List of megachurches in the United States explained

This is a list of the largest megachurches in the United States with an attendance of more than 10,000 weekly, sometimes also termed a gigachurch.^{[1] [2]} According to The Hartford Institute's database, approximately 50 churches had attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000 in 2010.^[3] The same source also lists more than 1,300 such Protestant and Evangelical churches in the United States with a weekly attendance of more than 2,000, meeting the definition of a megachurch.^[4]

As the term megachurch in common parlance refers to Protestant congregations; although there are some Catholic parishes which would meet the criteria, they are not listed.^[5] St Ann's in Coppell, Texas, would be near the top, with almost 30,000 registered parishioners in 2013.^[6] St Matthew's Catholic Church in the Ballantyne neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina likewise has been described as a Catholic megachurch^[7] with nearly 36,000 registered members in 2017 and 11 weekly masses.^[8] Weekly attendance figures may be lower than the number of registered parishioners, and the differences in the way the churches operate and the way attendance is counted are given as reasons for not including Catholic churches in lists of megachurches.

Membership numbers of the following churches give only a very rough indication of size. They vary from year to year. Also, some churches report typical Sunday attendance while others report the number who are listed in church records or make financial contributions, which may be higher. Some of the larger churches are multi-site churches. Many churches deliver their message through television or other media, sometimes reaching much higher numbers than those who physically attend the church.

List

Note that the attendance numbers are often provided by the church itself.

Church	City^[9]	State	Senior pastor(s)	data-sort-type=number	Av. weekly attendance^[10]	Association	Multi-site? (No.)	Ref
Abundant Church	El Paso	TX	Charles Nieman	12,400	Non-denominational
Ada Bible Church	Ada	MI	Jeff Manion	10,000<	--Hartford source says 7,000, 2018 figure was 9,000-->	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Bayside Community Church	Bradenton	FL	Randy and Amy Bezet	12,000<	--Hartford says 9,500-->	Non-denominational	Yes (8)
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Doug Sauder	16,000	Calvary Chapel	Yes (9+1 online)
Calvary Chapel Golden Springs	Diamond Bar	CA	Raul Ries	12,000	Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Melbourne	West Melbourne	FL	Dave Folkerts	10,000	Calvary Chapel	Yes (3+1 online)
Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	Joe Focht	12,000	Calvary Chapel
Calvary of Albuquerque	Albuquerque	NM	Skip Heitzig	16,200	Calvary Chapel
Calvary Community Church	Phoenix	AZ	J. Mark Martin	11,400	Calvary Chapel	Yes (2+1 online)
Celebration Church	Jacksonville	FL	Tim Timberlake	11,100<	--Hartford2 has 3745-->	Non-denominational	Yes (9+1 online)
Central Church	Henderson	NV	Jud Wilhite	21,100	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (9+1 online)
Christ Fellowship	Palm Beach Gardens	FL	Todd & Julie Mullins	25,000	Non-denominational	Yes (17+1 online)
Christ's Church of the Valley	Peoria	AZ	Ashley Wooldridge	39,869^[11]	Non-denominational	Yes (17+1 online)
Christian Cultural Center	New York	NY	A. R. Bernard	32,000^[12]	Non-denominational	Yes (1 + 1 online)
Church of Eleven22	Jacksonville	FL	Joby P. Martin	12,000	Non-denominational	Yes (6)
Church of the Highlands	Birmingham	AL	Chris Hodges	60,000	Non-denominational	Yes (20 + 1 including online)
Church on the Move	Tulsa	OK	Whit & Heather George	11,000<	--Hartford2 says 7,000-->
Church Unlimited	Corpus Christi	TX	Bil Cornelius	12,000	Non-Denominational	Yes (9)^[13]
City of Refuge	Gardena	CA	Noel Jones	10,000<	-- Hartford says 6,800-->	Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Community Bible Church^[14]	San Antonio	TX	Ed Newton^[15]	12,000	Non-denominational	Yes (at least 2+1 online)^[16]
Cross Church	Springdale	AR	Nick Floyd	16,000<	-- Hartford 2 says 6,800-->	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (5)
Crossings Community Church	Oklahoma City	OK	Marty Grubbs	10,000<	-- Hartford2 syas 5,500-->	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Yes (2 + Online)
Crossroads Church – Cincinnati^[17]	Cincinnati	OH	Brian Tome	35,000	Interdenominational	Yes (13 + online)
Deliverance Evangelistic Church	Philadelphia	PA	Glen Spaulding	11,000	Non-denominational
Dream City Church^[18]	Phoenix	AZ	Tommy Barnett, Luke Barnett	20,000	Assemblies of God	Yes (5)
Eagle Brook Church	Lino Lakes	MN	Jason Strand	43,871^[19]	Converge (United States)	Yes (11 + online)
Ebenezer AME Church	Fort Washington	MD	Grainger Browning, Jr.	10,000<	-- Hartford2 says 7,000-->	African Methodist Episcopal Church
El Rey Jesús (King Jesus International Ministry)	Miami	FL	Guillermo Maldonado	12,500	Non-denominational/Pentecostal
Elevation Church	Charlotte	NC	Steven Furtick	26,000	Non-denominational	Yes (21)^[20]
Empowerment Temple	Baltimore	MD	Pastor GJ Barnes	10,000^[21]	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church	Philadelphia	PA	Alyn E. Waller	15,000<	-- Hartford2 says 4,000-->	Baptist		Yes west
EPIC Church International	Sayreville	NJ	John J. Wagner	10,100	Non-denominational
Faith Landmarks Ministries	Richmond	VA	Randy Gilbert	10,000<	-- Hartford2 says 5,000-->
Family Christian Center	Munster	IN	Steve Munsey	14,000	Non-denominational
Fellowship Church	Grapevine	TX	Ed Young, Jr.	24,200	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (9 + online)
First African Methodist Episcopal Church	Los Angeles	CA	J. Edgar Boyd	10,000<	-- Hartford 2 says 7000-->	African Methodist Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church of Glenarden	Upper Marlboro	MD	John Jenkins	12,000	Converge (United States)
First Baptist Church of Hammond	Hammond	IN	John Wilkerson	13,000	Baptist
First Baptist Church Orlando	Orlando	FL	David Uth	16,000	Southern Baptist Convention
Flatirons Community Church	Lafayette	CO	Jim Burgen	19,000<	-- Hartford2 says 9313-->	Non-denominational evangelical	Yes (Main Campus, 5 satellite, & Online Livestream)
Fountain of Praise	Houston	TX	Remus Wright	11,800
Free Chapel	Gainesville	GA	Jentezen Franklin	25,000^[22]	Non-denominational	Yes (7 + TV + online)^[23]
Gateway Church	Southlake	TX	Robert Morris	25,800^[24]	Non-denominational Charismatic	Yes (10 + online + prison campuses)
Germantown Baptist Church^[25]	Germantown	TN	Tommy Vinson, Interim Preacher	12,000	Southern Baptist Convention
Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York^[26]	New York	NY	Floyd Flake	20,000<	--Hartford2 says 2000-->	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist	New Orleans	LA	Paul Morton	10,000	Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
Green Acres Baptist Church	Tyler	TX	David Dykes	14,000<	--Hartfod2 says 4000-->	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes
Harvest Christian Fellowship	Riverside	CA	Greg Laurie	15,000	Calvary Chapel	Yes (6)
Healing Place Church	Baton Rouge	LA	Mike Haman	12,000<	--Hartford2 says 7000-->	Non-denominational	Yes (13)
Hickory Grove Baptist Church	Charlotte	NC	Clint Pressley	11,900<	--Hartford2 says 4000-->	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (3)
Hope City Church	Houston	TX	Jeremy and Jennifer Foster	12,000	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
Hope Community Church	Raleigh	NC	Jason Gore	15,000<	--Hartford2 says 4000-->	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
Inspiring Body of Christ Church (IBOC)	Dallas	TX	Rickie Rush	15,000^[27] ^[28]	Non-denominational	Yes (1 + 1 online)
James River Church	Springfield	MO	John Lindell	17,000<	--Hartford2 says 7000-->	Assemblies of God	Yes (5) (4 physical + 1 online)
Kensington Church	Troy	MI	Brian Mowrey	11,000	Non-denominational	Yes (7)^[29]
King's Cathedral and Chapels	Kahului	HI	James Marocco & Colleen Marocco	30,000<	--Hartford2 says 5000-->	Assemblies of God	Yes (360)^[30]
Lake Pointe Church	Rockwall	TX	Josh Howerton	13,300	Southern Baptist Convention
Lakewood Church	Houston	TX	Joel Osteen	45,000^[31]	Non-denominational
Legacy Church	Albuquerque	NM	Steve Smotherman	10,100	Non-denominational
LibertyLive.church	Hampton	VA	Dr. Grant Ethridge	10,000<	--Hartford2 says 5000-->	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (7 + 1 Online)
LCBC	Manheim	PA	Jason Mitchell	19,000	Non-denominational	Yes (19 + Online)
Life.Church	Edmond	OK	Craig Groeschel	85,000^[32]	Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC)	Yes (42 + online)
Living Word Christian Center	Chicago	IL	Bill Winston	18,000<	-- Hartford2 says 4500-->	Non-denominational
Lutheran Church of Hope	West Des Moines	IA	Mike Housholder	10,000	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Mariners Church	Irvine	CA	Eric Geiger	12,200	Non-denominational Evangelical	Yes (3 + 2 campus plants + 1 online)
Mars Hill Bible Church	Grandville	MI	AJ Sherrill	12,000	Non-denominational
McLean Bible Church	McLean	VA	David Platt	16,500<	--Hartford2 says 8000-->	Non-denominational
Mount Zion Baptist Church	Nashville	TN	Joseph W. Walker III	21,000	Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church	Stonecrest	GA	Jamal H. Bryant	10,000^[33]	Baptist
New Hope Christian Fellowship	Honolulu	HI	Wayne Cordeiro	14,500	Foursquare Church	Yes (>100 + online)
New Life Church	Conway	AR	Rick & Michelle Bezet	18,000^[34]	Non-denominational	Yes (17)
New Life Church	Colorado Springs	CO	Brady Boyd	15,000 at main campus^[35]	Non-denominational	Yes (8 + online and tv)
New Life Covenant Church	Chicago	IL	John F. Hannah	10,000	Non-denominational	Yes (3)
New Light Christian Center Church	Houston	TX	Ira V. Hilliard	13,500	Non-denominational
NewSpring Church	Anderson	SC	Brad Cooper, Shane Duffey, Michael Mulliken, Tyler Tatum, David Hall	20,500^[36] ^[37]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (20 + 1 online)
North Coast Church^[38]	Vista	CA	Larry Osborne, Chris Brown	10,000	Evangelical Free Church of America	Yes (5)
North Point Community Church	Alpharetta	GA	Andy Stanley	50,000^[39]	Non-denominational	Yes (8 in Atlanta, and 150 partner churches)
One Community Church	Plano	TX	Conway Edwards	10,000	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Pinelake Church^[40]	Flowood	MS	Chip Henderson	11,472^[41]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (5)
Potential Church^[42]	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Troy Gramling	12,000	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (7)
The Potter's House	Dallas	TX	T. D. Jakes	16,100	Non-denominational	Yes (3)
Prestonwood Baptist Church	Plano	TX	Jack Graham	17,000	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (2 + online)^[43]
Quest Community Church	Lexington	KY	Pete Hise	10,000<	--Hartford2 says 3000-->	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Yes (3 + 1 online)
Redemption Church^[44]	San Jose	CA	Ron Carpenter	11,000
Relentless Church^[45]	Greenville	SC	John Gray	14,000	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
River Church^[46]	Anaheim	CA	Dante Gebel	10,000	Assemblies of God
The Rock Church & World Outreach Center^[47]	San Bernardino	CA	Dan Roth	18,000^[48]	Non-denominational
Rock Church	San Diego	CA	Miles McPherson	12,900	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Saddleback Church^[49]	Lake Forest	CA	Andy Wood	28,000	Baptist	Yes (14 + 4 international +1 online)
Sagebrush Church^[50]	Albuquerque	NM	Todd Cook	14,000^[51] <	--Hartford2 says 9,000-->	Non-denominational	Yes (9+1 online)
Sagemont Church	Houston	TX	John D. Morgan	17,700<	--Hartford2 says 3,400-->	Southern Baptist Convention
St. Matthews Baptist Church	Williamstown	NJ	Raymond Gordon Sr.	13,000	Baptist
Salem Baptist Church	Chicago	IL	James Meeks	10,100	Baptist
Sandals Church	Riverside	CA	Matt Brown	15,000	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (8)
Sarang Community Church of Southern California	Anaheim	CA	Chang Soo Ro	11,000^[52]	Presbyterian Church in America
Seacoast Church	Mount Pleasant	SC	Josh Surratt	14,000^[53] <	-- Church's own figures but we allow that-->	Non-denominational	Yes (13+1 online)
Second Baptist Church Houston	Houston	TX	Ed Young Sr.	23,700^[54]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (6 campuses + online)
Southeast Christian Church		Middletown^[55]	KY	Kyle Idleman	25,940^[56]	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (11 + 1 in development + online)
Southland Christian Church	Nicholasville^[57]	KY	Jon Weece	12,500	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (5 campuses and online services)
Substance Church^[58]	Minneapolis	MN	Peter and Carolyn Haas	12,000	Non-Denominational (ARC)	Yes (4 + 1 international) + online
Thomas Road Baptist Church	Lynchburg	VA	Johnathon Falwell	24,000	Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Triumph Church^[59]	Detroit	MI	Solomon W. Kinloch, Jr	14,000	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
12Stone Church	Lawrenceville	GA	Kevin Myers	17,200	Wesleyan Church	Yes (8) and 1 online
Valley Bible Fellowship	Bakersfield	CA	Ron Vietti	10,300
Victory Church^[60]	Norcross	GA	Johnson Bowie	10,200	Non-denominational^[61]	Yes (3)
The Village Church	Highland Village	TX	Matt Chandler	10,200	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (3)^[62]
West Angeles Cathedral	Los Angeles	CA	Charles E. Blake	24,000^[63]	Church of God in Christ
Willow Creek Community Church	South Barrington	IL	Dave Dummitt	18,000^[64]	Non-denominational	Yes (7)
Woodlands Church	The Woodlands	TX	Kerry Shook	18,400	Southern Baptist Convention
Woodside Bible Church^[65]	Troy	MI	Chris Brooks	10,500	Baptist heritage	Yes (14+1)
World Changers Church Int.	College Park	GA	Creflo and Taffi Dollar	15,000	Pentecostal, Word of Faith
World Overcomers Christian Church	Durham	NC	Andy Thompson	15,000	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
World Harvest Church	Columbus	OH	Rod Parsley	13,000	Pentecostal
World Outreach Church	Murfreesboro	TN	Allen Jackson	15,000^[66]	Non-denominational

See also

• List of the largest evangelical megachurches
• List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
• List of largest church buildings in the world

Notes and References

1. Alicia Budich, cbsnews.com,From Megachurch to "Gigachurch", USA, April 6, 2012
2. Ed Stetzer, Newspaper christianitytoday.com,Megachurch Research - Terminology, USA, October 9, 2008
3. Web site: Hartford Institute for Religion Research, database of Megachurches . February 6, 2010 . Hirr.hartsem.edu.
4. Bryan S. Turner, The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion, John Wiley & Sons, USA, 2010, p. 251
5. Web site: The Definition of a Megachurch . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160514173618/http://hirr.hartsem.edu/megachurch/definition.html . May 14, 2016 . July 17, 2013 . Hartford Institute for Religion Research.
6. Web site: Welcome to St. Ann Catholic Parish . July 17, 2013.
7. Web site: Inside Charlotte's St. Matthew, the largest Catholic Parish in the U.S.. Jamie. Boll. wbtv.com. September 22, 2015 .
8. Web site: Martin . Edward . Churches face waning influence in state . Business North Carolina . 1 March 2020.
9. The "City" column indicates where each listed church has its main location.
10. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
11. Web site: CCV Annual Report Christ's Church of the Valley CCV . July 16, 2024 . ccv.church.
12. Web site: About Us . February 14, 2022 . Christian Cultural Center .
13. Web site: Bay Area Fellowship - Campuses . January 22, 2014.
14. Web site: October 3, 2020 . WE ARE CBC . www.communitybible.com.
15. Web site: Pastors Community Bible Church . January 14, 2016 . www.communitybible.com.
16. Web site: Community Bible Church . www.communitybible.com.
17. Web site: Outreach 100 Largest Churches 2015 - OutreachMagazine.com OutreachMagazine.com . www.outreachmagazine.com.
18. Web site:
19. Web site: 2022-2023 Annual Report . Eagle Brook Church.
20. Web site: Quick Facts . February 14, 2022 . Elevation Church . February 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220214000551/https://elevationchurch.org/quick-facts/ . dead .
21. News: Blair . Leonardo . Reporter . Senior . Jamal Bryant says God told him to leave Empowerment Temple; church shocked . 28 January 2024 . The Christian Post . 21 November 2018.
22. Web site: March 18, 2020 . Jentezen Franklin: 'We're unplugging everything. We're going back to the raw gospel.' .
23. Web site: Inspiring People to Live for Jesus | Free Chapel . Inspiring People to Live for Jesus | Free Chapel.
24. Web site: Outreach 100 . Outreach . 19 June 2024.
25. Web site: Stout . Cathryn . October 16, 2007 . Germantown Baptist eyes new pastor . August 3, 2010.
26. Web site: Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York . August 3, 2010.
27. Web site: Blair . Leonardo . Reporter . Senior Features . Dallas megachurch surprises seniors with rent help, commits to giving $100K at Thanksgiving service . The Christian Post . 6 August 2023 . 1 December 2020.
28. Web site: IBOC Inspiring Body of Christ Church New Here Our History . www.ibocchurch.org . 6 August 2023.
29. Web site: Kensington Church - Times & Locations . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170312044605/https://kensingtonchurch.org/default.aspx?page=3656 . March 12, 2017 . March 10, 2017.
30. Web site: Embrace Conference. King's Central.
31. Web site: Cochran . Amanda . December 3, 2021 . Lakewood Church: The Houston megachurch by the numbers . February 14, 2022 . KPRC.
32. Web site: Outreach 100: Life.Church . 2024-01-07 . outreach100.com . en.
33. Shelia M. Poole, New Birth names Jamal Bryant as new senior pastor, ajc.com, USA, November 19, 2018
34. Web site: Outreach 100: New Life Church . February 14, 2022 . outreach100.com.
35. Web site: Outreach 100: New Life Church . 2023-12-06 . outreach100.com . en.
36. Web site: NewSpring Church Annual Report . February 14, 2022.
37. Web site: Davis . Angelia L. . NewSpring Church praised by members for its revival of in-person services . February 14, 2022 . The Greenville News.
38. Web site: 2012 Outreach 100 Largest and Fastest-Growing Churches in America . May 13, 2013.
39. Web site: North Point Ministries . November 9, 2023 . North Point Ministries.
40. Web site: Pinelake Church History . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130815062300/http://pinelake.org/about/history/ . August 15, 2013 . July 25, 2013.
41. Web site: Outreach 100: 2020 Largest Churches in America . outreach100.com . 18 January 2023 . en.
42. Web site: Potential Church . May 1, 2014.
43. Prestonwood also operates two Spanish congregations, one at its main campus in Plano and the other in Lewisville under a facility arrangement with an existing Southern Baptist congregation which has no other ties to them.
44. Web site: Jubilee Christian Center . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151011154109/http://jubilee.org/ . October 11, 2015 . March 28, 2014.
45. Web site: Welcome . Relentless Church.
46. Web site: River Church . October 11, 2012.
47. Web site: Home . The Rock Church.
48. Web site: Outreach 100: The Rock Church . outreach100.com . 22 September 2022 . en.
49. Web site: Abrahamsen . Elizabeth . November 17, 2017 . 10 Largest Megachurches in Texas . Wide Open Country.
50. Web site: Sagebrush Church . www.sagebrush.church.
51. News: Nathanson . Rick . Porter . Gabrielle . Jackson . Anthony . Churches moving slowly to reopen in-person services . Albuquerque Journal . May 16, 2020. Clippings of the first page and second page via Newspapers.com. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
52. Web site: largest Korean churches in North America . July 17, 2013.
53. Web site: History, Pastors, and Story . Seacoast Church . 7 June 2023 . en.
54. Web site: Top 100 Largest Churches in America - SermonCentral.com . www.sermoncentral.com.
55. Although Southeast Christian has a Louisville mailing address, its main worship complex is within the city limits of Middletown. The governments of Louisville and surrounding Jefferson County merged in 2003, but Middletown and the 82 other cities (apart from Louisville) in Jefferson County retained separate city limits and some governmental powers.
56. Web site: February 7, 2019 . Year at a Glance: An Analysis of Growth . April 14, 2019 . The Southeast Outlook . Southeast Christian Church . Middletown, KY . 11. This number reflects the average weekend attendance at all campuses for 2018.
57. Although Southland Christian is historically associated with Lexington, it moved to an unincorporated area of Jessamine County, about a half-mile (800 m) from the Lexington boundary, in 1981. The church long maintained a Lexington mailing address, but now has a Nicholasville mailing address. Southland opened a new satellite campus in Lexington in 2013.
58. Web site: Substance Church . Substance Church . January 11, 2022.
59. Web site: Triumph Church, Detroit Michigan . August 3, 2010.
60. Web site: February 19, 2010 . Victory World Church in Norcross celebrates anniversary . August 3, 2010.
61. Web site: Victory World Church . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503134058/http://victoryatl.com/p/11983/Default.aspx . May 3, 2012 . May 2, 2012.
62. Village previously operated three additional campuses, in Denton, Dallas, and Plano, but those congregations are now independent; Village plans to spin off its two campuses in Fort Worth and Southlake in the future.
63. Web site: About West Angeles COGIC . February 14, 2022 . West Angeles.
64. Web site: Perry . Abby . Willow Creek and Harvest Struggle to Move On . February 14, 2022 . ChristianityToday.com. February 13, 2020 .
65. Web site: Woodside Bible Church - Warren Campus . February 15, 2013.
66. Web site: 10 largest churches in Nashville area . March 11, 2019 . The Tennessean.