The Largest Churches in Texas
Texas's biggest churches by weekly attendance, plus the Texas churches with the largest online reach. Updated 2026.
Lakewood Church in Houston is the largest church in Texas, with about 45K people attending weekly (Outreach 100 2025). Fellowship Church (24.2K) and Lakepointe Church (21.3K) follow. Together, the 8 churches below draw more than 186K people every week. Measured by online reach instead, The Potter's House leads Texas with 4.81M combined followers in the Church Influence 100.
The Largest Churches in Texas by Attendance
Self-reported weekly attendance, most recent available figures. Linked churches have full Influence 100 profiles.
| Rank | Church | Weekly Attendance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakewood Church Houston | 45K |
| 2 | Fellowship Church Grapevine | 24.2K |
| 3 | Lakepointe Church Rockwall | 21.3K |
| 4 | Community Bible Church San Antonio | 20.3K |
| 5 | Prestonwood Baptist Church Plano | 19.6K |
| 6 | Second Baptist Church Houston | 19.6K |
| 7 | Woodlands Church The Woodlands | 18.4K |
| 8 | Gateway Church Southlake | 18.1K |
Attendance sources per row as noted in our data (primarily Outreach 100 / Lifeway Research, 2025), self-reported by churches.
Texas Churches in the Influence 100
11 Texas churches made the 2026 Church Influence 100, ranked here by online reach.
The takeaway
Attendance tells you who fills buildings in Texas. Online reach tells you who Texas 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 Texas?
Lakewood Church in Houston is the largest church in Texas, with about 45K people attending weekly (Outreach 100 2025). Fellowship Church (24.2K) ranks second and Lakepointe Church (21.3K) third.
What is the most influential church in Texas online?
The Potter's House (Dallas, TX) has the largest online reach of any Texas church in the Church Influence 100, with 4.81M combined followers across YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. It ranks #32 nationally. 11 Texas churches appear in the index.
How many megachurches are in Texas?
Texas has 8+ churches drawing well over the 2,000-attendee megachurch threshold; the 8 on this page alone draw over 186K 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.