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This is a '''list of churches by attendance'''.
This is a '''list of churches by attendance'''.


==2009==
==Listing==
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* [[Church of the Highlands]], nondenominational, more than 13,500 in weekly attendance
* [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]], Southern Baptist, more than 7,500 members
* [[Worship Center Christian Church]], nondenominational, more than 7,000 members
* [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]], nondenominational, more than 7,000 members
* [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]], Baptist, more than 5,000 members
 
==Hartford Institute reports==
===2009===
These figures are from ongoing research by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:
These figures are from ongoing research by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:


# [[Church of the Highlands]]--Nondenominational: 13,500
# [[Church of the Highlands]]--Nondenominational: 10,301
# [[Church at Brook Hills]]--Nondenominational: 4,000
# [[Church at Brook Hills]]--Nondenominational: 4,000
# [[Guiding Light Church]]--Nondenominational: 4,000
# [[Guiding Light Church]]--Nondenominational: 4,000
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# [[Cathedral of the Cross]]--Assemblies of God: 3,500
# [[Cathedral of the Cross]]--Assemblies of God: 3,500
# [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 3,500
# [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 3,500
# [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]]--Baptist: 2,600
# [[More Than Conquerers Faith Church]]--Nondenominational: 3,000
# [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]]--Baptist: 2,600
# [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]]--Nondenominational: 2,000
# [[Faith Chapel Christian Center]]--Nondenominational: 2,000


==2005==
===2005===
These figures are from a [[2005]] study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:
These figures are from a [[2005]] study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:


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# [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 3,500
# [[Hunter Street Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 3,500
# [[Church at Brook Hills]]--Nondenominational: 3,000
# [[Church at Brook Hills]]--Nondenominational: 3,000
# [[6th Avenue Baptist Church]]--Baptist: 2,600
# [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]]--Baptist: 2,600
# [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Dawson Memorial Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500
# [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church]]--Southern Baptist: 2,500

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Hartford Institute reports

2009

These figures are from ongoing research by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:

  1. Church of the Highlands--Nondenominational: 10,301
  2. Church at Brook Hills--Nondenominational: 4,000
  3. Guiding Light Church--Nondenominational: 4,000
  4. Gardendale First Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 3,800
  5. Briarwood Presbyterian Church--Presbyterian Church in America: 3,700
  6. Cathedral of the Cross--Assemblies of God: 3,500
  7. Hunter Street Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 3,500
  8. More Than Conquerers Faith Church--Nondenominational: 3,000
  9. Sixth Avenue Baptist Church--Baptist: 2,600
  10. Dawson Memorial Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 2,500
  11. Shades Mountain Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 2,500
  12. Faith Chapel Christian Center--Nondenominational: 2,000

2005

These figures are from a 2005 study by the Hartford Institute for Religion Research. The figures used in the study are self-reported by individual churches which responded to the survey and are meant to show the average weekly attendance at regular worship services over a sustained time period:

  1. Guiding Light Church--Nondenominational: 4,000
  2. Gardendale's First Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 3,800
  3. Briarwood Presbyterian Church--Presbyterian Church in America: 3,700
  4. Cathedral of the Cross--Assemblies of God: 3,500
  5. Hunter Street Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 3,500
  6. Church at Brook Hills--Nondenominational: 3,000
  7. Sixth Avenue Baptist Church--Baptist: 2,600
  8. Dawson Memorial Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 2,500
  9. Shades Mountain Baptist Church--Southern Baptist: 2,500
  10. Church of the Highlands--Nondenominational: 2,000

References

  • Hartford Institute for Religion Research (2009) "Database of Megachurches in the U.S." - accessed October 1, 2009
  • Garrison, Greg (September 30, 2009) "Church of the Highlands in Birmingham, Alabama one of largest, fastest growing in U.S.." Birmingham News
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