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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81
The Crossing, A Christian Church
Las Vegas, NV
- Shane Philip
● Fastest
82
Xperience Church
Defiance, OH
- Kyle Brownlee
● Fastest
83
First Baptist Church
Fernandina Beach, FL
- Zach Terry
● Fastest
84
North Jersey Vineyard Church
South Hackensack, NJ
- Phil Chorlian
● Fastest
85
The Journey
Newark, DE
- Mark Johnston
● Fastest
86
Pantano Christian Church
Tucson, AZ
- Trevor DeVage
● Fastest
87
Eagle Brook Church
Centerville, MN
- Jason Strand
● Fastest
● Largest
88
Church of the Open Door
York, PA
- Robert H. Riedy
● Fastest
89
New Day Christian Church
Port Charlotte, FL
- Rusty Russell
● Fastest
90
First Baptist Church Cullman
Cullman, AL
- Tom Richter
● Fastest
91
The Summit Church
Durham, NC
- J.D. Greear
● Fastest
● Largest
● Reproducing
92
theCHURCH of Arizona
Lakeside, AZ
- Ernie Jaurique
● Fastest
93
The Rock
Conway, SC
- Joshua Finklea
● Fastest
94
Community Christian Church
Hemet, CA
- John Scott
● Fastest
95
Park Cities Baptist Church
Dallas, TX
- Jeff Warren
● Fastest
96
Cornerstone Church
Caledonia, MI
- Ken Nash
● Fastest
97
Oro Valley Church of the Nazarene
Oro Valley, AZ
- Craig Coulter
● Fastest
98
The Bridge Fellowship
Lebanon, TN
- Phil Wilson
● Fastest
99
Life Church Calvert
Huntingtown, MD
- Steve Forrester
● Fastest
100
Real Life Ministries
Post Falls, ID
- Jim Putman
● Fastest
● Reproducing