Church Profiles

Evangel Church: Never Stop Serving

Last year, Evangel started a church two hours away inside the largest women’s prison in New York. A pastor and a team go every Thursday to share a message, preach and lead worship for the prisoners.

Hills Church: New Name, Same Mission

Hills Church has grown, in part, due to Marksman—a strategy for men focused on reaching and discipling other men that includes a 6-week Bible study boot camp.

Bethlehem Church: What You Celebrate, You Replicate

The power of storytelling is used throughout the year to proclaim God’s goodness to the congregation, and it seems to be affecting church growth positively.

Delivering Hope and Help to ‘Adopted’ Neighborhoods

Make a big impact in your community by "adopting" and serving an entire neighborhood.

Small Church America: Crossroads North Gives New Identity to Old Church Building

“This is a story of death and resurrection, and we’re just trying to be faithful in moving into that."

Central California Church Thrives in Small Town

Rocky Hill Community Church in Exeter outgrows café, continues to experience growth.

Reaching Sin City: Valley Bible Fellowship in Las Vegas

Strategically located in the center of Las Vegas, Valley Bible Fellowship is effectively ministering to the poor and hurting.

Gateway Fellowship Church: The Fastest-Growing Church in America, 2016

“The No. 1 reason for our growth is our passion for discipleship,” says Senior Pastor John Van Pay.

Life Church Green Bay: No. 2 Fastest-Growing Church, 2016

"We had more than 1,200 salvations last year, and our growth has been 90 percent new believers.”

Tabernacle of Praise Church International: No. 3 Fastest-Growing Church, 2016

Pastor T.J. McBride is man with a vision: to reach lost souls for Jesus Christ that all men may be saved by any means necessary.

Red Rocks Church: No. 4 Fastest-Growing Church, 2016

“Our purpose is to ‘make heaven more crowded’ by being the front porch for prodigals to come home.”