2007 Outreach magazine report: Corrected October 8, 2007
Here are the top 40:
- Iglesia Cristiana Segadores de Vida (Hollywood, FL) :: Ruddy Gracia
- Community of Faith (Cypress, TX) :: Mark Shook
- Valley Bible Fellowship (Bakersfield, CA) :: Ron Vietti
- Community Christian Church (Naperville, IL) :: Dave Ferguson
- The Richmond Outreach Center (Richmond, VA) :: Geronimo Aguilar
- New Life Church (Conway, AR) :: Rick Bezet
- Living Hope Church (Vancouver, WA) :: John Bishop
- Elevation Church (Charlotte, NC) :: Steven Furtick
- Thomas Road Baptist Church (Lynchburg, VA) :: Jonathan Falwell
- Flamingo Road Church (Cooper City, FL) :: Troy Gramling
- The Church at Brook Hills (Birmingham, AL) :: David Platt
- Heartland Community Church (Rockford, IL) :: Mark Bankord
- Real Life Ministries (Post Falls, ID) :: Jim Putman
- Church of the Highlands (Birmingham, AL) :: Chris Hodges
- Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX) :: Ed Young Jr.
- Westside Family Church (Lenexa, KS) :: Dan Chaverin
- Calvary Church (Charlotte, NC) :: John Munroe
- NewSpring Community Church (Anderson, SC) :: Perry Noble
- Bayside Covenant Church (Granite Bay, CA) :: Ray Johnston
- Central Christian Church (Henderson, NV) :: Jud Wilhite
- Woodside Bible Church (Troy, MI) :: Doug Schmidt
- Trinity Evangelical Free Church (Redlands, CA) :: Gary Inrig
- Mars Hill Church (Seattle, WA) :: Mark Driscoll
- Calvary Community Church (Phoenix, AZ) :: J. Mark Martin
- Redemption World Outreach Center (Greenville, SC) :: Ron Carpenter
- Jubilee Christian Church (Boston, MA) :: Gilbert Thompson
- Fellowship of the Woodlands (The Woodlands, TX) :: Kerry Shook
- EastLake Community Church (Kirkland, WA) :: Ryan Meeks
- Voices of Faith Ministries (Stone Mountain, GA) :: Gary Hawkins
- The Potter’s House (Dallas, TX) :: T.D. Jakes
- LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK) :: Craig Groeschel
- Kensington Community Church (Troy, MI) :: Steve Andrews
- Westover Hills Assembly of God (San Antonio, TX) :: Jim Rion
- The Oasis Church (Loganville, GA) :: Troy Shaw
- Celebration Church (Jacksonville, FL) :: Stovall Weems
- Trinity Chapel (Powder Springs, GA) :: Jim Bolin
- Champions Centre (Tacoma, WA) :: Kevin Gerald
- Crossroads Community Church (Cincinnati, OH) :: Brian Tome
- Grace Family Church (Lutz, FL) :: Craig Altman
- Community Bible Church (Stockbridge, GA) :: Beau Adams
To be considered for the list, a church must have:
- Grown by at least 500 people in weekly attendance from ‘06-’07
- Averaged over 1000 people in weekly attendance in ‘07
- Grown by a measurable percentage between ‘06-’07 (usually 10%+ growth)
Churches meeting these criteria were ranked by numerical growth and then by percentage growth, and the average of the two ranks determined their final ranking. Each church was responsible for self-reporting their numbers, and consequently, some churches may not be included if they chose not to participate.
To see the rankings, numerical growth, and percentage growth of all 101 churches, view the PDF of the list on Outreach magazine’s website.
