2026 Edition · Top 100
Philip Anthony Mitchell
Founder & Lead Pastor · 2819 Church · Atlanta, GA, United States
Philip Anthony Mitchell reaches 4.44M followers on personal accounts across Instagram, TikTok and Facebook, ranking #34 on REACHRIGHT's 2026 Pastor Influence 100. The largest single audience is Instagram, at 2.2M followers.
Score Breakdown
One-year growth could not be measured on these accounts for this edition, so velocity is held at a neutral 50 rather than guessed.
Personal accounts only · data collected August 15, 2026 · methodology
Platform Presence
What counts
Four platforms are scored: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook. Only accounts the pastor operates count here. Church-branded accounts are scored separately in the Church Influence 100.
About Philip Anthony Mitchell
Philip Anthony Mitchell is the founder and lead pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States, with weekly attendance reported near 6,000 as of late 2025.
Mitchell co-hosts the Street Preachers podcast with pastor Tim Timberlake and is the author of the book Contend. His sermon clips circulate widely on short-form platforms, where his direct preaching on discipleship, judgment, and obedience has drawn both a large audience and public debate. A facility dispute with the City of Atlanta and reaction to a 2025 sermon kept the church in national coverage through 2025 and 2026.
Instagram carries the largest share of Mitchell’s audience at 2.2 million followers. TikTok adds roughly 1.5 million, with Facebook at about 740,000. Combined, his tracked platforms reach about 4.4 million people. He does not run a personal YouTube channel; 2819 Church’s 1.8 million-subscriber channel is a church brand account, which this index does not count.
Editor’s note (August 20, 2026): Mitchell was added to the 2026 edition after publication. His entry was flagged during data collection amid the church’s facility dispute and the flag was not resolved before launch. Evaluated under the standard rules, he scores 68.0 and ranks 34th. Entries ranked 34 through 100 at launch each moved down one position, and the 2026 edition holds 101 entries.
The Church Behind the Platform
Founder & Lead Pastor
2819 Church
Atlanta, GA, United States
2819 Church is not ranked in the 2026 Church Influence 100. The two indexes measure different things: one scores church-branded accounts, this one scores the pastor's own.
A personal following is a trust account. People follow a name, hear a voice, and decide what to believe about the church behind it. That is a weight to carry well, not a scoreboard to win.
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Philip Anthony Mitchell: Quick Answers
Who is Philip Anthony Mitchell?
Philip Anthony Mitchell is the founder and lead pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta, Georgia, one of the fastest-growing churches in the United States, with weekly attendance reported near 6,000 as of late 2025.
How many followers does Philip Anthony Mitchell have?
As of June 2026, Philip Anthony Mitchell reaches 4.44M followers across personal accounts: 2.2M Instagram followers, 1.5M TikTok followers, 740K Facebook followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.
What church does Philip Anthony Mitchell pastor?
Philip Anthony Mitchell serves as Founder & Lead Pastor of 2819 Church in Atlanta, GA.
Is Philip Anthony Mitchell still the pastor of 2819 Church?
At the June 2026 data collection, 2819 Church listed Philip Anthony Mitchell as Founder & Lead Pastor. We report leadership exactly as each church publishes it, and the index is rebuilt every year. Check the church's own site for the current staff listing.
Where does Philip Anthony Mitchell rank among the most influential pastors online?
Philip Anthony Mitchell ranks #34 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 68 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).
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