List of megachurches in the United States

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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]

Gateway Church is considered the largest megachurch in the United States, with an average weekly attendance of 100,000.

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.^[3]

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[a 1]	State	Senior pastor(s)	Av. weekly attendance[a 2]	Association	Multi-site? (No.)	Ref
Abundant Church	El Paso	TX	Charles Nieman	12,400[3]	Non-denominational
Ada Bible Church	Ada	MI	Aaron Buer[9]	8,600[10]	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Bayside Community Church	Bradenton	FL	Randy and Amy Bezet	12,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (8)
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Doug Sauder	16,000[3]	Calvary Chapel	Yes (9+1 online)
Calvary Chapel Golden Springs	Diamond Bar	CA	Raul Ries	12,000[3]	Calvary Chapel
Calvary Chapel Melbourne	West Melbourne	FL	Dave Folkerts	10,000[3]	Calvary Chapel	Yes (3+1 online)
Calvary Chapel of Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	Joe Focht	12,000[3]	Calvary Chapel
Calvary of Albuquerque	Albuquerque	NM	Skip Heitzig	16,200[3]	Calvary Chapel
Calvary Community Church	Phoenix	AZ	J. Mark Martin	4,000[3]	Calvary Chapel	Yes (2+1 online)
Celebration Church	Jacksonville	FL	Tim Timberlake	11,100[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (9+1 online)
Central Church	Henderson	NV	Jud Wilhite	21,100[3]	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (9+1 online)
Christ Fellowship	Palm Beach Gardens	FL	Todd & Julie Mullins	25,000[3]	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	19,200[13]	Non-denominational	Yes (6)
Church of the Highlands	Birmingham	AL	Chris Hodges	60,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (20 + 1 including online)
Church on the Move	Tulsa	OK	Whit & Heather George	11,000[citation needed]
Church Unlimited	Corpus Christi	TX	Bil Cornelius	12,000[citation needed]	Non-Denominational	Yes (9)[14]
City of Refuge	Gardena	CA	Noel Jones	10,000[citation needed]	Pentecostal Assemblies of the World
Community Bible Church[15]	San Antonio	TX	Ed Newton[16]	12,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (at least 2+1 online)[17]
Cross Church	Springdale	AR	Nick Floyd	16,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (5)
Crossings Community Church	Oklahoma City	OK	Marty Grubbs	10,000[citation needed]	Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)	Yes (2 + Online)
Crossroads Church – Cincinnati[18]	Cincinnati	OH	Brian Tome	35,000[3]	Interdenominational	Yes (13 + online)
Deliverance Evangelistic Church	Philadelphia	PA	Glen Spaulding	11,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational
Dream City Church[19]	Phoenix	AZ	Tommy Barnett, Luke Barnett	20,000[3]	Assemblies of God	Yes (5)
Eagle Brook Church	Centersville	MN	Jason Strand	43,871[20]	Baptist	Yes (11 + online)
Ebenezer AME Church	Fort Washington	MD	Grainger Browning, Jr.	10,000[citation needed]	African Methodist Episcopal Church
El Rey Jesús (King Jesus International Ministry)	Miami	FL	Guillermo Maldonado	12,500[citation needed]	Non-denominational/Pentecostal
Elevation Church	Charlotte	NC	Steven Furtick	26,000[21]	Non-denominational	Yes (21)[21]
Empowerment Temple	Baltimore	MD	Pastor GJ Barnes	10,000[22]	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church	Philadelphia	PA	Alyn E. Waller	15,000[citation needed]	Baptist		Yes west
EPIC Church International	Sayreville	NJ	John J. Wagner	10,100[3]	Non-denominational
Faith Landmarks Ministries	Richmond	VA	Randy Gilbert	10,000[citation needed]
Family Christian Center	Munster	IN	Steve Munsey	14,000[3]	Non-denominational
Fellowship Church	Grapevine	TX	Ed Young, Jr.	24,200[3]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (9 + online)
First African Methodist Episcopal Church	Los Angeles	CA	J. Edgar Boyd	10,000[citation needed]	African Methodist Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church of Glenarden, International	Upper Marlboro	MD	Pastor John K. Jenkins	12,000[3]	Converge (United States)	Yes	2 + online
First Baptist Church of Hammond	Hammond	IN	John Wilkerson	10,000[3]	Baptist
First Baptist Church Orlando	Orlando	FL	David Uth	16,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention
Flatirons Community Church	Lafayette	CO	Jim Burgen	15,495[23]	Non-denominational evangelical	Yes (Main Campus, 5 satellite, & Online Livestream)
Fountain of Praise	Houston	TX	Remus Wright	11,800[citation needed]
Free Chapel	Gainesville	GA	Jentezen Franklin	25,000[24]	Non-denominational	Yes (7 + TV + online)[25]
Gateway Church	Southlake	TX	Robert Morris	25,800[26]	Non-denominational Charismatic	Yes (10 + online + prison campuses)
Germantown Baptist Church[27]	Germantown	TN	Tommy Vinson, Interim Preacher	12,000	Southern Baptist Convention
Greater Allen A. M. E. Cathedral of New York[28]	New York	NY	Floyd Flake	20,000[citation needed]	African Methodist Episcopal Church
Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist	New Orleans	LA	Paul Morton	10,000[3]	Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
Green Acres Baptist Church	Tyler	TX	David Dykes	14,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes
Harvest Christian Fellowship	Riverside	CA	Greg Laurie	15,000[3]	Calvary Chapel	Yes (6)
Healing Place Church	Baton Rouge	LA	Mike Haman	12,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (13)
Hickory Grove Baptist Church	Charlotte	NC	Clint Pressley	11,900[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (3)
Hope City Church	Houston	TX	Daniel and Jackie Groves	12,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
Hope Community Church	Raleigh	NC	Jason Gore	15,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
Inspiring Body of Christ Church (IBOC)	Dallas	TX	Rickie Rush	15,000[29][30]	Non-denominational	Yes (1 + 1 online)
James River Church	Springfield	MO	John Lindell	17,000[citation needed]	Assemblies of God	Yes (5) (4 physical + 1 online)
Kensington Church	Troy	MI	Brian Mowrey	11,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (7)[31]
King's Cathedral and Chapels	Kahului	HI	James Marocco & Colleen Marocco	30,000[citation needed]	Assemblies of God	Yes (360)[32]
Lakepointe Church	Rockwall	TX	Josh Howerton	20,000[33][3]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (6 + Online)
Lakewood Church	Houston	TX	Joel Osteen	45,000[34]	Non-denominational
Legacy Church	Albuquerque	NM	Steve Smotherman	10,100[3]	Non-denominational
LibertyLive.church	Hampton	VA	Dr. Grant Ethridge	10,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (7 + 1 Online)
LCBC	Manheim	PA	Jason Mitchell	19,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (19 + Online)
Life.Church	Edmond	OK	Craig Groeschel	85,000[35]	Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC)	Yes (42 + online)
Living Word Christian Center	Chicago	IL	Bill Winston	18,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational
Lutheran Church of Hope	West Des Moines	IA	Mike Housholder	10,000[3]	Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ[36][37]
Mariners Church	Irvine	CA	Eric Geiger	12,200[3]	Non-denominational Evangelical	Yes (3 + 2 campus plants + 1 online)
Mars Hill Bible Church	Grandville	MI	AJ Sherrill	12,000[3]	Non-denominational
McLean Bible Church	McLean	VA	David Platt	16,500[23]	Non-denominational
Mount Zion Baptist Church	Nashville	TN	Joseph W. Walker III	21,000[3]	Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship
New Birth Missionary Baptist Church	Stonecrest	GA	Jamal H. Bryant	10,000 [38]	Baptist
New Hope Christian Fellowship	Honolulu	HI	Wayne Cordeiro	14,500[citation needed]	Foursquare Church	Yes (>100 + online)
New Life Church	Conway	AR	Rick & Michelle Bezet	18,000[39]	Non-denominational	Yes (17)
New Life Church	Colorado Springs	CO	Brady Boyd	15,000 at main campus[40]	Non-denominational	Yes (8 + online and tv)
New Life Covenant Church	Chicago	IL	John F. Hannah	10,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (3)
New Light Christian Center Church	Houston	TX	Ira V. Hilliard	13,500[3]	Non-denominational
NewSpring Church	Anderson	SC	Brad Cooper, Shane Duffey, Michael Mulliken, Tyler Tatum, David Hall	20,500[41][42]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (20 + 1 online)
North Coast Church[43]	Vista	CA	Larry Osborne, Chris Brown	10,000[citation needed]	Evangelical Free Church of America	Yes (5)
North Point Community Church	Alpharetta	GA	Andy Stanley	50,000[44]	Non-denominational	Yes (8 in Atlanta, and 150 partner churches)[44]
One Community Church	Plano	TX	Conway Edwards	10,000[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Pinelake Church[45]	Flowood	MS	Chip Henderson	11,472[46]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (5)
Potential Church[47]	Fort Lauderdale	FL	Troy Gramling	12,000[3]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (7)
The Potter's House	Dallas	TX	T. D. Jakes	16,140[23]	Non-denominational	Yes (3)
Prestonwood Baptist Church	Plano	TX	Jack Graham	17,000[3]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (2 + online)[a 3]
Quest Community Church	Lexington	KY	Pete Hise	10,000[citation needed]	Christian and Missionary Alliance	Yes (3 + 1 online)
Redemption Church[48]	San Jose	CA	Ron Carpenter	11,000[3]
Relentless Church[49]	Greenville	SC	John Gray	14,000[citation needed]	International Pentecostal Holiness Church
River Church[50]	Anaheim	CA	Dante Gebel	10,000[citation needed]	Assemblies of God
The Rock Church & World Outreach Center[51]	San Bernardino	CA	Dan Roth	14,550[23]	Non-denominational
Rock Church	San Diego	CA	Miles McPherson	12,900[citation needed]	Non-denominational	Yes (4+1 online)
Saddleback Church[52]	Lake Forest	CA	Andy Wood	28,000[3]	Baptist	Yes (14 + 4 international +1 online)
Sagebrush Church[53]	Albuquerque	NM	Todd Cook	14,000[54]	Non-denominational	Yes (9+1 online)
Sagemont Church	Houston	TX	Dr. Levi Skipper	17,700[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention
St. Matthews Baptist Church	Williamstown	NJ	Raymond Gordon Sr.	13,000[citation needed]	Baptist
Salem Baptist Church	Chicago	IL	James Meeks	10,100[citation needed]	Baptist
Sandals Church	Riverside	CA	Matt Brown	15,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (8)
Sarang Community Church of Southern California	Anaheim	CA	Chang Soo Ro	11,000[55]	Presbyterian Church in America
Seacoast Church	Mount Pleasant	SC	Josh Surratt	14,000[56]	Non-denominational	Yes (13+1 online)
Second Baptist Church Houston	Houston	TX	Ed Young Sr.	23,700[57]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (6 campuses + online)
Southeast Christian Church	Middletown[a 4]	KY	Kyle Idleman	25,940[58]	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (11 + 1 in development + online)
Southland Christian Church	Nicholasville[a 5]	KY	Jon Weece	12,500[3]	Christian churches and churches of Christ	Yes (5 campuses and online services)
Substance Church[59]	Minneapolis	MN	Peter and Carolyn Haas	12,000[citation needed]	Non-Denominational (ARC)
Thomas Road Baptist Church	Lynchburg	VA	Johnathon Falwell	24,000[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention, Baptist Bible Fellowship International
Triumph Church[60]	Detroit	MI	Solomon W. Kinloch, Jr	14,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
12Stone Church	Lawrenceville	GA	Kevin Myers	17,200[citation needed]	Wesleyan Church	Yes (8) and 1 online
Valley Bible Fellowship	Bakersfield	CA	Ron Vietti	10,300[citation needed]
Victory Church[61]	Norcross	GA	Johnson Bowie	10,200	Non-denominational[62]	Yes (3)
The Village Church	Highland Village	TX	Matt Chandler	10,200[citation needed]	Southern Baptist Convention	Yes (3)[a 6]
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[3]	Southern Baptist Convention
Woodside Bible Church[65]	Troy	MI	Chris Brooks	10,500[citation needed]	Baptist heritage	Yes (14+1)
World Changers Church Int.	College Park	GA	Creflo and Taffi Dollar	15,000[3]	Pentecostal, Word of Faith
World Overcomers Christian Church	Durham	NC	Andy Thompson	15,000[3]	Non-denominational	Yes (4)
World Harvest Church	Columbus	OH	Rod Parsley	13,000[citation needed]	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

1. The "City" column indicates where each listed church has its main location.
2. Numbers are rounded to the nearest hundred.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.