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Megachurches: A Closer Look at the Numbers

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by | 11 April, 2010 | 0 comments

By Kent Fillinger


What is “Average”?

The 54 megachurches” average worship attendance: 4,314

The 60 emerging megachurches” average worship attendance: 1,400

All 114 churches” average attendance: 2,781

Fastest-Growing Churches

One-Year Growth Rate:

Real Life Christian, Clermont, FL, 65%

Generations Christian, Trinity, FL, 51%

Eastside Christian, Fullerton, CA, 39%

Five-Year Total Growth Rate:

Parkview Christian, Orland Park, IL, 127%

Central Christian, Henderson, NV, 118%

Real Life Ministries, Post Falls, ID, 93%

Fastest-Growing Churches of the Decade:

Savannah (GA) Christian, 286%

Christ”s Church of the Valley, Peoria, AZ, 234%

Southeast Christian, Parker, CO, 227%

Fastest-Growing Since the First List in 1997:

Christ”s Church of the Valley, Peoria, AZ, 524%

Central Christian Church, Henderson, NV, 382%

Northside Christian, New Albany, IN, 369%

Growth Percentage Overview in 2009:

6 churches grew more than 26%

15 churches grew 11 to 25%

17 churches grew 6 to 10%

33 churches grew 1 to 5%

5 churches that were stagnating between 0.4 to -0.4%

20 churches declined 1 to 5%

5 churches declined 6 to 10%

5 churches declined more than 11%

New Megachurches

(Those breaking the 2,000 barrier in 2009):

Rolling Hills Christian Church, El Dorado Hills, CA, 2,132

Westlink Christian Church, Wichita, KS, 2,200

Crossroads Christian Church, Lexington, KY, 2,245

Real Life Christian Church, Clermont, FL, 2,367

Traders Point Christian Church, Whitestown, IN, 2,381

New Emerging Megachurches

(Those breaking the 1,000 barrier in 2009):

Northside Christian Church, Spring, TX, 1,016

River Hills Christian Church, Cincinnati, OH, 1,038

Second Church of Christ, Danville, IL, 1,055: (returning)

Suncrest Christian Church, Saint John, IN, 1,087

NorthEast Christian Church, Lexington, KY, 1,100

242 Community Church, Howell, MI, 1,180

Beaverton Christian Church, Beaverton, OR, 1,352 (returning)

Churches Less than 10 years old

Established in 2000: The Crossing, A Christian Church, Las Vegas, NV, 1,909

Est. 2000: Christ”s Church of the Valley, Royersford, PA, 1,332

Est. 2005: 242 Community Church, Howell, MI, 1,180

Est. 2000: NorthEast Christian, Lexington, KY, 1,100

State by State

Number of churches reported per state:

17″”Indiana

10″”California, Ohio

9″”Illinois, Kentucky

8″”Florida

6″”Arizona

5″”Colorado

4″”Kansas, Missouri, Nevada

3″”Idaho, North Carolina, Texas

2″”Michigan, Oregon, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Oklahoma

1″”Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Tennessee



Kent Fillinger is president of 3:STRANDS Consulting (www.3strandsconsulting.com).

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