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This is a list of the largest megachurch churches in the United States with more than 2,000 members.[1] The Hartford Institute's database lists more than 1,300 such Protestant and Evangelical churches in the United States. According to that data, approximately 50 churches on the list have attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000.[2]

When it has more than 10,000 people who gather together, the term gigachurch is sometimes used.[3][4]

The Catholic Church is not measured similarly as it doesn't meet the characteristics of a megachurch.[5] About 3,000 Catholic churches have 2,000+ attending each week,[5] which is more than the 2,000 members for listing here. St Ann's in Coppell, Texas, would be near the top, with almost 30,000 registered parishioners.[6]

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.

Church[7] City[a 1] State Pastor(s) Av. weekly attendance[a 2] Denomination Multi-site? (nr.)

Abundant Life Baptist Church

Lees Summit MO Phil Hopper 4,000 Southern Baptist Convention

First Baptist Rogers

Rogers AR Dr. Wes George 3,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship[8] Mountain View CA Bryan Loritts 4,500 Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Abundant Life Christian Center[9] La Marque TX Pastors Walter & Cindy Hallam 3,000 Nondenominational / Evangelical Christian
Abundant Living Faith Center El Paso TX Charles Nieman 12,400 Non-denominational
Acts Full Gospel Church Oakland CA Bob Jackson 6,000 Church of God in Christ
Ada Bible Church Ada MI Jeff Manion 12,000 Non-denominational Yes (4+1 online)
All Saints Episcopal Church Pasadena CA Michael Kinman, Rector 2,300 Episcopal Church (United States)  
Allen AME New York NY Floyd Flake 7,500 African Methodist Episcopal Church
Angelus Temple Los Angeles CA Matthew Barnett 8,300 Foursquare Church
Antioch Community Church Waco TX Jimmy Seibert 4,000 Non-denominational
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Miami Gardens FL Arthur Jackson III 7,000 Baptist
Apostolic Church of God Chicago IL Byron T. Brazier 6,500 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Apostolic Faith Church Chicago IL Horace Smith 4,000 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Bay Area Christian Church[10] Palo Alto CA Russ Ewell 3,600 Non-denominational Yes (6)
Bay Area Fellowship Corpus Christi TX Bil Cornelius 7,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (9)[11]
Bayside Covenant Church[12] Roseville CA Ray Johnston[12] 11,300 Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Yes (4)[13]
Beacon Light Baptist Cathedral New Orleans LA 8,000
Beaverton Foursquare Church Beaverton OR Randy Remington 6,000 Foursquare ChurchCalvary Chapel Melbourne
Bellevue Baptist Church[14][15] Memphis TN Steve Gaines 7,138 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (4)
Bell Shoals Baptist Church[16] Brandon FL Stephen Rummage 3,738 Southern Baptist Convention
Beltway Park Baptist Church[17][18] Abilene TX David McQueen 4,900 Non-denominational Yes (2)
Ben Hill United Methodist Atlanta GA Mcallister Hollins 9,400 United Methodist Church
Bethany Baptist Church Lindenwold NJ Bishop David Evans 6,000 Non-denominational
Bethany First Church of the Nazarene[19][20] Bethany OK Rick Harvey 2,200 Church of the Nazarene
Bethany World Prayer Center Baton Rouge LA Jonathan Stockstill 8,000 Non-denominational Yes (6+1 online)
Bethel Baptist Church Norman OK Mark Hensley 2,400 Southern Baptist Convention
Bethel Baptist Institutional Church Jacksonville FL Rudolph McKissick Sr., Rudolph McKissick Jr. 8,000 Baptist
Bethel Church[21] Redding CA Bill Johnson 8,700 Non-denominational Yes (2+1 online)
Bethel Church of San Jose[22] San Jose CA Tom Van Kempen 2,200 Assemblies of God Yes (2)
Bethel Korean Church Irvine CA Brian Hanyoh Kim 5,000 Christian and Missionary Alliance
Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church Ellicott City MD William Yong Jin 2,000 Presbyterian
Bethlehem Baptist Church Minneapolis MN Jason Meyer 5,000 Baptist General Conference
Biltmore Church [23] Arden NC Bruce Frank 7,500 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (5)[24]
Beulah Missionary Baptist Church Atlanta GA Jerry D. Black 8,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Yuong Sang Presbyterian Church Horsham PA Yongger Lee 5,000 KAPC
Bible Way Church of Atlas Road Columbia SC Darrell Jackson 7,000
Big Valley Grace Community Church[25] Modesto CA Rick Countryman 4,000 Non-denominational
Boston Avenue United Methodist Church Tulsa, Oklahoma OK Rev. David Wiggs, Senior Pastor 7,000 United Methodist Church
Brand New Church Harrison AR Shannon O'Dell 3,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Brentwood Baptist Church Brentwood TN Mike Glenn 9,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Brentwood Baptist Church Houston TX Southern Baptist Convention
Briarwood Presbyterian Church Birmingham AL Harry Reeder 4,100 Presbyterian Church in America
The Bridge Church Spring Hill TN Josh Howerton 3,300 Non-denominational
Bridgeway Community Church Columbia MD David Anderson 4,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Brook Hills Baptist Church Birmingham AL Southern Baptist Convention
Brookland Baptist Church West Columbia SC Charles Jackson 8,100
Brooklyn Tabernacle New York NY Jim Cymbala 8,000 Non-denominational
Brookwood Church[26] Simpsonville SC Perry Duggar 5,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Browns Bridge Church Cumming GA Andy Stanley 6,500 Non-denominational, Baptist heritage
Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church Bryn Mawr PA Agnes Norfleet 2,800 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Buckhead Church[27] Atlanta GA Andy Stanley 7,300 Interdenominational/Baptist heritage
Calvary Baptist Church Winston-Salem NC Dr. Rob Peters 6,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
Calvary Chapel Aurora Aurora CO Ed Taylor 3,500 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Chino Valley Chino CA David Rosales 8,500 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa[28] Costa Mesa CA Brian Brodersen 9,500 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Downey Downey CA Jeff Johnson 7,000 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale FL Doug Sauder 18,500 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 Mark Balmer 10,000 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia Philadelphia PA Joe Focht 14,000 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel South Bay Gardena CA Jeff Gill 9,000 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Tucson AZ Robert Furrow 8,000 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Church[29] Charlotte NC John H. Munro 5,000
Calvary of Albuquerque Albuquerque NM Skip Heitzig 16,800 Calvary Chapel
Calvary Community Church Phoenix AZ J. Mark Martin 11,400 Calvary Chapel Yes (2+1 online)
Calvary Revival Church Norfolk VA Courtney Mcbath 7,000
Campus Church Pensacola FL Denis McBride 7,000
Canyon Ridge Christian Church Las Vegas NV Kevin Odor 6,000 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (1+1 online)[30]
Cascade Hills Baptist Church Columbus GA Southern Baptist Convention
Cascade United Methodist Atlanta GA 7,000 United Methodist Church
Cathedral of Faith[31] San Jose CA Kenny Foreman 7,800 Non-denominational Yes (9+1 online)
Cathedral of Hope Dallas TX Neil Cazares-Thomas 4,800 United Church of Christ
Cedar Creek Church Aiken SC Phillip Lee 7,700 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
CedarCreek.tv Perrysburg OH Ben Snyder 7,800 Non-denominational Yes (5+1 online)
Cedar Springs Presbyterian Church[32] Knoxville TN John Wood 3,700 (2010)[33] Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Celebrate Community Church Sioux Falls SD Keith Loy 4,100 Wesleyan Church
Celebration Church[34] Austin TX Joe Champion 5,000 Non-denominational
Celebration Church Jacksonville FL Stovall Weems 11,100 Non-denominational Yes (9+1 online)
Celebration Church New Orleans LA R. Dennis Watson 3,900
Centerpoint Church Murrieta CA John Hansen 2,700 Free Methodist Church Yes (2)
Central Baptist Church of Bearden[32] Knoxville TN Dr. Wade Bibb 4,200[33] Southern Baptist Convention
Central Baptist Church Jonesboro AR Archie Mason 2,600 Southern Baptist Convention
Central Baptist Church Marked Tree AR Archie Mason 2,300 Southern Baptist Convention
Central Christian Church of Arizona Mesa AZ Cal Jernigan 8,800 Non-denominational Yes (5)
Central Christian Church Henderson NV Jud Wilhite 21,100 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (9+1 online)
Central Church of God Charlotte NC Loran Livingston 8,000
Central Wesleyan Church Holland MI Craig Rees 4,200 Wesleyan Church
Champion Forest Baptist Church[35] Houston TX David Fleming 8,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (4)
Champions Centre Tacoma WA Kevin and Sheila Gerald 6,500 Non-denominational
ChangePoint[36] Anchorage AK Dan Jarrell 4,500 Non-denominational
The Chapel Fort Wayne IN Rick Hawks 5,000
The Chapel Akron OH Knute Larson, Paul Sartarelli 7,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Cherry Hills Community Church[37] Highlands Ranch CO Shane Farmer 6,000 Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Chestnut Ridge Church[38] Morgantown WV Tim Haring 2,400 Evangelical
Christ Life Center[39] Miami FL Rick Patterson 4,000 Reformed Church in America
Christ Church of Oak Brook Oak Brook IL Daniel Meyer 5,000 Non-denominational
Christ Church Plano TX Paul Donison 4,500 Anglican Church in North America
Christ Fellowship Palm Beach Gardens FL Tom Mullins 19,000 Evangelical Yes (6+1 online)
Christ's Church Jacksonville FL Jason Cullum 4,200 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (3+1 online)
Christ's Church of the Valley Peoria AZ Ashley Wooldridge 31,000 Non-denominational Yes (9+1 online)
Christ Covenant Presbyterian Church[40] Matthews NC Michael F. Ross 2,400 Presbyterian Church in America
Christ United Methodist Church Memphis TN Dr. Shane Stanford 6,900 United Methodist Church Yes (1 + 1 online)
Christian Cultural Center New York NY A. R. Bernard 30,000 Non-denominational Yes (1 + 1 online)
Christian Faith Center Federal Way WA Casey Treat 5,900 Non-denominational, Pentecostal
Christian Faith Fellowship Church Milwaukee WI Darrell L. Hines 6,000 Church of God in Christ
Christian Fellowship Church[41] Evansville IN David Niednagel 2,800 Non-denominational
Christ Community Church St. Charles IL Jim Nicodem 4,000 Non-denominational Yes (4 + 1 online)
Christ United Methodist Church Chattanooga TN Mark Flynn, W. David Hall 4,100 United Methodist Church
Christ United Methodist Church Plano TX Don Underwood 6,200 United Methodist Church Yes (2)
The Church at Brook Hills Birmingham AL David Platt 4,100 Southern Baptist Convention
Boiling Springs First Baptist Church Boiling Springs SC Dr. Hank Williams 3,200 Southern Baptist Convention
The Church at Rock Creek Little Rock AR Mark Evans 4,500 Southern Baptist Convention
The Journey St Louis MO 4,000[42] Non-denomational
Church by the Glades Coral Springs FL David Hughes 7,700 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (4)
Church of the Apostles Atlanta GA Michael Youssef 3,000 Evangelical Non-Denominational
Church of the Highlands Birmingham AL Chris Hodges 51,900[43] Non-denominational Yes (17 + 1 including online)
Church of the Redeemed of the Lord Baltimore MD Jerome Stokes 7,500
Church of the Redeemer Gaithersburg MD Dale O'Shields 6,800 Non-denominational
Church of the Resurrection Leawood KS Adam Hamilton 10,200 United Methodist Church Yes (4)
Church of the Servant Oklahoma City OK Robert Gorrell 7,500 United Methodist Church
Church on the Move Tulsa OK Whit George 11,000
Church on the Rock St Peters MO David Blunt 5,000 [44][45] Non-denominational
The Church on the Way Van Nuys CA Tim Clark 5,000 Foursquare Church Yes (2)
The Church Without Walls Houston TX Ralph D. West 6,400
City Bible Church Portland OR Frank Damazio 7,000 Non-denominational
Churchome Kirkland WA Judah Smith 7,200 Yes (4)
City of Refuge Gardena CA Noel Jones 10,000 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Clear Creek Community Church League City TX Bruce Wesley 4,800 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Cokesbury United Methodist Church[32] Knoxville TN Steve DeFur, Kenneth L. Faught 4,500 United Methodist Church
Colonial Heights Baptist Church Colonial Heights VA Randall T. Hahn 5,200 Southern Baptist Convention
Colonial Baptist Church Cary NC Stephen Davey 4000
Concordia Lutheran Church[46] San Antonio TX Bill Tucker 7,300 Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Community Bible Church San Antonio TX Dr. Ed Newton (after March 2016)[47] 14,000 Non-denominational Yes (at least 2+1 online)[48]
Community Christian Church[49] Naperville IL Dave Ferguson 5,400 Non-denominational
Community of Faith Cypress TX
Community of Faith Houston TX James Dixon 6,000
Connection Pointe Christian Church of Brownsburg Brownsburg IN Steeve Reeves 4,000 Non-denominational
The Compass Church[50] Naperville IL Jeff Griffin 3,000 Evangelical
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church[39] Fort Lauderdale FL Rob Pacienza 2,000 Presbyterian Church in America
Cornerstone Church of Ames[51] Ames IA Jeff Dodge 2,000 Evangelical
Cornerstone Church San Antonio TX John Hagee 8,400 Non-denominational charismatic
Cornerstone Church of San Diego[52] National City CA Sergio De La Mora, Georgina De La Mora 6,300 non-denominational charismatic
Cornerstone Church[53] Toledo OH Michael Pitts 4,000 Non-denominational Yes (5+1 online)
Cornwall Church[54] Bellingham WA Bob Marvel 2,500 Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Cove Church Owens Cross Roads AL John Tanner 2,000 United Methodist Church Yes (2)
The Cove Church[55] Mooresville NC Mike Madding 5,000 Non-denominational Yes (4+1 online)
Covenant Church Carrollton TX Mike Hayes 8,000
Covenant Fellowship Church Glen Mills PA Jared Mellinger 4,000 Sovereign Grace Churches
Covenant Life Church Gaithersburg MD Joshua Harris 6,000
Creekside Christian Church Elk Grove CA Scott Hansen 2,400 Non-denominational
Cross Church Springdale AR Ronnie Floyd 16,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (5)
CrossCity Christian Church[56] Fresno CA David Rutherford 3,500 Non-denominational
The Crossing, A Christian church Las Vegas NV Shane Phillip 5,000 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (4)
The Crossing Church Quincy IL Jerry Harris 7000 [57] Non-denominational
Crossings Community Church Oklahoma City OK Marty Grubbs 6,000 Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Crossroads Church — Cincinnati[58] Cincinnati OH Brian Tome 22,700 Interdenominational Yes (9 + online)
Crossroads Church — Minnesota[59] Woodbury MN Phil Print 2,500 Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Yes (4)
Crossroads Christian Church[60] Corona CA Chuck Booher 8,400 Non-denominational Yes (1 online)
Crossroads Community Church Vancouver WA Daniel Fusco 6,000 Calvary Chapel
Custer Road United Methodist Plano TX Paul Goodrich 6,400 United Methodist Church
Cypress Wesleyan Church Galloway OH Ken Murphy 3,700 Wesleyan Church
Denton Bible Church[61] Denton TX Tom Nelson 3,000 Non-denominational
Deliverance Evangelistic Church Philadelphia PA Rev. Glen Spaulding 11,000 Non-denominational
Detroit World Outreach Christian Center Church Redford MI Bishop Benjamin Gibert[62] 5,500[63] Non-denominational/Assemblies of God-Heritage
Downtown Church of Christ Searcy AR David Matthews 2,000 Church of Christ
Dream City Church[64] Phoenix AZ Tommy Barnett 21,000 Assemblies of God Yes (5)
Eagle Brook Church Lino Lakes MN Bob Merritt 23,300 Baptist General Conference Yes (7)
Eastern Star Baptist Church Indianapolis IN Jeffrey Johnson 10,000
Eastside Christian Church Anaheim CA Gene Appel 7,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Eastview Christian Church Normal IL Mike Baker 5,500 Non-denominational
Ebenezer AME Church Fort Washington MD Grainger Browning, Jr. 10,000 African Methodist Episcopal Church
El Rey Jesús (King Jesus International Ministry) Miami FL Guillermo Maldonado 12,500 Pentecostal
Elevation Church Charlotte & Toronto NC & ON Steven Furtick 30,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (17) [65]
Elizabeth Baptist Church Atlanta GA Craig L. Oliver Sr. 6,700
Elmbrook Church Brookfield WI Jason Webb 7,000 Non-denominational, Evangelical
Embrace Church Sioux Falls SD Adam Weber 4,000 United Methodist Church
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church San Jose CA One Bay Son 2,500 KAPC
Emmanuel Wesleyan Church Salisbury MD Mark Bunting 2,500 Wesleyan Church
Empowerment Temple Baltimore MD Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant 10,000 African Methodist Episcopal Church
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Philadelphia PA Dr. Alyn E. Waller 15,000
Evangel Cathedral Mitchellville MD Don Meares 4,000 Non-denominational
Fairfax Community Church Fairfax VA Rod Stafford 2,000 Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Faith Bible Chapel Arvada CO George Morrison 5,500 Non-denominational
Faith Chapel Christian Center[66] Birmingham AL Michael D. Moore 6,400 Non-denominational
Faith Church[67] Dyer IN Robert Bouwer 4,000 Reformed Church in America Yes (4)
Faith Church St. Louis, West Palm Beach MO, FL David Crank, Nicole Crank 8,000[68] Non-denominational Yes (4)
Faith Fellowship Outreach Center Sayreville NJ David T. Demola 10,100 Non-denominational
Faith Landmarks Ministries Richmond VA Randy Gilbert 10,000
Faith Promise Church Knoxville TN Chris Stephens 5,500 Inter-denominational Yes (6 + 1 online)
Faithful Central Missionary Baptist Church Inglewood CA Kenneth Ulmer 7,300
Fallbrook Baptist Church Houston TX Southern Baptist Convention
Falls Church Anglican Falls Church VA John Yates 4,300 Anglican Church in North America
Family Christian Center Munster IN Steve Munsey 15,500 Non-denominational
Family Community Church[69] San Jose CA Bill Buchholz 3,400 Assemblies of God
Family Worship Center Baton Rouge LA Jimmy Swaggart and Donnie Swaggart 15,500 Non-denominational/Pentecostal
Fellowship Bible Church Little Rock AR Brandon Barnard, Mark Henry, Ben Parkinson 5,000 Non-denominational Yes (3+1 online)
Fellowship Bible Church Brentwood TN Michael Easley, Lloyd Shadarach, Bill Wellons, Rob Sweet 6,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Fellowship Bible Church Rogers AR Robert V. Cupp 8,000
Fellowship Bible Church Lowell AR Chip Jackson 7,000
Fellowship Church Grapevine TX Ed Young, Jr. 17,500[15] Evangelical, Baptist heritage Yes (8)
Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church[70] Chicago IL Charles Jenkins 8,000 Baptist
First African Methodist Episcopal Church Los Angeles CA J. Edgar Boyd 10,000 African Methodist Episcopal Church
First Assembly of God Fort Myers FL Dan Betzer 7,500 Assemblies of God
First Assembly of God North Little Rock AR Rod Loy 3,300 Assemblies of God
First Assembly of God Griffin GA Randy Valimont 7,800 Assemblies of God Yes (5)
First Baptist Church Bentonville AR Phillip Smith 2,200 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church Jonesboro AR Bruce Tippit 2,000 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church at the Mall[71] Lakeland FL (Vacant) 9,000 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of Arnold Arnold MO Kenny Qualls 2,500 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church Atlanta Atlanta GA Charles Stanley 5,000 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church Dallas[72] Dallas TX Robert Jeffress 12,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Houston's First Baptist Church[73] Houston TX Gregg Matte 6,500 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of Glenarden Upper Marlboro MD John Jenkins 7,000
First Baptist Church of Hammond Hammond IN John Wilkerson 17,700 Baptist
First Baptist Church of Jacksonville[74] Jacksonville FL Mac Brunson 28,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
First Baptist Church Orlando Orlando FL David Uth 16,000 Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church Woodstock[75] Woodstock GA Johnny Hunt 9,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (4)
First Baptist Concord[32] Knoxville TN Dr. John Avant 8,000[33] Southern Baptist Convention
First Church of Christ Burlington KY Darin Mirante 2,500 Non-denominational Yes (2)
First Evangelical Free Church Fullerton CA Mike Erre 6,000 Evangelical Free Church of America
First Presbyterian Church[76] Chattanooga TN Tim Tinsley 2,500 Presbyterian Church in America
First Presbyterian Church[77] Jackson MS Ligon Duncan 3,100 Presbyterian Church in America
First Presbyterian Church of Houston[78] Houston TX Rev. Dr. Jim Birchfield 3,600 ECO
First United Methodist Marietta GA Joe Peabody 7,800 United Methodist Church
Flamingo Road Baptist Cooper City FL Troy Gramling 8,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Flatirons Community Church Lafayette CO Jim Burgen 19,000 Non-denominational evangelical Yes (Main Campus, 5 satellite, & Online Livestream)
Foundations Church Loveland CO Carl Sutter 3,200 Non-denominational evangelical
Fountain of Praise Houston TX Remus Wright 11,800
Fountain Springs Wesleyan Church Rapid City SD David Kinnan 2,700 Wesleyan Church
Fourth Presbyterian Church[79] Chicago IL John M. Buchanan 5,300 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Fourth Presbyterian Church Bethesda MD Robert M. Norris Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Franklin Avenue Baptist Church New Orleans LA Fred Luter, Jr. Southern Baptist Convention
Frazer United Methodist Church[80] Montgomery AL Tim Thompson 8,000 United Methodist Church
Free Chapel Gainesville GA Jentezen Franklin 11,500 Yes (3)
Free Life Chapel[81] Lakeland FL Scott and Cindy Thomas 2,000 Non-denominational
Friends Church Yorba Linda CA Matthew Cork 4,000 Quaker/Evangelical Friends International
Friendship West Baptist Church Dallas TX Frederick Haynes 8,000
From the Heart Church Ministries Temple Hills MD John Cherry 5,000
Gateway Church Southlake TX Robert Morris 27,000 Non-denominational Yes (5)
Generations Christian Church Trinity FL Greg Johnson 3,500 Non-denominational Yes (2+1 online)
Germantown Baptist Church[82] Germantown TN Charles Fowler 12,000 Baptist
Geyer Springs First Baptist Church Little Rock AR Jeff Williams 2,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Ginghamsburg Church Tipp City OH Mike Slaughter 5,000 United Methodist Church
Glide Memorial Church San Francisco CA Dr. Karen Oliveto[83] 12,600[84] United Methodist Church
Grace Baptist Church[32] Knoxville TN Dr. Ron Stewart 5,800 Southern Baptist Convention
Grace Church Noblesville IN Dave Rodriguez 6,000 Evangelical Free Church of America
Grace Church Eden Prairie MN Troy Dobbs 5,000 Non-Denominational, Evangelical Yes (online + 1 branch)
Grace Church[85] Dumfries VA Dr. Derek Grier 2,000[86] Non-Denominational
Grace Church Maryland Heights MO Ron Tucker 3,800[2] Non-denomational
Grace Community Church Sun Valley CA John MacArthur 9,300 Non-denominational, Evangelical Yes (1+1 online)
Grace Family Church Cheval FL Craig Altman 6,200 Non-denominational
Grand Rapids First Wyoming MI Sam Rijfkogel Assemblies of God
Granger Community Church Granger IN Mark Beeson 5,500 United Methodist Church Yes (4)
Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York[87] New York NY Floyd H. Flake 20,000 African Methodist Episcopal Church
Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church Dallas TX David E. Wilson 20,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (2)
Greater Grace Temple Detroit MI Charles H. Ellis III 5,000 Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Greater Mount Calvary Holy Church[88] Washington DC Alfred A. Owens, Jr. 7,000 Pentecostal
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 Southern Baptist Convention Yes
Grove City Church of the Nazarene[89] Grove City OH Mark Fuller 2,700 Church of the Nazarene
Hales Corners Lutheran Church[90] Hales Corners WI Keith Speaks 8,600 Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
Harvest Bible Chapel Rolling Meadows IL James MacDonald 11,000 Non-denominational
Harvest Christian Fellowship Riverside CA Greg Laurie 15,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (6)
Harvest Time Fort Smith AR Kemp Holden 2,200 Non-denominational
Healing Place Church Baton Rouge LA Mike Haman 8,000
Heartland Community Church Rockford IL Josh Peigh 7,300 Yes 2 (1 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin)
Hebron Baptist Church Dacula GA Kevin Miller Southern Baptist Convention
Heritage Church Rock Island IL Shawn Cossin 2,600 Wesleyan Church
Hickory Grove Baptist Church Charlotte NC Clint Pressley 11,900 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
High Desert Church Victorville CA Tom Mercer 6,300
Higher Dimension Baptist Church Houston TX Southern Baptist Convention
Highland Park United Methodist Church Highland Park TX United Methodist Church
Highlands Fellowship Abingdon VA Allen Jesse 4,000 Non-denominational Yes (5)
Highlands Park Lakeland FL Rickey Brett 2,300 Church of the Nazarene
Highview Baptist Church[91] Louisville KY Aaron Harvie 4,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (4)
Hillside Christian Church Amarillo TX Tommy Politz 7,000
Hillsong NYC New York NY Carl Lentz 3,000 Australian Christian Churches
Hillview Heights Baptist Church Bowling Green KY Southern Baptist Convention
Hope Church Las Vegas NV Vance Pittman 2,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Hope Community Church Raleigh NC Mike Lee 15,000 Non-denominational Yes (4)
Hope Presbyterian Church Cordova TN Rufus Smith, Craig Strickland (Founding Pastor) 7,043 Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Norcross GA William L. Sheals 16,000 Baptist
Horizon Christian Fellowship San Diego CA Mike MacIntosh 6,000 Calvary Chapel
Hosanna! Lakeville MN Ryan Alexander 6,000 Alliance of Renewal Churches Yes (2)
Hunter Street Baptist Church[92] Hoover AL Buddy Gray 8,200 Southern Baptist Convention
Idlewild Baptist Church Lutz FL Ken Whitten Southern Baptist Convention
Iglesia Cristiana Segadores de Vida Hollywood FL Ruddy Gracia 7,100 Non-denominational
Impacto de Fe Commerce City CO Adan Aguirre Non-denominational Yes (2)
Independent Presbyterian Church Memphis TN Rev. Richie Sessions 2,500 Presbyterian Church in America
Independent Presbyterian Church Birmingham AL Dr William Carl 2,400 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Inland Church Pomona CA 2,000 Presbyterian Church in America
Inspiring Body of Christ Church Dallas TX Rickie G. Rush 7,500 Non-denominational
Israel Baptist Church of Baltimore City Baltimore MD Rev. Dr. H. Walden Wilson II 3,000 Baptist
James River Church Springfield MO John Lindell 14,000 Assemblies of God Yes (4)
Jericho City of Praise[93] Landover MD Dr. Jasmine Sculark
Johnson Ferry Baptist Church[94] Marietta GA Bryant Wright Southern Baptist Convention
Joy Church Mount Juliet TN Jim Frease 3000 Non-denominational No
Journey Church Norman OK Clark Mitchell 5,000 Non-denominational
Redemption Church[95] San Jose CA Ron Carpenter 14,000
Jubilee Christian Church Boston MA Gilbert Thompson 7,000 Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
Kensington Church Troy MI Steve Andrews 15,000 Non-denominational Yes (8)[96]
Kentwood Community Church Kentwood MI Kyle Ray 2,000 Wesleyan Church
Kingsway Christian Church[97] Avon IN Matt Nickoson 2,700 Non-denominational
Korean Central Presbyterian Church[98] Centreville VA Eung-yul David Ryoo 4,500 Presbyterian Church in America
Korean Community Presbyterian Church Duluth GA Woojin Shim 3,000 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Lake Pointe Church Rockwall TX Steve Stroope 11,300 Southern Baptist Convention
Lakewood Church Houston TX Joel Osteen 43,500 Non-denominational
Legacy Church Albuquerque NM Steve Smotherman 10,100 Non-denominational
Lenexa West Side Family Baptist Church Lenexa GA Southern Baptist Convention
Life Center Ministries New Orleans LA J. Wiley 6,500 Non-denominational
Life Center Foursquare Spokane WA Joe Wittwer 5,000 Foursquare Church
Lighthouse Church Glen Burnie MD Paul (Sammy) Foster 3,000 Non-demoniational Yes, 2. (Online streaming available).
Lincoln Berean Church Lincoln NE Bryan Clark 4,000
LCBC Manheim PA David N. Ashcraft 14,800 Non-denominational Yes (6)
Life.Church Edmond OK Craig Groeschel 53,000[99] Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) Yes (25+1 online)
Liquid Church Mountainside NJ Tim Lucas 3,500 [100] Non-denominational Yes (5+1 online)
Little Country Church Redding CA Bryan Blank 3,800 Calvary Chapel
The Living Word Bible Church Mesa AZ C. Thomas Anderson 7,500
Living Word Christian Center Brooklyn Park MN Mac Hammond 6,700
Living Word Christian Center Chicago IL Bill Winston 18,000 Non-denominational
Living Word International Christian Church [101] Silver Spring MD Pastors Michael and Becki McDermott 4,000 Non-denominational
Loma Linda University Church[102] Loma Linda CA Randy Roberts 7,000 Seventh-day Adventist
Long Hollow Baptist Church Hendersonville TN Robby Gallaty 7,200 Southern Baptist Convention
Lutheran Church of Hope West Des Moines IA Mike Housholder 10,600 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Mariners Church Irvine CA Kenton Beshore 13,600 Non-denominational Evangelical
Maranatha Chapel San Diego CA Ray Bentley 7,000 Calvary Chapel
Mars Hill Bible Church Grandville MI Kent Dobson 10,000 Non-denominational
McLean Bible Church McLean VA David Platt 16,500 Non-denominational
Mecklenburg Community Church Charlotte NC Jim White 6,000 Non-denominational
Metropolitan Baptist Church Houston TX Southern Baptist Convention
Metropolitan Baptist Church Washington DC Henry Ward Beecher Hicks 6,000 National Baptist
Mission Community Church Gilbert AZ Joel Thomas[103] 3,000[104] Non-denominational
Mission Hills Church Littleton CO Craig Smith 3,000 Non-denominational
Moody Church[105] Chicago IL Erwin Lutzer 6,000 Evangelical
Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ Philadelphia PA J. Louis Felton 5,000 Church of God in Christ
Mount Olivet Lutheran Church Minneapolis MN John Hogenson 5,900 Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Yes (2)
Mount Baptist Church Nashville TN Joseph W. Walker III 13,000 Baptist
Mount Ennon Baptist Church Clinton MD Delman Coates 8,000 National Baptist
Mount Paran Church of God Atlanta GA David Cooper 7,900 Church of God
Mount Zion Baptist Whites Creek TN Joseph Walker 9,000
Myers Park Presbyterian Church Charlotte NC Steve Eason 4,500 Presbyterian Church (USA)
National Presbyterian Church Washington DC David Renwick 3,000 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Neighborhood Church of Redding [106] Redding CA Bill Giovannetti 2,500 Christian and Missionary Alliance Yes (2+1 online)
New Birth Baptist Church Miami FL
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church Lithonia GA Stephen A. Davis 12,000 Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
New Beginnings Baptist Church Longview TX Todd Kaunitz 2,700 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (2)
New Hope Christian Fellowship Honolulu HI Wayne Cordeiro 14,500 Foursquare Church
newhope Church Durham NC Benji Kelley 5,000 Wesleyan Church Yes (10 + 1 online)
New Life Center Bakersfield CA James and Lydia Ranger 6,500 Foursquare Church Yes (2)
New Life Church Colorado Springs CO Brady Boyd 8,000 Non-denominational Charismatic Evangelical
New Life Church Conway AR Rick Bezet 8,200 Non-denominational
New Life Covenant Church Chicago IL John F. Hannah 15,500 Non-denominational Yes (3)
New Life Wesleyan Church La Plata MD Mike Hilson 4,000 Wesleyan Church
New Light Christian Center Church Houston TX Ira V. Hilliard 20,000 Non-denominational
Newport Church Newport Beach CA Jonathan Wilson 5,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
New Psalmist Baptist Church Baltimore MD Bishop Walter Thomas, Sr. 7,000 Non-denominational
NewSpring Church Anderson SC Clayton King (interim) 31,800[107] Southern Baptist Convention Yes (20 + 1 online)
New Venture Christian Fellowship Oceanside CA Shawn Mitchell 5,600 Non-denominational
New Vision Baptist Church Murfreesboro TN Brady Cooper 3,300 Southern Baptist Convention
New Vision Church[108] Milpitas CA David Chinsu Yi 2,300 Southern Baptist Convention
North Coast Calvary Chapel Carlsbad CA Mark Foreman 6,000 Calvary Chapel
North Coast Church[109] Vista CA Larry Osborne, Chris Brown 10,000 Evangelical Free Church of America Yes (5)
North Heights Lutheran Church Roseville MN TJ Anderson 6,000 Alliance of Renewal Churches
North Point Church Springfield MO Jeremy Johnson 3,000 Assemblies of God Yes (3)
North Point Community Church Alpharetta GA Andy Stanley 36,000 Non-denominational Yes (6 Atlanta-area locations)
NorthPointe Community Church[110] Fresno CA Steve Williams 2,500 Non-denominational
North Valley Baptist Church[111] Santa Clara CA Dr. Jack Trieber 3,000 Independent Baptist
Northland, A Church Distributed Longwood FL Joel Hunter 22,000 Non-denominational Yes (3+1 online)
NorthRidge Church Plymouth MI Brad Powell 9,700 Baptist heritage Yes (3)
Northridge Church Rochester NY Drew Karschner 2,300 Baptist heritage Yes (4 + 1 Online)
Northside Baptist Church Charlotte NC Dr. Joe Brown 2,000 Independent Baptist
Northside Christian Church New Albany IN George Ross 5,300 Christian churches and churches of Christ
Northside Christian Church Spring TX David Garrisan 2,000 Christian churches and churches of Christ
Oak Hills Church San Antonio TX Randy Frazee, Max Lucado 9,500 Non-denominational Yes (6)
Olive Baptist Church Pensacola FL Ted Traylor 4,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Onnuri Church of Los Angeles Lake View Terrace CA Tae Kim 4,500 Christian Reformed Church in North America
Overcoming Believers Church Knoxville TN Daryl Arnold 2,500 Non-denominational
Overlake Christian Church Redmond WA Mike Howerton 3,000 Non-denominational
Paradise Alliance Church Paradise CA Larry Shelton 2,100 Christian and Missionary Alliance
Park Street Church[112] Boston MA Gordon Hugenberger 2,000 Conservative Congregational Christian Conference
Park Cities Presbyterian Church Dallas TX Mark Davis 5,500 Presbyterian Church in America
Parkview Christian Church[113] Orland Park IL Tim Harlow 8,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Pathway Church[114] Wichita KS Todd Carter 3,000 Christian churches and churches of Christ
Perimeter Church[115] Johns Creek GA Randall P. Pope 4,000 Presbyterian Church in America
Peachtree Presbyterian Church[116] Atlanta GA Rev. Richard Kannwischer 9,000 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Pentecostals of Alexandria, The[117] Alexandria LA Rev. Anthony Mangun 3,000 United Pentecostal Church
Peoples Church[118] Fresno CA Dale Oquist 4,000 Assemblies of God Yes (2 + 1 online)
Pilgrim Mission Church[119] Teaneck NJ Choon Gil Yang 2,000 ECO
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church Liberty MO 2,500
Pinelake Church[120] Flowood MS Dr. Chip Henderson 9,100 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (5)
Potential Church[121] 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 15,800 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
Quest Community Church Lexington KY Pete Hise 10,000 Christian and Missionary Alliance Yes (3 + 1 online)
Real Life Ministries Post Falls ID Jim Putman 7,000 Non-denominational
Redeemer Presbyterian Church New York NY Tim Keller 5,000 Presbyterian Church in America
Relentless Church[122] Greenville SC John Gray 14,000 International Pentecostal Holiness Church
Reid Temple A.M.E. Church Glenn Dale MD Lee P. Washington 7,600 African Methodist Episcopal Church
Resurrection Life Church Grandville MI Duane VanderKlok 7,500 Non-denominational
Rhema Bible Church Broken Arrow OK Kenneth W. Hagin 3,000 Non-denominational Yes (2)
Richmond Outreach Center Richmond VA 4,000
River Valley Church[123] Apple Valley MN Rob Ketterling 9,500 Assemblies of God Yes (9 + 1 international)
River of Life Christian Church[124] Santa Clara CA Tong Liu 3,000 Non-denominational
Riverside Baptist Church[125] Denver CO Jim Shaddix 2,800 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (2)
The Rock Church & Outreach San Bernardino CA Jim Cobrae 9,000
Rock Church San Diego CA Miles McPherson 12,900 Non-denominational Yes (3)
The Rock Family Worship Center Huntsville AL Rusty and Leisa Nelson 4,500 Non-denominational Yes (4+1 online)
Rock Harbor Church[126] Costa Mesa CA 5,000 Non-denominational evangelical
Rocky Mountain Calvary Chapel[127] Colorado Springs CO Brian Michaels 2,000 Calvary Chapel
Rolling Hills Christian Church El Dorado Hills CA Bill Search 2,200 Non-denominational
Saddleback Church[15] Lake Forest CA Rick Warren 22,100 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (12+1 online)
Sagebrush Church[128] Albuquerque NM Todd Cook 12,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (9+1 online)
Sagemont Church Houston TX John D. Morgan 17,700 Southern Baptist Convention
St. John Lutheran Church St. Louis MO Stephen Hower, Dion Garrett, Ryan Peterson 2,300[2] Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod
St. John Baptist Church Grand Prairie TX Denny D. Davis 8,200 Baptist
Saint Louis Family Church Chesterfield MO Jeff Perry 6,000 Non-denominational
Saint Mark Baptist Church Little Rock AR Phillip L. Pointer 8,000 Baptist
St. Mark's United Methodist Lincoln NE Wayne Alloway 2,000[129] United Methodist
St. Martin's Episcopal Church Houston TX Rev. Dr. Russell J. Levenson, Jr. 8,300[130] Episcopal Church (United States)
St. Matthews Baptist Church Williamstown NJ Raymond Gordon Sr. 13,000 Baptist
St. Paul's Baptist Church Richmond VA Lance Watson 6,500 Southern Baptist Convention
St. Stephen Church Louisville KY Kevin Cosby 10,700 Baptist Yes (3)
Salem Baptist Church Chicago IL James Meeks 10,100 Baptist
Salem Baptist Church (Apex) Apex NC Dr. Jeff Beckett 3,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Sandals Church Riverside CA Matt Brown 15,000 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (8)
Scottsdale Bible Church Scottsdale AZ Jamie Rasmussen 6,200 Non-denominational
Sarang Community Church of Southern California Anaheim CA Chang Soo Ro 8,000[131] Presbyterian Church in America
Savannah Christian Church Savannah GA Cam Huxford 7,300 Christian
Seacoast Church Mount Pleasant SC Greg Surratt 9,200 Interdenominational Yes (12+1 online)
Second Baptist Church Houston Houston TX Dr. Ed Young (Sr.) 23,700[132] Southern Baptist Convention Yes (6 campuses)
Second Ebenezer Church Detroit MI Bishop Edgar Vann 5,000 Baptist
Second Presbyterian Church Indianapolis IN Lewis Galloway 4,000 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Set Free Christian Fellowship Buena Park CA Phil Aguilar 6,000 Non-denominational
Sevier Heights Baptist Church[32] Knoxville TN Dr. Hollie Miller 4,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Shadow Mountain Community Church El Cajon CA David Jeremiah 7,500 Southern Baptist Convention
Shepherd of the Hills Church Porter Ranch CA Dudley C. Rutherford 8,700
Sherwood Baptist Church Albany GA Michael Catt 6,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Shiloh Church[133] Oakland CA Patrick Kiteley 4,500 Christian
Shoreline Christian Center Austin TX Rob Koke 8,000 Non-denominational
Skyline Church[134] La Mesa CA Jim Garlow 2,500 Wesleyan Church
Southeast Christian Church Middletown[a 3] KY Dave Stone 21,800 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (6)
Shiloh Baptist Church Washington DC National Baptist
Southlake Foursquare Church West Linn OR Kip Jacob 3,500 Foursquare Church
Southland Christian Church Nicholasville[a 4] KY Jon Weece 12,600 Christian churches and churches of Christ Yes (4)
Southwest Baptist Church Oklahoma City OK Jason Gaddis 8,000 Baptist
Spanish River Church[135] Boca Raton FL Tommy Kiedis 2,000 Presbyterian Church in America
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Newport Beach CA Rich Kannwicher 2,000 ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians
Stonebriar Community Church Frisco TX Chuck Swindoll 5,200 Non-denominational evangelical
The Ransom Church Sioux Falls SD Phil Tague 2,000 Wesleyan Church Yes (4)
The Summit Church Durham NC J. D. Greear 6,600 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (9)
Temple Baptist Church[32] Powell TN Dr. Clarence Sexton 6,000[33] Independent Baptist
Temple of Praise Washington DC Bishop Dr. Glen A. Staples 18,000 Non-denominational Yes
Tenth Presbyterian Church Philadelphia PA Dr. Rev. William "Liam" Goligher 2,400[136] Presbyterian Church in America
Thomas Road Baptist Church Lynchburg VA Jonathan Falwell 8,400 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
Timberlake Church Redmond WA Ben Sigman 3,000 Free Methodist Church Yes (5)
Timberline Church Fort Collins CO Dary Northrop 6,000 Assemblies of God Yes (3)
Times Square Church New York NY Carter Conlon 8,000
Twin Rivers Worship Center St Louis MO Joe Dobbins 2,600 Church of God Yes (2)
Trinity Chapel Church of God Powder Springs GA Jim Bolin 6,500
Trinity United Church of Christ Chicago IL Otis Moss 8,500 United Church of Christ
Triumph Church[137] Detroit MI Solomon W. Kinloch, Jr 11,600 Missionary Baptist Yes (4)
Truro Church Fairfax VA Tory Baucum 4,000 Anglican Church in North America
12Stone Church Lawrenceville GA Kevin Myers 17,200 Wesleyan Church
Union Temple AME Washington DC African Methodist Episcopal Church
University Park Baptist Church Charlotte NC Claude Alexander, Jr. 6,000 BGC
University Presbyterian Church Seattle WA George Hinman 3,418 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Valley Baptist Church Bakersfield CA Roger Spradlin, Phil Neighbors 4,300 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (3)
Valley Bible Fellowship Bakersfield CA Ron Vietti 10,300
Valley Family Church[138] Kalamazoo MI Jeff and Beth Jones 4,000 Non-denominational
Valley View Church Louisville KY Joel Carweile 5,000 Southern Baptist Convention
Venture Christian Church[139] Los Gatos CA Chip Ingram 6,000 Non-denominational
Victory Church[140] Lakeland FL Wayne Blackburn 2,000 Assemblies of God
Victory Church Oklahoma City OK Jon Chasteen 7,800 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Victory Christian Center Tulsa OK Paul Daugherty 9,300 Non-denominational
Victory World Church[141] Norcross GA Dennis Rouse 7,500 Non-denominational[142] Yes (2)
Vienna Presbyterian Church Vienna VA 2,500 Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Village Church Highland Village TX Matt Chandler 10,200 Southern Baptist Convention Yes (5)
Village Seven Presbyterian Church[143] Colorado Springs CO Marvin J. Bates III 2,100 Presbyterian Church in America
Vineyard Cincinnati Cincinnati OH Rob King 7,000 Association of Vineyard Churches Yes (5)[144]
Vineyard Columbus Westerville OH Rich Nathan 7,900 Association of Vineyard Churches Yes (4)[145]
Voices of Faith Ministries Stone Mountain GA Gary Hawkins Sr. 6,900 Southern Baptist Convention
Vous Church Miami FL Rich Wilkerson Jr. 3,500 Non-denominational Yes (2)
Vineyard Church North Phoenix Glendale AZ Brian T. Anderson 4,500 Association of Vineyard Churches Yes (2)
Wallace Memorial Baptist Church[32] Knoxville TN Dr. Mike Boyd 2,100[33] Southern Baptist Convention
The Well Community Church[146] Fresno CA Brad Bell 4,000 Non-denominational Yes (3)
Wesleyan Church of Hamburg[147] Hamburg NY Ken Nash 2,250 Wesleyan Church Yes (2)
West Angeles Cathedral Los Angeles CA Charles E. Blake 20,000 Church of God in Christ
WestGate Church[148] San Jose CA Steve Clifford 2,100
West Side Christian Church[149] Springfield IL Eddie Lowen 3,500 Non-denominational
Wheaton Bible Church West Chicago IL Rob Bugh 3,000 Non-denominational
White Memorial Presbyterian Church Raleigh NC Christopher Edmonston 4,263 Presbyterian Church (USA)
Whittier Area Community Church Whittier CA John Riley 3,000 Non-denominational
Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington IL Heather Larson 25,800 Non-denominational Yes (7)
Windsor Village United Methodist Church Houston TX Kirbyjon Caldwell 17,000 United Methodist Church
Wooddale Church[150] Eden Prairie MN Dale Hummel 5,000 Baptist General Conference
Woodlands Church The Woodlands TX Kerry Shook 18,400 Southern Baptist Convention
The Woodlands United Methodist Church[151] The Woodlands TX Ed Robb 13,000[152] United Methodist Church
Woodside Bible Church[153] Troy MI Douglas Schmidt 7,200 Yes (8+1)
Word of Life Church St. Joseph MO Brian Zahnd 4,000 Nondenominational Christianity
Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral Austell GA Dale Bronner 8,300 Non-denominational
World Changers Church Int. College Park GA Creflo Dollar and Taffi Dollar 14,000 Pentecostal, Word of Faith
World Harvest Church Columbus OH Rod Parsley 13,000 Pentecostal
Young Nak Presbyterian Church[154] Los Angeles CA Rev. Gyeong-Jin Kim 6,000 KPCA

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The "City" column indicates where each listed church has its main location.
  2. ^ Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.

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