Indiana's Largest Church Moves to 12th Largest Nationally
October 2, 2009
Hammond, Indiana (September 22nd)—Outreach magazine has declared First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana, the country's 12th largest church. In a survey that accounts for over one million churchgoers annually, the magazine has the First Baptist Church at a weekly attendance of 15,059.
- 43,500 - Lakewood Church, Houston, TX
- 26,776 - LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK
- 23,400 - Willow Creek Community Church, South Barrington, IL
- 23,377 - North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, GA
- 22,723 - Second Baptist Church, Houston, TX
- 22,418 - Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, CA
- 18,335 - Fellowship Church, Grapevine, TX
- 17,261 - Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY
- 17,142 - Woodlands Church, The Woodlands, TX
- 15,921 - Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, Fort Lauderdale, FL
- 15,081 - Central Christian Church, Las Vegas, NV
- 15,059 - First Baptist Church, Hammond, IN
- 14,975 - Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX
- 13,100 - Thomas Road Baptist Church, Lynchburg, VA
- 13,000 - Calvary Chapel of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, NM
Not only is the First Baptist Church ranked the 12th most attended church in the U.S., but it is also ranked the largest church in the state of Indiana. There are no other churches in the state of Indiana that are currently ranked in the top 100 listing.
Among the list of churches that Outreach mentions, First Baptist Church is also the second oldest church, with its inception date in 1887.
Outreach magazine also lists the top 100 in percentage of growth of 2009, and First Baptist Church is listed at number 55 for top growing churches in the U.S. There are only 6 churches total that are currently running over 15,000 in attendance that also made the list of the top 100 fastest growing churches.
