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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41

Church at The Mill
Moore, SC
- D.J. Horton
● Fastest
42

Arise Church
Brandon, FL
- Brent Simpson
● Fastest
43

Bayside Community Church
Bradenton, FL
- Randy Bezet
● Fastest
● Largest
44

Beach Church
Myrtle Beach, SC
- Joe Donahue
● Fastest
45

Mission Hills Church
Littleton, CO
- Craig Smith
● Fastest
46

Water of Life Community Church
Fontana, CA
- Shane Carroll
● Fastest
● Largest

47

Community Church
Babylon, NY
- Lou Pizzichillo
● Fastest
48

Westover Hills Church
San Antonio, TX
- Jonathan Mussett
● Fastest
49

Liquid Church
Parsippany, NJ
- Tim Lucas
● Fastest
50

Countryside Christian Church
Clearwater, FL
- Glenn Davis
● Fastest
51

Cross Church
San Benito, TX
- Jaime Loya
● Fastest
52

Southcrest Baptist Church
Lubbock, TX
- David L. Wilson
● Fastest
53

Rolling Hills Community Church
Franklin, TN
- Jeff Simmons
● Fastest

54

Grace Church
Dumfries, VA
- Derek Grier
● Fastest
55

Community Christian Church
Hemet, CA
- John Scott
● Fastest
56

Lakepointe Church
Rockwall, TX
- Josh Howerton
● Fastest
● Largest
● Reproducing
57

Impact Church
Medford, MA
- Zenzo Matoga
● Fastest
58

Sun Valley Community Church
Gilbert, AZ
- Chad Moore
● Fastest
● Largest
59

Heritage Church
Sterling Heights, MI
- Jeff Forester
● Fastest
60

The Block Church
Philadelphia, PA
- Joey & Lauren Furjanic
● Fastest
● Reproducing