Very Large Churches: Wired, Multisite, Growing, and Well Led

Last weekend, about 56 million Americans worshipped at a Protestant church (1). Most of those churches drew fewer than 100 people each, a size that’s characterized the “typical” church for centuries. But in the last few decades a new class of church has emerged: the very large church, often called a megachurch. And last weekend over 10% – or nearly 6 million – of these worshippers were part of congregations that each drew 2,000 or more in total attendance. If this group of churches were a Protestant denomination, it would be the nation’s second largest such group.

In recent months we surveyed this group of very large churches and made some fascinating discoveries (2). The following list highlights some of the most important findings. The link at the bottom of this article then takes you to a fuller report and the actual survey frequencies. We will also be releasing more of findings from this survey in the coming months. To read more, click here.