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50 Most Influential Churches in America of 2007

July 16, 2007 @ 9:01 am · Filed under Religion, Church, Ministry, Research, News

The Church Report just published a list of the 50 Most Influential Churches in America of 2007. The research was conducted by Dr. John Vaughan of Church Growth Today. I recommend reading The Church Report’s short but informative article to learn how the data was collected, some history about the churches, as well as how they differ by denomination and geography.

So here is a list of the top 30 churches from 2007’s 50 Most Influential Churches in America with the church names hyperlinked to their websites and with recognition of which of the other eight below lists they have made:

List Reference

• 07 TMC = Outreach magazine’s 2007 America’s Top 25 Multiplying Churches
• 07 AMIC = Outreach magazine’s 2007 America’s 25 Most Innovative Churches
• 06 FGC = Outreach magazine’s 2006 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches
• 06 LC = Outreach magazine’s 2006 100 Largest U.S. Churches
• 06 MIC = The Church Report’s 2006 50 Most Influential Churches
• 05 FGC = Outreach magazine’s 2005 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches
• 05 MIC = The Church Report’s 2005 50 Most Influential Churches
• 04 FGC = Outreach magazine’s 2004 100 Fastest-Growing U.S. Churches

Top 30/50 Most Influential Churches in America of 2007

1. Willow Creek Community Church (South Barrington, IL) :: Bill Hybels
   >> 07 AMIC (#20)
   >> 06 FGC (#8) :: 05 FGC (#30)
   >> 06 LC (#5)
   >> 06 MIC (#1) :: 05 MIC (#2)
2. Saddleback Church (Lake Forest, CA) :: Rick Warren
   >> 07 AMIC (#18)
   >> 06 FGC (#39) :: 05 FGC (#5) :: 04 FGC (#15)
   >> 06 LC (#6)
   >> 06 MIC (#2) :: 05 MIC (#1)
3. Fellowship Church (Grapevine, TX) :: Ed Young Jr.
   >> 07 AMIC (#4)
   >> 06 FGC (#37) :: 05 FGC (#20) :: 04 FGC (#5)
   >> 06 LC (#9)
   >> 06 MIC (#4) :: 05 MIC (#4)
4. North Point Community Church (Alpharetta, GA) :: Andy Stanley
   >> 07 AMIC (#3)
   >> 04 FGC (#4)
   >> 06 LC (#12)
   >> 06 MIC (#3) :: 05 MIC (#3)
5. LifeChurch.tv (Edmond, OK) :: Craig Groeschel
   >> 07 AMIC (#1)
   >> 06 FGC (#11) :: 05 FGC (#4) :: 04 FGC (#8)
   >> 06 LC (#13)
   >> 06 MIC (#7) :: 05 MIC (#16)
6. Granger Community Church (Granger, IN) :: Mark Beeson >> 07 AMIC (#2)
   >> 05 FGC (#62) :: 04 FGC (#27)
   >> 06 MIC (#14)
7. Lakewood Church (Houston, TX) :: Joel Osteen
   >> 06 FGC (#1) :: 05 FGC (#3) :: 04 FGC (#1)
   >> 06 LC (#1)
   >> 06 MIC (#5) :: 05 MIC (#5)
8. Mars Hill Church (Seattle, WA) :: Mark Driscoll
   >> 07 AMIC (#9)
   >> 06 FGC (#15) :: 05 FGC (#54)
   >> 06 MIC (#22) :: 05 MIC (#23)
   >> 07 TMC (#2)
9. The Potter’s House (Dallas, TX) :: T.D. Jakes
   >> 07 AMIC (#12)
   >> 06 FGC (#25) :: 04 FGC (#3)
   >> 06 LC (#20)
   >> 06 MIC (#8) :: 05 MIC (#8)
10. Seacoast Church (Mt. Pleasant, SC) :: Greg Surratt
    >> 07 AMIC (#6)
    >> 06 FGC (#54) :: 05 FGC (#28)
    >> 06 LC (#86)
    >> 06 MIC (#15) :: 05 MIC (#27)