Fellowship Northwest Arkansas is one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States according to Outreach Magazine. The Rogers congregation saw its average weekend attendance climb by

3,000 during 2007, the magazine says. Only four other American churches reported greater gains.

The OUTREACH 100 Fastest-Growing Churches
By the Numbers

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Here’s the list of top 10 churches in terms of numerical gains, courtesy of Outreach:

Top 10 Greatest Numerical Gain
Among Fastest-Growing Churches
1 New Hope Christian Fellowship, Honolulu, Hawaii +4,500
2 The Rock Church, San Diego, Calif. +3,778
3 Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, Ala. +3,418
4 McLean Bible Church, McLean, Va. +3,399
5 Fellowship NorthWest Arkansas, Rogers, Ark. +3,000
6 North Point Community Church, Alpharetta, Ga. +2,975
7 Harvest Bible Chapel, Rolling Meadows, Ill. +2,688
8 Community Bible Church, San Antonio, Texas +2,633
9 Flatirons Community Church, Lafayette, Colo. +2,600
10 Destiny Metropolitan Worship Church, Atlanta, Ga. +2.500

Fellowship Northwest is also on the Outreach Magazine list of 100 largest megachurches, with average attendance of 8,000. No other Arkansas churches made the cut.

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