The Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex is located inside of the Bible Belt, and is home to three of the twenty-five largest megachurches in the country. [1] According to Pew Research as of 2014, the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex has the largest Christian population by percentage out of any large metropolitan area in the United States at 78%. [2] 46.8% of metroplex residents are highly religious, and 29.6% are moderately religious. [3] In a 2017 survey, 37% of metroplex residents reported reading the Bible in the past week and strongly agreeing that the Bible is accurate, the 25th highest percentage among U.S. cities. [4]
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Gateway Church | Non-denominational | Southlake, Texas | As of 2018, ranked the fourth largest megachurch in the USA. Estimated 28,000 weekly visitors.
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Pastor: Robert Morris Average Weekly Attendance: 28,000 [1] | |
Potter's House Christian Fellowship | Non-denominational | Dallas, Texas |
As of 2014, according to Pew Research, Evangelical Protestants (includes family denominations under Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Pentecostal and more churches) are the largest religious group at 38%, followed by the unaffiliated at 18%, Catholicism at 15% and Mainline Protestants (includes American Baptist Churches USA, United Methodist Church, ELCA, Presbyterian Church and more) at 14%. [6]
As of 2000 the Dallas Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), an LGBT-friendly church, has 3,000 members, making it the largest MCC in the United States. [7]