn Hennessy
● Fastest
8
Elevation Church
Matthews, NC
- Steven Furtick
● Fastest
● Largest
9
Cornerstone Chapel
Leesburg, VA
- Gary Hamrick
● Fastest
10
Berean Baptist Church
Burnsville, MN
- Deven MacDonald
● Fastest
11
LifePoint Church
Clarksville, TN
- Mike Burnette
● Fastest
12
Lifepoint Church
Fredericksburg, VA
- Daniel Floyd
● Fastest
● Largest
13
Relevant Church
Locust Grove, GA
- Carl Nichols
● Fastest
14
Sandals Church
Riverside, CA
- Matthew Brown
● Fastest
● Largest
15
Rock Point Church
Queen Creek, AZ
- Bill Bush
● Fastest
16
Community Bible Church
San Antonio, TX
- Ed Newton
● Fastest
● Largest
● Reproducing
17
Bayside Church
Roseville, CA
- Ray Johnston
● Fastest
● Largest
18
Calvary Orlando
Winter Park, FL
- Ed Garvin
● Fastest
19
Action Church
Orlando, FL
- Justin Dailey
● Fastest
20
World Overcomers
Durham, NC
- Andy Thompson
● Fastest
● Largest