2025 Fast Facts

Average Weekly In-Person-Only Worship Attendance

• Megachurches: 4,703 (46 churches)
• Emerging Megachurches: 1,155 (42 churches)
• Large Churches: 609 (50 churches)
• Medium Churches: 307 (59 churches)
• Small Churches: 141 (90 churches)
• Very Small Churches: 53 (93 churches)

Average Weekly In-Person and Online Combined Worship Attendance

• Megachurches: 6,115
• Emerging Megachurches: 1,442
• Large Churches: 723
• Medium Churches: 352
• Small Churches: 163
• Very Small Churches: 58

76% of the churches reported online worship attendance numbers.

Total Attendance Growth Rates (2024 to 2025)

• Megachurches: 12.6%
• Emerging Megachurches: 10.0%
• Large: 12.5%
• Medium: 7.3%
• Small: 2.3%
• Very Small: 3.6%
• Overall: 7.0% (same as 2024)

Percentage of Churches that Grew vs Declined in Attendance (2024–2025)

• Megachurches: 87% grew; 13% declined
• Emerging Megachurches: 78% grew; 22% declined
• Large: 73% grew; 27% declined
• Medium: 74% grew; 26% declined
• Small: 65% grew; 35% declined
• Very Small: 58% grew; 42% declined

Top Fastest Growing Churches (2024–2025)

Megachurches:

• 41.4%: The Hills Church, Evansville, IN
• 33.8%: Northside Christian Church, New Albany, IN
• 33.8%: Ekklesia Christian Church, Conway, SC
• 33.8%: Victory Christian Church, Franklin, IN

Emerging Megachurches:

• 117.7%: Venture Christian Church, Katy, TX
• 32%: Southern Hills, the Church at City Station, Carrollton, GA
• 23%: Hill City Church, Boise, ID

Large:

• 68.1%: Real Life Christian Church, Woodstock, GA
• 46%: Christ’s Church—Ft. Wayne, IN
• 43.2%: First Christian Church, Warsaw, IN

Medium:

• 69.2%: Virgie Christian Church, Fair Oaks, IN
• 43.3%: Countryside Christian Church, Pittsburg, KS
• 21.9%: Rising Sun Church of Christ, Rising Sun, IN

Small:

• 40.4%: Redwood Christian Church, Grants Pass, OR
• 39.5%: Catalyst Church, Greensboro, NC
• 31.1%: First Church of Christ, Hicksville, OH

Very Small:

• 67.3%: Central Christian Church, Granite City, IL
• 66.7%: Leitchfield Christian Church, Leitchfield, KY
• 30%: Highmore Church of Christ, Highmore, SD

Total Baptisms

• Megachurches baptized 27,640 people, an average of 601 baptisms per church.
• Emerging Megachurches baptized 3,998 people, an average of 95 baptisms per church.
• Large Churches baptized 2,497 people, an average of 50 baptisms per church.
• Medium Churches baptized 1,347 people, an average of 23 per church.
• Small Churches baptized 867 people, an average of 10 baptisms per church.
• Very Small Churches baptized 357 people, an average of 4 baptisms per church.
• The 380 churches combined baptized 36,706 people, an average of 97 per church.

Baptism Ratios

• Megachurches: 8.6
• Emerging Megachurches: 6.6
• Large: 7.0
• Medium: 6.5
• Small: 5.8
• Very Small: 6.4
• Overall: 6.7

Top Baptism Ratios

Megachurches:

• 27.1: Compass Christian Church, Chandler, AZ
• 16.4: Journey Christian Church, Apopka, FL
• 14.6: Salty Church, Ormond Beach, FL

Emerging Megachurches:

• 22.6: Community Christian Church, Hemet, CA
• 16.2: Creekside Christian Church, St. Johns, FL
• 14.5: Pikes Peak Christian Church, Colorado Springs, CO

Large:

• 23.2: Christ’s Church—Ft. Wayne, Ft. Wayne, IN
• 20.7: Christian Church in the Wildwood, Weeki Wachee, FL
• 19.6: Rise Christian Church, Newark, OH

Medium:

• 13.7: Novesta Church of Christ, Cass City, MI
• 13.7: Orleans Christian Church, Orleans, IN
• 13.5: Legacy Christian Church, Senoia, GA

Small:

• 17.5: Emmaus Church, Burlington, Ontario
• 16.1: Licking Christian Church, Licking, MO
• 15.4: Christian Church of Hebron, IN

Very Small:

• 28: Vevay Church of Christ, Vevay, IN
• 27.8: Community Church of Christ, Surrey, British Columbia
• 26.7: Church of Christ, Newkirk, OK

Bucks Spent Per Baptism

(based on total giving in most recent fiscal year)

• Megachurches: $18,392
• Emerging Megachurches: $28,742
• Large: $26,319
• Medium: $31,422
• Small: $37,269
• Very Small: $34,770
• Overall: $22,073

Lead Minister Age

• Megachurches: 50.2
• Emerging Megachurches: 51.1
• Large: 52.1
• Medium: 55.0
• Small: 53.6
• Very Small: 59.1
• Overall: 54.2

• 33% of the lead ministers were 60 years old or older
• There were 3.5 times as many lead ministers over 60 years old than under 40 years old

Lead Minister Tenure

• Megachurches: 13.4 years
• Emerging Megachurches: 14 years
• Large: 12.6 years
• Medium: 13.3 years
• Small: 10.4 years
• Very Small: 10.5 years
• Overall: 12 years

Average Start Date of Church

• Megachurches: 1962
• Emerging Megachurches: 1960
• Large churches: 1944
• Medium churches: 1945
• Small Churches: 1932
• Very Small Churches: 1928
• Overall: 1941

Church Locations

• An older residential area in the city. (> 50,000 people): 13%
• A downtown or central area of the city (> 50,000): 5%
• A newer suburb around the city (> 50,000): 11%
• An older suburb around the city (> 50,000): 15%
• A city of 10,000 to 49,999, or in an area where a city of that size serves as a hub: 21%
• A small town or rural community (< 10,000): 35%

State by State Locations

39 states represented plus 3 churches from Canada.

• Ohio: 69 churches
• Indiana: 51 churches
• Kentucky: 32 churches
• Illinois: 24 churches
• Missouri: 18 churches
• Florida: 17 churches
• Georgia: 15 churches
• Michigan, Virginia: 13 churches
• North Carolina: 11 churches
• Kansas: 10 churches
• Colorado, Oklahoma, Tennessee: 8 churches
• Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania: 7 churches
• California, Texas: 6 churches
• Arizona, Minnesota: 5 churches
• Iowa, Idaho: 4 churches
• Maryland, South Carolina, South Dakota, Washington: 3 churches
• Arizona, Nevada, Ontario, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Wyoming: 2 churches
• British Columbia, Massachusetts, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Utah: 1 church

Author: Christian Standard

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