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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1
Crossroads Church
Crossroads Church Cincinnati, OH - Brian Tome
● Fastest ● Largest
2
Eastside Christian Church
Eastside Christian Church Anaheim, CA - Gene Appel
● Fastest ● Largest
3
Shepherd Church
Shepherd Church Porter Ranch, CA - Dudley Rutherford
● Fastest ● Largest
4
Red Rocks Church
Red Rocks Church Littleton, CO - Shawn Johnson
● Fastest ● Largest
5
Traders Point Christian Church
Traders Point Christian Church Indianapolis, IN - Aaron Brockett
● Fastest ● Largest
6
Elevate Life Church
Elevate Life Church Jacksonville, FL - Tim Staier
● Fastest
7
Life Church Green Bay
Life Church Green Bay De Pere, WI - Shawn Hennessy
● Fastest
8
Elevation Church
Elevation Church Matthews, NC - Steven Furtick
● Fastest ● Largest
9
Cornerstone Chapel
Cornerstone Chapel Leesburg, VA - Gary Hamrick
● Fastest
10
Berean Baptist Church
Berean Baptist Church Burnsville, MN - Deven MacDonald
● Fastest
11
LifePoint Church
LifePoint Church Clarksville, TN - Mike Burnette
● Fastest
12
Lifepoint Church
Lifepoint Church Fredericksburg, VA - Daniel Floyd
● Fastest ● Largest
13
Relevant Church
Relevant Church Locust Grove, GA - Carl Nichols
● Fastest
14
Sandals Church
Sandals Church Riverside, CA - Matthew Brown
● Fastest ● Largest
15
Rock Point Church
Rock Point Church Queen Creek, AZ - Bill Bush
● Fastest
16
Community Bible Church
Community Bible Church San Antonio, TX - Ed Newton
● Fastest ● Largest ● Reproducing
17
Bayside Church
Bayside Church Roseville, CA - Ray Johnston
● Fastest ● Largest
18
Calvary Orlando
Calvary Orlando Winter Park, FL - Ed Garvin
● Fastest
19
Action Church
Action Church Orlando, FL - Justin Dailey
● Fastest
20
World Overcomers
World Overcomers Durham, NC - Andy Thompson
● Fastest ● Largest