Church Profiles

Kingdom Fellowship AME Church: ‘A Heart for the People’

Kingdom Fellowship also carries on the tradition of addressing community needs. “The Black church has always seen itself as providing not just spiritual leadership, but holistic leadership,” Pastor Matthew Watley says.

Embrace Church: Real Transformation

The church’s success is a testament to divine grace working through flawed people, Pastor Adam Weber insists. Embrace’s goal-setting process, called “traction,” has also multiplied its congregation.

CenterPoint Church: A Steady Presence in Long Island

“Our focus is always on reaching the lost and those who are far from God. We just keep honoring God, trying to reach our community, being missional and attractional, and person by person, they keep coming through the doors.” - Pastor Brian McMillan

A Targeted Approach: Christ’s Church of the Valley

No. 26 Fastest-Growing: Christ’s Church of the Valley in Arizona Specifically Aims to Reach Husbands, Dads and Families

Touched By God: Water of Life Community Church

No. 42 Fastest-Growing: Water of Life Community Church in California Values Healing From the Inside Out

A Culture of Urgency: First Church of Christ

No. 56 Fastest-Growing: First Church of Christ in Kentucky Renews Its Vision to Reach the Lost

Maine Church Expands by Opening a Neighborhood-Community Center

Eastpoint Christian Church in South Portland finds a practical way to be more to the city than solely a church.

Arkansas Church Connects 3 Separate—yet Unified—Language Groups

Open Door Baptist Church consists of English-, Spanish- and Korean-speaking congregations.

Philadelphia Church Adopts a Grass-Roots Approach to Community Outreach

Members at St. James UMC embrace all means possible to find out what the community wants and needs.

‘Casino Church’ Reaches the Unchurched in Las Vegas

Liberate Church's unusual venue is allowing it to reach people who might not otherwise set foot in church.

Miami Church Repurposes Familiar Ideas to Attract an Eclectic Congregation

Church plant is committed to being a church for people who don't fit in at other churches.