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TechnoratiAs experts have concluded, Stetzer sees no slowing or halt to the megachurch phenomenon as long as pastors continue to seek new ways to reach and transform their communities for Christ.
Top 10 Largest U.S. Churches
1. Lakewood Church, Houston Texas – Joel Osteen (47,000)
2. Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, Ill. – Bill Hybels (23,500)
3. Second Baptist Church, Houston – Ed Young Sr. (23,198)
4. Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, Calif. – Rick Warren (22,000)
5. LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, Okla. – Craig Groeschel (19,907)
6. Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, Ky. – Dave Stone (18,013)
7. North Point Church, Alpharetta, Ga. – Andy Stanley (17,700)
8. Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va. – Jonathan Falwell (17.445)
9. Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Bob Coy (17,000)
10. The Potter's House, Dallas – T.D. Jakes (17,000)
Top 10 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches
1. Iglesia Cristiana Segadores de Vida, Hollywood, Fla. – Ruddy and Maria Gracia (grew by 3,050; 109 percent)
2. Community of Faith, Cypress, Texas - Mark Shock (grew by 2,200; 163 percent)
3. Valley Bible Fellowship, Bakersfield, Calif. – Ron Vietti (grew by 3,600; 52 percent)
4. Community Christian Church, Naperville, Ill. – Dave Ferguson (grew by 2,230; 81 percent)
5. The ROC (Richmond Outreach Center), Richmond, Va. – Geronimo Aguilar (grew by 2,100; 100 percent)
6. New Life Church, Conway, Ark. – Rick Bezet (grew by 2,000; 108 percent)
7. Living Hope Church, Vancouver, Wash. – John Bishop (grew by 2,223; 75 percent)
8. Elevation Church, Charlotte, N.C., Steven Furtick (grew by 1,965; 444 percent)
9. Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, Va. – Jonathan Falwell (grew by 4,750; 37 percent)
10. Flamingo Road Church, Cooper City, Fla. – Troy Gramling (grew by 2,040; 51 percent)
More than 20,000 Protestant churches were contacted for the Outreach 100 lists, which includes churches that opted to participate in the study and data that each church provided. The lists are published in Outreach magazine's annual Outreach 100 Special Issue.
On the Web:
Outreach 100 Largest U.S. Churches
Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches
Correction: Monday, October 15, 2007:
The list of America’s fastest-growing churches released by Outreach Magazine this month had a number of errors that were later corrected on Monday, Oct. 8, 2007. The original list had left out four churches from the top 10 – Community of Faith, Community Christian Church, Living Hope Church, and Flamingo Road Church. In their place were Calvary Community Church (originally ranked No. 2, but later ranked No. 24), Fellowship Church (originally ranked No. 6, but later ranked No. 15), Redemption World Outreach Center (originally ranked No. 9, but later ranked No. 25), and Champions Centre (originally ranked No. 10, but later ranked No. 37). Outreach, in a news release, also incorrectly reported the size of growth witnessed by America’s fastest-growing church. According to numerical figures obtained by Outreach, 3,050 not 2,800 was the number of new attendees that boosted Iglesia Cristiana Segardores de Vida to nearly 6,000.
In addition to Outreach’s errors, The Christian Post had incorrectly reported the number of churches in America that draw over 10,000 people each week. According to Outreach, the number of U.S. churches that draw over 10,000 attendees each week is 35, not 36.
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