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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Location
Denomination
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81
Life Church Calvert
Huntingtown, MD
- Steve Forrester
● Fastest
82
New Life Church
Conway, AR
- Rick Bezet
● Fastest
● Largest
83
North Jersey Vineyard Church
South Hackensack, NJ
- Phil Chorlian
● Fastest
84
EastLake Church
Chula Vista, CA
- James Grogan
● Fastest
● Reproducing
85
Temple Baptist Church
Hattiesburg, MS
- David Whitten
● Fastest
86
First Baptist Simpsonville | Upstate Church
Simpsonville, SC
- Wayne Bray
● Fastest
87
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Whites Creek, TN
- Joseph W. Walker III
● Fastest
● Largest
88
Journey Church
Bozeman, MT
- Bob Schwahn
● Fastest
89
PaulAnn Church
San Angelo, TX
- Kirt Dauphin
● Fastest
90
The Rock
Conway, SC
- Joshua Finklea
● Fastest
91
First Baptist Church
Bryan, TX
- Jim Heiligman
● Fastest
92
New Vision Baptist Church
Murfreesboro, TN
- Brady Cooper
● Fastest
93
Liberty Live Church
Hampton, VA
- Grant Ethridge
● Fastest
● Largest
94
V1 Church
Brooklyn, NY
- Mike Signorelli
● Fastest
95
Skyline Church
La Mesa, CA
- Jeremy McGarity
● Fastest
● Reproducing
96
Evangel Church
Scotch Plains, NJ
- Christopher Morante
● Fastest
97
First Baptist Leesburg
Leesburg, FL
- Cliff Lea
● Fastest
98
Chase Oaks Church
Plano, TX
- Jeff L. Jones
● Fastest
99
Crossroads Church
Belton, TX
- Matt Thrasher
● Fastest
100
Faith Church
Dyer, IN
- Bob Bouwer
● Fastest
● Reproducing