100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches by Percentage Growth for 2007
UPDATE: Outreach magazine has now published the corrected list.
UPDATE: Outreach magazine mistakenly published the wrong data in the 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches list.
UPDATE: These are only the 100 churches listed on Outreach magazine’s 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches list, which factored both numerical growth and percentage growth. There may be churches not on this list that were among the top 100 fastest-growing churches by percentage growth but had low numerical growth. To be considered for the list, a church must have (1) grown by at least 500 people in attendance from ‘06-’07, (2) averaged over 1,000 people in weekly attendance in 2007, and (3) grown by a measurable percentage from ‘06-’07 (about 10% growth or more).
As I mentioned before, Outreach magazine recently published a list of 2007’s 100 fastest-growing churches in America. The list factors attendance growth both by numbers and by percentage. In case you were wondering which U.S. churches are the fastest-growing only by percentage growth, here they are:
Top 100 U.S. Churches by Percentage Growth
- 444% :: Elevation Church (Charlotte) :: Steven Furtick
- 247% :: EastLake Community Church (Kirkland) :: Ryan Meeks
- 163% :: Community of Faith (Cypress) :: Mark Shook
- 109% :: Iglesia Cristiana Segadores de Vida (Hollywood) :: Ruddy Gracia
- 108% :: New Life Church (Conway) :: Rick Bezet
- 100% :: The Richmond Outreach Center (Richmond) :: Geronimo Aguilar
- 99% :: The Oasis Church (Loganville) :: Troy Shaw
- 81% :: Community Christian Church (Naperville) :: Dave Ferguson
- 77% :: Trinity Evangelical Free Church (Redlands) :: Gary Inrig
- 75% :: Living Hope Church (Vancouver) :: John Bishop
- 73% :: The Church at South Las Vegas (Henderson) :: Benny Perez
- 62% :: Calvary Church (Charlotte) :: John Munroe
- 61% :: The Church at Brook Hills (Birmingham) :: David Platt
- 59% :: Community Bible Church (Stockbridge) :: Beau Adams
- 58% :: Quest Community Church (Lexington) :: Pete Hise
- 54% :: Heartland Community Church (Rockford) :: Mark Bankord
- 52% :: Church of the Highlands (Birmingham) :: Chris Hodges
- 52% :: Liberty Baptist Church (Hampton) :: Grant Ethridge
- 52% :: Valley Bible Fellowship (Bakersfield) :: Ron Vietti
- 51% :: Brown Missionary Baptist Church (Southaven) :: Bartholomew Orr
- 51% :: Flamingo Road Church (Cooper City) :: Troy Gramling
- 50% :: Jubilee Christian Church (Boston) :: Gilbert Thompson
- 50% :: Korean Church of Atlanta (Duluth) :: James Chongho Kim
- 49% :: Christ United Methodist Church (Hickory) :: Charles Kyker
- 46% :: Christ Community Church (Omaha) :: Mark Ashton
- 45% :: Westside Family Church (Lenexa) :: Dan Chaverin
- 44% :: Westover Hills Assembly of God (San Antonio) :: Jim Rion
- 43% :: Woodside Bible Church (Troy) :: Doug Schmidt
- 42% :: Real Life Ministries (Post Falls) :: Jim Putman
- 41% :: The Vineyard (Beavercreek) :: Doug Roe
- 39% :: The Greater Travelers Rest Baptist Church (Decatur) :: E. Dewey Smith
- 39% :: Vineyard Church (Kansas City) :: Fred Herron
- 38% :: Mars Hill Church (Seattle) :: Mark Driscoll
- 37% :: Thomas Road Baptist Church (Lynchburg) :: Jonathan Falwell
- 36% :: NewSpring Community Church (Anderson) :: Perry Noble
- 36% :: Oak Pointe Church (Novi) :: Bob Shirock
- 35% :: Grace Family Church (Lutz) :: Craig Altman
- 35% :: Voices of Faith Ministries (Stone Mountain) :: Gary Hawkins
- 33% :: Convent Avenue Baptist Church (New York) :: Jesse Williams
- 32% :: Celebration Church (Georgetown, TX) :: Joe Champion
- 31% :: Bayside Covenant Church (Granite Bay) :: Ray Johnston
- 31% :: Redemption World Outreach Center (Greenville) :: Ron Carpenter
- 30% :: Celebration Church (Jacksonville) :: Stovall Weems
- 30% :: Champions Centre (Tacoma) :: Kevin Gerald
- 30% :: Fellowship Church (Grapevine) :: Ed Young Jr.
- 30% :: Trinity Chapel (Powder Springs) :: Jim Bolin
- 29% :: International Christian Center (Staten Island) :: Russell Hodgins
- 29% :: The Apostolic Church (Auburn Hills) :: Steve Warman
- 29% :: Victory World Church (Norcross) :: Dennis Rouse
- 26% :: Calvary Community Church (Phoenix) :: J. Mark Martin
- 26% :: Central Christian Church (Henderson) :: Jud Wilhite
- 25% :: Brookland Baptist Church (West Columbia) :: Charles Jackson
- 25% :: Church on the Rock (St. Peters) :: David Blunt
- 25% :: Crossroads Community Church (Cincinnati) :: Brian Tome
- 25% :: Fairfield Christian Church (Lancaster) :: Russell Johnson
- 25% :: Fellowship of the Woodlands (The Woodlands) :: Kerry Shook
- 25% :: First Baptist Church (McKinney) :: Jeff Warren
- 25% :: Hudson Community Chapel (Hudson) :: James Cooledge
- 25% :: Kensington Community Church (Troy) :: Steve Andrews
- 24% :: Calvary Church (Naperville) :: Randal Ross
- 22% :: Lancaster County Bible Church (Manheim) :: David Ashcraft
- 22% :: The City Church (Kirkland) :: Wendell Smith
- 22% :: World Outreach Church (Murfreesboro) :: Allen Jackson
- 21% :: Brentwood Baptist Church (Brentwood) :: Michael Glenn
- 21% :: LifeChurch.tv (Edmond) :: Craig Groeschel
- 21% :: Mariners Church (Irvine) :: Kenton Beshore
- 21% :: Salem Baptist Church (Chicago) :: James Meeks
- 21% :: The Potter’s House (Dallas) :: T.D. Jakes
- 20% :: Northland A Church Distributed (Longwood) :: Joel Hunter
- 20% :: Parkview Christian Center (Orland Park) :: Tim Harlow
- 20% :: Revival Christian Fellowship (Menifee) :: Gary Gailbraith
- 19% :: Calvary Chapel (Gardena) :: Steve Mays
- 19% :: Lutheran Church of Hope (West Des Moines) :: Mike Housholder
- 19% :: The St. Paul’s Baptist Church (Richmond) :: Lance Watson
- 18% :: Bell Shoals Baptist Church (Brandon) :: Forrest Pollock
- 18% :: First Assembly of God (Griffin) :: Randy Valimont
- 18% :: Maranatha Chapel (San Diego) :: Ray Bentley
- 18% :: Seacoast Church (Mt. Pleasant) :: Greg Surratt
- 18% :: Southeast Christian Church (Parker) :: Todd Hudson
- 18% :: The Chapel at CrossPoint (Getzville) :: Jerry Gillis
- 17% :: Bay Area Fellowship (Corpus Christi) :: Bil Cornelius
- 16% :: Community Bible Church (San Antonio) :: Robert Emmitt
- 16% :: Cross Timbers Community Church (Argyle) :: Toby Slough
- 16% :: First Assembly Ministries (Ft. Myers) :: Dan Betzer
- 16% :: The Chapel (Grayslake) :: S. Chapman & J. Griffin
- 16% :: Word of Faith Family Worship Cathedral (Austell) :: Dale Bronner
- 15% :: The Greater Allen AME Cathedral of New York (Jamaica) :: Floyd Flake
- 14% :: Bethany World Prayer Center (Baker) :: Larry Stockstill
- 14% :: Cherry Hills Community Church (Highlands Ranch) :: Jim Dixon
- 14% :: St. Stephen Church (Louisville) :: Kevin Cosby
- 13% :: Family Christian Center (Munster) :: Stephan Munsey
- 13% :: Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington) :: Bill Hybels
- 12% :: Faithful Central Bible Church (Inglewood) :: Kenneth Ulmer
- 12% :: Gateway Church (Southlake) :: Robert Morris
- 11% :: First A.M.E. Church (Los Angeles) :: John Hunter
- 10% :: Christ’s Church of the Valley (Peoria) :: Don Wilson
- 9% :: NorthRidge Church (Plymouth) :: Brad Powell
- 9% :: Pinelake Church (Brandon) :: Chip Henderson
- 8% :: Second Baptist Church (Houston) :: Ed Young Sr.
- 7% :: Saddleback Church (Lake Forest) :: Rick Warren
