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 2026 in-person, weekend attendance averages for February and March as compared to their 2025 numbers. The final Fastest-Growing rankings reflect an average of numerical gain and percentage gain.
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Location
Denomination
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41
Peace Church
Middleville, MI
- Ryan Kimmel
● Fastest
42
One Life Church
Mesa, AZ
- Jared Moore
● Fastest
43
Liberty Live Church
Hampton, VA
- Grant Ethridge
● Fastest
● Largest
44
Fox River Christian Church
Waukesha, WI
- Bill Gunderson
● Fastest
45
Christ Community Church
Huntersville, NC
- Ronnie Parrott
● Fastest
46
Palmetto Pointe Church of God
Myrtle Beach, SC
- Jamie Barfield
● Fastest
47
Immanuel Baptist Church
Lexington, KY
- Ron Edmondson
● Fastest
48
Community Bible Church
San Antonio, TX
- Ed Newton
● Fastest
● Largest
● Reproducing
49
Indian Rocks Church
Largo, FL
- Aaron Filippone
● Fastest
50
Oak Park Church
Mobile, AL
- David Smith
● Fastest
51
Houston's First Baptist Church
Houston, TX
- Gregg Matte
● Fastest
52
Second Baptist Church
Lancaster, SC
- Tim Sieberhagen
● Fastest
● Largest
53
Beach Church
Myrtle Beach, SC
- Joe Donahue
● Fastest
54
CenterPoint Church
Massapequa, NY
- Brian McMillan
● Fastest
● Reproducing
55
Liquid Church
Parsippany, NJ
- Tim Lucas
● Fastest
56
Mercy Hill Church
Greensboro, NC
- Andrew Hopper
● Fastest
● Reproducing
57
Emmanuel Church
Greenwood, IN
- Danny Anderson
● Fastest
58
Ada Bible Church
Grand Rapids, MI
- Aaron Buer
● Fastest
● Largest
59
Shepherd Church
Porter Ranch, CA
- Dudley Rutherford
● Fastest
● Largest
60
New Life Church
Conway, AR
- Rick Bezet
● Fastest
● Largest