Not Who You Think They Are: The Real Story of People Who Attend America’s Megachurches

Sponsored by Leadership Network
Tags: Church Profiles, Ministry, Research
Sponsored by: Leadership Network
Type: White Paper
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Over the last 10 years we have learned quite a bit about U.S. megachurches, both the facts and fictions about these very large Protestant churches of 2,000 or more weekly attenders.  However, until now, very little was known about those who attend these churches. This report summarizes the initial learnings from the first major national survey of megachurch attenders.

A FEW OF THE MOST PROMINENT FINDINGS:

  • Young and single adults are more likely to be in megachurches than in smaller churches.
  • Nearly two-thirds of attenders have been at these churches 5 years or less.
  • Many attenders come from other churches, but nearly a quarter haven’t been in any church for a long time before coming to a megachurch.
  • Attenders report a considerable increase in their involvement in church, in their spiritual growth, and in their needs being met.
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