Survey finds more megachurches 1 200 than expected Texas and California have the most
Protestant megachurches—those with weekly attendance exceeding 2,000—may be far more prevalent than originally thought.
Researchers at the Connecticut-based Hartford Institute for Religion Research and the Dallas-based Leadership Network say they have discovered that the number of Protestant megachurches may be at least 1,200 rather than about 850, the figure they have cited before.
“It’s hard to believe we missed so many,” said Scott Thumma, a professor at Hartford Seminary, where the institute is housed.