The Largest Churches in Tennessee
Tennessee's biggest churches by weekly attendance, plus the Tennessee churches with the largest online reach. Updated 2026.
World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro is the largest church in Tennessee, with about 15K people attending weekly (Outreach 100 2025). Mount Zion Baptist Church (13.4K) and Germantown Baptist Church (12K) follow. Together, the 7 churches below draw more than 71.5K people every week. Measured by online reach instead, The Belonging Co leads Tennessee with 889K combined followers in the Church Influence 100.
The Largest Churches in Tennessee by Attendance
Self-reported weekly attendance, most recent available figures. Linked churches have full Influence 100 profiles.
| Rank | Church | Weekly Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Outreach Church Murfreesboro | 15K |
| 2 | Mount Zion Baptist Church Whites Creek | 13.4K |
| 3 | Germantown Baptist Church Germantown | 12K |
| 4 | New Direction Christian Church Memphis | 10.9K |
| 5 | Bellevue Baptist Church Cordova | 8K |
| 6 | Brentwood Baptist Church Brentwood | 6.5K |
| 7 | Long Hollow Baptist Church Hendersonville | 5.7K |
Attendance sources per row as noted in our data (primarily Outreach 100 / Lifeway Research, 2025), self-reported by churches.
Tennessee Churches in the Influence 100
3 Tennessee churches made the 2026 Church Influence 100, ranked here by online reach.
The takeaway
Attendance tells you who fills buildings in Tennessee. Online reach tells you who Tennessee actually listens to, and the two lists rarely match. See how the whole country compares on the largest churches in America, or get your church's Influence Score to see where you stand.
Questions, Answered
What is the largest church in Tennessee?
World Outreach Church in Murfreesboro is the largest church in Tennessee, with about 15K people attending weekly (Outreach 100 2025). Mount Zion Baptist Church (13.4K) ranks second and Germantown Baptist Church (12K) third.
What is the most influential church in Tennessee online?
The Belonging Co (Nashville, TN) has the largest online reach of any Tennessee church in the Church Influence 100, with 889K combined followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. It ranks #7 nationally. 3 Tennessee churches appear in the index.
How many megachurches are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 7+ churches drawing well over the 2,000-attendee megachurch threshold; the 7 on this page alone draw over 71.5K people weekly. Nationally, the Hartford Institute for Religion Research counts more than 1,500 US megachurches.
Where do these attendance numbers come from?
Primarily the 2025 Outreach 100 list compiled with Lifeway Research, supplemented by church-reported figures where noted. Attendance is always self-reported; no independent body audits it. Online reach figures come from the REACHRIGHT Church Influence 100 and are measured from public platform counts.
Influence like this gets built on purpose.
Every church on this list posts consistently, in formats people actually watch. That's not luck. That's a system. We run that system for churches every week: sermon clips, graphics, carousels, captions, posted for you.