Megachurches and More: The 2015 Charts

May 2, 2016

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Our annual megachurch listing is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s most popular features. This year hundreds of churches participated, including 58 megachurches (those with 2,000 or more in weekly attendance) and 74 emerging megachurches (1,000 to 1,999). This chart also includes listings for scores of large churches (with average attendance of 500 to 999) and medium churches … Read more

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More than 4,000 people attended Community Christian Church”s Easter service at the Hemet (California) High School football stadium. CCC averaged 1,065 in weekly attendance in 2015.

Our annual megachurch listing is one of CHRISTIAN STANDARD”s most popular features. This year hundreds of churches participated, including 58 megachurches (those with 2,000 or more in weekly attendance) and 74 emerging megachurches (1,000 to 1,999). This chart also includes listings for scores of large churches (with average attendance of 500 to 999) and medium churches (250-499)

Click here to view and download the 2015 Chart, or click on them individually.

“¢ 2015 Megachurches

“¢ 2015 Emerging Megachurches

“¢ 2015 Large Churches

“¢ 2015 Medium Churches

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