Church Profiles

Crossroads Church: Make Yourself at Home

“We have worked very intentionally to create a family home feel as we have grown from 300 to now 3,000.” -Pastor Matt Thrasher

Faith Assembly: Enter the Mission Field

Faith Assembly offers a range of ministries aimed at every age group and stage of life so people can encounter Jesus.

Fight Church: A Fighting Chance

“Here was a people group that wasn’t being served by any form of chaplaincy like many major sports have,” says Pastor Joshua Boyd, of the local MMA community. “And they needed care just like anyone else.”

Worship in the Land of Mega: Valley Creek Church

Valley Creek Church Goes Beyond Celebrity Pastors and Pro Musicians

Dreams of Zion: Mount Zion Baptist Church

Mount Zion Baptist Church Ministers to the Community—from Students to Seniors

New Beginnings: Central Baptist Church

Central Baptist Church Ministers in the Middle of the Bible Belt

“This High-Energy Church Welcomes Young People”—Lessons From a Mystery Visit

An unchurched person reports on an unannounced visit the 2014 Outreach 100 Fastest-Growing Church.

Real Church, Real People: The Journey

The Journey Challenges Perceptions in America’s Northeast

Bringing in the Broken: Church by the Glades

Church by the Glades “Can’t Afford to Play it Safe”

The Word With Conviction: Grace Church

Grace Church of Dumfries, Va., Teaches the Word with Conviction

Central to Restoration: Central Christian

A Las Vegas church engages the lost and the broken