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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Denomination
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Church at The Mill
Church at The Mill Moore, SC - D.J. Horton
● Fastest
42
Arise Church
Arise Church Brandon, FL - Brent Simpson
● Fastest
43
Bayside Community Church
Bayside Community Church Bradenton, FL - Randy Bezet
● Fastest ● Largest
44
Beach Church
Beach Church Myrtle Beach, SC - Joe Donahue
● Fastest
45
Mission Hills Church
Mission Hills Church Littleton, CO - Craig Smith
● Fastest
46
Water of Life Community Church
Water of Life Community Church Fontana, CA - Shane Carroll
● Fastest ● Largest
47
Community Church
Community Church Babylon, NY - Lou Pizzichillo
● Fastest
48
Westover Hills Church
Westover Hills Church San Antonio, TX - Jonathan Mussett
● Fastest
49
Liquid Church
Liquid Church Parsippany, NJ - Tim Lucas
● Fastest
50
Countryside Christian Church
Countryside Christian Church Clearwater, FL - Glenn Davis
● Fastest
51
Cross Church
Cross Church San Benito, TX - Jaime Loya
● Fastest
52
Southcrest Baptist Church
Southcrest Baptist Church Lubbock, TX - David L. Wilson
● Fastest
53
Rolling Hills Community Church
Rolling Hills Community Church Franklin, TN - Jeff Simmons
● Fastest
54
Grace Church
Grace Church Dumfries, VA - Derek Grier
● Fastest
55
Community Christian Church
Community Christian Church Hemet, CA - John Scott
● Fastest
56
Lakepointe Church
Lakepointe Church Rockwall, TX - Josh Howerton
● Fastest ● Largest ● Reproducing
57
Impact Church
Impact Church Medford, MA - Zenzo Matoga
● Fastest
58
Sun Valley Community Church
Sun Valley Community Church Gilbert, AZ - Chad Moore
● Fastest ● Largest
59
Heritage Church
Heritage Church Sterling Heights, MI - Jeff Forester
● Fastest
60
The Block Church
The Block Church Philadelphia, PA - Joey & Lauren Furjanic
● Fastest ● Reproducing