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Top 100 Largest Churches in America
Each year OUTREACH Magazine publishes "The Outreach 100 Annual Report" on the largest churches and fastest growing churches in America. The 2017 special issue includes practical and inspirational features on retention and assimilation that could help your church grow, what you can learn from the biggest churches and fastest growing churches, and wisdom from these mega church, large church, and medium church pastors.
Top 10 Largest Churches
#1 Church of the Highlands
Birmingham, AL
Sr. Pastor: Chris Hodges
Attendance: 40,571
We minister to more than 30,000 people in weekly attendance with campuses across the state of Alabama. Our story begins with the dream of planting a church with a simple goal: help people connect with God in a church without letting structures and programs get in the way.
#2 North Point Ministries
Alpharetta, GA
Sr. Pastor: Andy Stanley
Attendance: 38,014
We were founded with the vision of creating churches that unchurched people love to attend. Since our inception, we have grown from one church to six in metro Atlanta and have developed a global network of more than 30 strategic partner churches.
#3 Gateway Church
Southlake, TX
Sr. Pastor: Robert Morris
Attendance: 30,420
We are all about people because God is all about people. We express our love for him through our love for people, and we do that by helping each person grow in their relationship with the Lord.
#4 Crossroads Church
Cincinnati, OH
Sr. Pastor: Brian Tome
Attendance: 28,386
Crossroads is for anyone seeking God--from those exploring whether or not God even exists, to committed Christ-followers. We present biblical truths and show how they apply to our everyday lives.
#5 Christ's Church of the Valley
Peoria, AZ
Sr. Pastor: Donald J. Wilson
Attendance: 27,146
It is our mission to win people to Christ, train believers to become disciples and send disciples to impact the world. Serving is a great way to get involved in the CCV community. We have opportunities for every age and interest.
#6 Saddleback Church
Lake Forest, CA
Sr. Pastor: Rick Warren
Attendance: 26,479
We are passionate about family, friendships and finding our calling. This is a family, and a place to call home. Our mission is to provide a place where the depressed, the hurting and hopeless can come and find help. We want to be a place of family, community and hope.
#7 Christ Fellowship Church
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Sr. Pastor: Todd Mullins
Attendance: 26,200
Christ Fellowship is a multiethnic congregation gathering across nine locations in South Florida, with more than 26,000 in attendance each week and over 50,000 joining online. With a heart to reach people at their point of need, Christ Fellowship’s external focus keeps the church moving in the direction towards the community—feeding the homeless, creating homes for neglected and abused children in the South Florida and caring for the underserved communities in our region.
#8 Willow Creek Community Church
South Barrington, IL
Sr. Pastor: Bill Hybels
Attendance: 25,343
We were founded on this conviction: People matter to God; therefore they matter to us. God bridged the unfathomable chasm between his holiness and our sin-stained humanity through the death and resurrection of his Son, Jesus Christ. Luke 19:10 tells us, "The Son of Man [Jesus] came to seek and to save the lost." We humbly recognize that we are among those Christ seeks and saves.
#9 Elevation Church
Matthews, NC
Sr. Pastor: Steven Furtick
Attendance: 25,130
We believe that worship opens our hearts to see the evidence of God's presence all around us. Worship lets us celebrate God's faithfulness and show our gratitude for his work in our lives. We exist so that people far from God will be raised to life in Christ.
#10 Southeast Christian Church
Louisville, KY
Sr. Pastor: Dave Stone
Attendance: 24,779
Our mission to connect people to Jesus and one another has grown and multiplied, expanding beyond the city, over county lines, across the river, to encompass an entire region. We have multiple campuses serving the specific needs of the areas in which they are located, while receiving centralized leadership and teaching from the campus on Blankenbaker Parkway.
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