Learning From America's Largest and
Fastest-Growing Congregations

In each issue of Outreach, we share inspiring ideas, insights and stories of churches of all types and sizes. However, once each year, Outreach unapologetically reports on the largest and fastest-growing churches in America. We realize this is a narrow segment of the American Church. In fact, some researchers believe that church attendance is in decline throughout the country (see page 76). However, in this report, our lens is focused on the growth of U.S. megachurches. We don’t look to these churches as “the best“ or the “most spiritual“; they are simply the fastest-growing or largest and—because they appear on our Top 100 lists (pages 64 and 66)—command the Church’s interest and attention.

For our third annual report, Outreach again partners with Dr. John N. Vaughan of Church Growth Today to publish exclusively the lists of America’s largest and fastest-growing churches. Vaughan is known internationally as the leading expert on megachurches. We’re grateful for his work and insightful analysis of the trends indicated by this research. He also brings his personal knowledge of thousands of churches to our report, to introduce us to six of the country’s largest and fastest-growing churches whose stories we believe will inspire and challenge you.

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