Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked Christian place of worship chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. City Church and Second Baptist Church sit in the high-growth half.
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Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City Church | ▲6 | +19.9% |
| 2 | Second Baptist Church | ▲16 | +19.3% |
| 3 | City of Grace | ▲10 | +19.1% |
| 4 | Transformation Church | ▲7 | +18.2% |
| 5 | Orchard Church | ▲28 | +17.7% |
| 6 | Gateway Church | ▲21 | +16.8% |
| 7 | Inspire Church | ▲12 | +16.3% |
| 8 | The Summit Church | ▲4 | +16.2% |
| 9 | The District Church | ▲13 | +10.2% |
| 10 | Heartland Church | ▲25 | +9.9% |
| 11 | Restoration Church | ▲12 | +9.4% |
| 12 | Real Life Church | ▲18 | +9.3% |
| 13 | The River Church | ▲11 | +9.2% |
| 14 | Victory Outreach | ▲17 | +9.2% |
| 15 | Christ's Church of the Valley | ▲13 | +8.9% |
- Universal
- First Baptist Church
- LifePoint Church
- Discovery Church
- Sandals Church
- Silverdale Baptist Church
- Grace Fellowship
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
12,922 tracked store locations in the United States. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 363 of the 12,922 stores (3%); 7,776 of the 8,993 tracked chains have a single store here.
- Universal (8)
- First Baptist Church (125)
- LifePoint Church (16)
- Discovery Church (9)
- Sandals Church (3)
- Silverdale Baptist Church (2)
- Grace Fellowship (19)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 First Baptist Church 125
- 2 Iglesia Universal 86
- 3 Cornerstone Church 65
- 4 New Life Church 53
- 5 Sacred Heart Catholic Church 34
- 6 Grace Church 34
- 7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 28
- 8 Journey Church 28
- 9 Calvary Chapel 27
- 10 Crossroads Church 26
- 11 Life Church 25
- 12 Victory Church 23
- 13 First Presbyterian Church 23
- 14 The River Church 22
- 15 Calvary Baptist Church 22
- 16 Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 21
- 17 Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church 21
- 18 Grace Fellowship 19
- 19 Hope Church 19
- 20 Redemption Church 19
- 21 First Assembly of God 19
- 22 Freedom Church 18
- 23 Second Baptist Church 18
- 24 Faith Church 18
- 25 Christ Church 18
- 26 Church of Scientology 18
- 27 Calvary Church 18
- 28 Legacy Church 18
- 29 Restoration Church 17
- 30 Gateway Church 17
- 31 New Hope Church 17
- 32 Lighthouse Church 17
- 33 Grace Community Church 17
- 34 Abundant Life Church 16
- 35 Grace Bible Church 16
- 36 Victory Outreach 16
- 37 LifePoint Church 16
- 38 Harvest Church 16
- 39 The Sanctuary 15
- 40 Christ Community Church 15
- 41 Faith Baptist Church 15
- 42 City Church 15
- 43 Crosspoint Church 14
- 44 Centerpoint Church 14
- 45 House of God 14
- 46 Summit Church 13
- 47 New Hope Baptist Church 13
- 48 Providence Church 13
- 49 Lighthouse 13
- 50 Fellowship Church 13
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