25 State Churches Rank High in Attendance Survey

California has 25 of the top 100 Protestant churches in the country, ranked by average Sunday attendance, according to a new survey by John N. Vaughan, International Mega-Church Research Center, Southwest Baptist University, Bolivar, Mo. Here is how they rank in the state:

1. Calvary Chapel, Costa Mesa: 12,000.

2. Grace Community Church, Sun Valley: 8,000.

3. Harvest Christian Fellowship, Riverside: 7,700.

4. Calvary Chapel, Downey: 7,500.

5. Calvary Church, Santa Ana: 6,000.

Capital Christian Center, Sacramento: 6,000.

Crenshaw Christian Center, Los Angeles: 6,000.

First Evangelical Free Church, Fullerton: 6,000.

9. Crystal Cathedral, Garden Grove: 5,438.

10. Church on the Way, Van Nuys: 5,347.

11. Horizon Christian Fellowship, San Diego: 5,150.

12. Calvary Chapel, West Covina: 5,000.

13. Melodyland Christian Center, Anaheim: 5,000.

14. West Angeles Church of God, Los Angeles: 5,000.

15. Vineyard Fellowship, Anaheim: 4,943.

16. Young Nak Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles: 4,861.

17. South Coast Community Church, Irvine: 4,600.

18. People’s Church, Fresno: 4,200.

19. Saddleback Valley Community, Mission Viejo: 4,000.

20. Oriental Mission Church, Los Angeles: 3,850.

21. Menlo Park Presbyterian, Menlo Park: 3,800.

22. Christian Life Center, Stockton: 3,600.

23. First Baptist Church, Modesto: 3,587.

24. Loveland Christian Center, Fontana: 3,400.

25. Lake Avenue Congregational Church, Pasadena: 3,297.