Here's a list of the top five megachurches in terms of attendance along with the percentage change from the year before.
1. Lakewood Church Houston - Joel Osteen 43,500 -.7.4%
2. Second Baptist Church Houston - Ed Young Sr. 23,659 -2.6%
3. North Point Community Church Alpharetta, Ga. - Andy Stanley 22,557 +15.2%
4. Willow Creek Community Church South Barrington, Ill. - Bill Hybels 22,500 +8.7%
5. LifeChurch (13 locations in 6 states, online at secondlife.com) -Craig Groeschel 20,823 +4.6%
Source: Lifeway Research
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
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It's crazy that the difference between the first and second ones on the list is 20,000 people!
By the way, you left off The Orchard Oxford.
I think it's interesting that Saddleback isn't on there, even though Warren gets so much flack for having a large church. And Ed Young, SR? Senior?
His son is the one that is in the public's eye so much.
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