A new survey from the Hartford Institute for Religion Research shows megachurches have bounced back stronger than ever, after the attendance dips of the COVID--19 pandemic, the Christian Today website reports today (August 25,2026).
Smaller churches have not fully recovered.
The megachurch growth continues a trend in favor of larger churches that began well before the pandemic.
"The top 10 percent of churches have about 70 to 75% of all people," said Scott Thumma, coauthor of the new report and a retired sociology of religion professor at Hartford International University.
Megachurch defined as 2,000 or more weekly worshipers, make up less than one percent of the nation's total Protestant churches, yet they see 17 percent of the nation's total churchgoers every week.
Smaller churches have not seen the same rebound as larger ones, with many still declining attendance, forcing them to be closed.
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