Megachurches and Other Churches: The 2012 List

May 2, 2013

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05_StndrdCvrMEASURE_JNOur annual megachurch chart is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s most popular features. This year there are 63 churches listed as megachurches (those with 2,000 or more in weekly attendance) and 67 listed as emerging megachurches (those with average attendance of 1,000 to 1,999). This low-res pdf also contains information on 105 large churches (which average 500 to 999 weekly) and 109 medium-size churches (an average weekly attendance of 250 to 499)

Click here to look at the chart of the 2012 Megachurches and Emerging Megachurches.

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Charlie Crowe
12 years ago

Great news and not so great news. Wonderful to see many large and growing churches. But with one baptism for every 10 members per year it seems that we might be losing market share.

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