2024 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
Union Church (formerly Destiny Church)
Glen Burnie, MD
- Stephen Chandler
● Fastest
● Largest
2
Shepherd Church
Porter Ranch, CA
- Dudley Rutherford
● Fastest
● Largest
3
The Church of Eleven22
Jacksonville, FL
- Joby Martin
● Fastest
● Largest
● Reproducing
4
Skyline Church
La Mesa, CA
- Jeremy McGarity
● Fastest
● Reproducing
5
Journey Church
Fern Park, FL
- J.J. Vasquez
● Fastest
6
CCV (Christ's Church of the Valley)
Peoria, AZ
- Ashley Wooldridge
● Fastest
● Largest
7
Nona Church
Orlando, FL
- Collin Outerbridge
● Fastest
8
Water of Life Community Church
Fontana, CA
- Dan Carroll
● Fastest
● Largest
9
First Baptist Simpsonville | Upstate Church
Simpsonville, SC
- Wayne Bray
● Fastest
10
Pantano Christian Church
Tucson, AZ
- Trevor DeVage
● Fastest
11
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Nashville, TN
- Joseph W. Walker III
● Fastest
● Largest
12
Sun Valley Community Church
Gilbert, AZ
- Chad Moore
● Fastest
● Largest
13
V1 Church
Brooklyn, NY
- Mike Signorelli
● Fastest
14
Discovery Church
Bakersfield, CA
- Jason Hanash
● Fastest
15
Two Cities Church
Winston-Salem, NC
- Kyle Mercer
● Fastest
16
The Life Church RVA
Richmond, VA
- Vernon Gordon
● Fastest
17
Mariners Church
Irvine, CA
- Eric Geiger
● Fastest
● Largest
18
The House
Fort Worth, TX
- Micah Berteau
● Fastest
19
The Bridge Church
Ottumwa, IA
- Marty Schmidt
● Fastest
20
Eagle Brook Church
Centerville, MN
- Jason Strand
● Fastest
● Largest