Church Profiles

Oak Park Church: Outreach in the City

Rather than solely coming alongside communities following major natural disasters, the church decided to use the ministry’s life-saving—and life-giving—equipment year-round.

First Baptist Leesburg: More Than Sunday Morning

“We minister to the broken people in our community through many ministries, and we attract a lot of people who want to join our church because of our ministries,” says Art Ayris, executive pastor of administration at First Baptist.

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.

Inside-Out Living: Pinelake Church

No. 60 Fastest-Growing: Members at Pinelake Church in Mississippi Are Spurred Into Strategic Spiritual Growth

Two Generations, One Body: Generation Church

No. 64 Fastest-Growing: Generation Church in Arizona Reaches Young and Old Alike

A Glimpse of Heaven: Sugar Creek Baptist Church

No. 68 Fastest-Growing: Sugar Creek Baptist Church in Texas Values Diversity and Families

Out of the Fire: First Baptist Church Temple

No. 69 Fastest-Growing: First Baptist Church Temple in Texas Seizes Opportunity to Grow After Arson

An Invitation to Life Change: Faith Church

No. 71 Fastest-Growing: Faith Church in Indiana Is a Safe Place for the Broken

Worshipping Out Loud: Northbrook Church

No. 72 Fastest-Growing: Northbrook Church in Wisconsin Contrasts With Local Religious Culture

Expansion Through Simplification: Biltmore Church

No. 77 Fastest-Growing: Biltmore Church in North Carolina Seeks to Be as Simple as a Large Church Can Be

Pray, Invest and Invite: Northridge Church

No. 78 Fastest-Growing: Northridge Church in New York Employs Intentional Strategy for Reaching the Unreached