2023 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
Kingdom Fellowship AME Church
Kingdom Fellowship AME Church Calverton, MD - Matthew L. Watley
● Fastest
2
Maryland Community Church
Maryland Community Church Terre Haute, IN - Scot Longyear
● Fastest
3
Grace Family Church
Grace Family Church Lutz, FL - Craig Altman
● Fastest ● Largest
4
Venture Church (formerly FBC Hattiesburg)
Venture Church (formerly FBC Hattiesburg) Hattiesburg, MS - Jeff Clark
● Fastest
5
Grace Church
Grace Church Dumfries, VA - Derek Grier
● Fastest
6
Lakeside Church
Lakeside Church Oakland, FL - Jason Hitte Sr.
● Fastest
7
Elevate Life Church
Elevate Life Church Jacksonville, FL - Tim Staier
● Fastest
8
Radiant Church
Radiant Church Tampa, FL - Aaron Burke
● Fastest ● Reproducing
9
Liquid Church
Liquid Church Parsippany, NJ - Tim Lucas
● Fastest
10
Community Bible Church
Community Bible Church San Antonio, TX - Ed Newton
● Fastest ● Largest ● Reproducing
11
Central Baptist Church
Central Baptist Church Jonesboro, AR - Archie Mason
● Fastest
12
Compass Christian Church
Compass Christian Church Colleyville, TX - Drew Sherman
● Fastest
13
Resurrection, A United Methodist Church (formerly Church of the Resurrection)
Resurrection, A United Methodist Church (formerly Church of the Resurrection) Leawood, KS - Adam Hamilton
● Fastest ● Largest
14
Coastal Community Church
Coastal Community Church Parkland, FL - T.J. McCormick
● Fastest
15
First Orlando
First Orlando Orlando, FL - David Uth
● Fastest ● Largest
16
Colorado Community Church
Colorado Community Church Aurora, CO - Robert Gelinas
● Fastest
17
Gateway Church
Gateway Church Southlake, TX -
● Fastest ● Largest
18
Pantano Christian Church
Pantano Christian Church Tucson, AZ - Trevor DeVage
● Fastest
19
The Church of Eleven22
The Church of Eleven22 Jacksonville, FL - Joby Martin
● Fastest ● Largest ● Reproducing
20
Sun Valley Community Church
Sun Valley Community Church Gilbert, AZ - Chad Moore
● Fastest ● Largest