Top 30 Megachurches

The top 30 megachurches in the United States, according to CBS News. A megachurch is defined as a Protestant congregation averaging more than 2000 or more weekly attenders.

At first I was surprised to find North Point on this list, before remembering how many satellite locations they have. Actually I had no idea how many – a total of 104 satellites and partner churches in 27 states and six foreign countries.

By state: Alabama (3) Arizona (1), California (6), Colorado (2), Florida (6), Georgia (16), Illinois (1), Indiana (3), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (1), Massachusetts (1), Maryland (2), Maine (1), Minnesota (1), Mississippi (2), North Carolina (4), Nebraska (1), New Mexico (1), Ohio (6), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (6), Texas (3), Utah (5), Virginia (5), Washington (2), Wisconsin (4), Canada (4), Costa Rica (1), France (1), Mexico (2), Venezuela (1), South Africa (1).

While the preaching, programs, and music at North Point are all top notch, personally I’ve been challenged to grow and serve more in my smaller, local neighborhood megachurch.  

30. 17700 FBC Hammond Indiana

29. 17700 Sagemont Church Houston TX

28. 18000 Living Word Christian Center Chicago IL

27. 18000 Temple of Praise Washington DC

26. 18400 Woodlands Church Woodlands TX

25. 18500 Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale FL

24. 19000 Christ Fellowship Palm Beach Gardens FL

23. 19000 Elevation Church, Charlotte NC SC FL VA

22. 20000 Greater Allen AME Cathedral NYC

21. 20000 Greater Cornerstone Baptist Church Dallas TX

20. 20000 New Light Christian Center Houston TX

19. 20000 West Angeles Cathedral Los Angeles CA

18. 21000 Dream City Church (Assemblies of God) Phoenix AZ

17. 21100 Central Christian Church Henderson NV

16. 21800 Southeast Christian Church Middleton KY

15. 22000 Northland, A Church Distributed, Longwood FL

14. 22100 Saddleback Church Lake Forest CA (Rick Warren)

13. 22700 Crossroads Church Cincinnati OH

12. 23700 Second Baptist Church Houston TX

11. 25000 Faith Church St Louis MO & West Palm Beach FL

10. 25800 Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington IL

9. 27000 Gateway Church, Southlake TX

8. 27000 Christ’s Church of the Valley, Peoria AZ

7. 28000 FBC Jacksonville FL

6. 30000 Christian Cultural Center, Brooklyn NY

5. 31800 NewSpring Church, Anderson SC

4. 36000 North Point Community Church, Alpharetta GA

3. 43500 Lakewood Church, Houston TX (Joel Osteen)

2. 43600 Church of the Highlands, Birmingham AL

1. 53000 Life Church, Edmond OK

I started to list all the separate North Point locations but finally gave up. Here’s what I had when I quit: Alpharetta, Athens, Aurora CO, Bainbridge, Birmingham, Blountstown FL, Buckhead, Chipley FL, Cleveland GA, Clovis CA, Colorado Springs CO, Cumming, Decatur, Dothan AL, Enterprise AL, Evans GA, Fort Walton Beach FL, Gainesville FL, Gilbert AZ, Greensboro GA, Gwinnett, Huntington Beach CA, Locust Grove, Mariana FL, Newnan, Peachtree City, Santa Rosa CA, Savannah, Simi Valley CA, Tampa, Valencia CA, Visalia CA, Warner Robins, and Woodstock.