The 100 Largest U.S. Churches

Everybody loves lists. The Christian magazine "Outreach" lists the 100 largest churches in the U.S. whose attendance ranges from 4,328 to 40,445. Three Colorado churches make the list (shown with attendance):

* Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette, CO 16,702 
* Red Rocks Church, Littleton, CO 13,334
* Cherry Hills Community Church, Highlands Ranch, CO 4,707

The denominations represented are:

* Assemblies of God (5)

* Baptist (10)

* Baptist - Converge Worldwide (3) 

* Baptist - Southern Baptist (18)

* Brethren - Grace Brethren (1) (Grace Church, Akron, OH 5,874)

* Christian - Independent Christian Churches (17)

* Evangelical Covenant (1) (Bayside Church, Roseville, CA 22,286)

* Evangelical Free (2) (both CA)

* Lutheran - Evangelical (1) (the Lutheran Church of Hope in West Des Moines, IA 13,110).

* Nondenominational (40)

* Presbyterian - Evangelical (2) (Hope Church, Cordova, TN 6,815 and Cherry Hills Community Church, Highlands Ranch, CO 4,707)

* Vineyard (1) (Vineyard Columbus, Columbus, OH 7,050).

A less fine division would be:

* Pentecostal - 5

* Baptist - 31

* Non-Denominational - 57

* Evangelical Covenant - 1 (CA)

* Evangelical Free - 2 (CA)

* Lutheran - Evangelical 1 (IA)

* Presbyterian - Evangelical - 2 (TN and CO)

* Vineyard - 1 (OH)

Most are non-denominational, and only a very few a liturgical. The Evangelical Lutheran Church is actually a liturgical, non-Evangelical denomination. Presbyterian - Evangelical is liturgical, but also Evangelical rather than mainline Protestant.