The Largest and Fastest Growing Churches In America

"In conjunction with LifeWay Research, Outreach Magazine has published its annual issue charting the 100 largest and fastest growing churches in America.

Looking at attendance figures from February and March this year research showed that attendance was up by over 75,000 between the 8,000 churches with supplied data.

Texas has the most churches on the list of fastest growers with fourteen.. Florida and Illinois each have with California at seven plus Georgia and Tennessee both with six
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The youngest church on the Fastest-Growing list is second-ranked Experience Life of Lubbock, Texas, which opened in 2007.

The oldest church is 78th-ranked Mountain Christian Church of Joppa, Md., founded in 1824."


Top 5 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches


1. 12Stone Church, Lawrenceville, Ga., Kevin Myers (30 percent, +2,226)

2. Experience Life Church, Lubbock, Texas, Chris Galanos (60 percent, +1,061)

3. The Rock Church and World Outreach Center, San Bernardino, Calif., Jim Cobrae (25 percent, +2,646)

4. People’s Church, Oklahoma City, Okla., Herbert Cooper (58 percent, +1,085)

5. Faith Church of St. Louis, Fenton, Mo., David Crank (36 percent, +1,200)



Top 5 Largest U.S. Churches

1. Lakewood Church, Houston, Texas, Joel Osteen, (43,500)

2. North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Ga., Andy Stanley (24,325)

3. Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, Ed Young Sr. (24,041)

4. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Ill., Bill Hybels (24,000)

5. Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Ky., Dave Stone (19,230)


http://www.outreachmagazine.com/magazine/recent-issues/3762-The-2010-Outreach-100.html

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