Christianity in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex

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]

List of notable churches

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Name	Denomination	Location	Description
Gateway Church	Non-denominational	Southlake, Texas	As of 2018, ranked the fourth largest megachurch in the USA. Estimated 28,000 weekly visitors.^[5] Pastor: Robert Morris Average Weekly Attendance: 28,000^[1]
Potter's House Christian Fellowship	Non-denominational	Dallas, Texas
St. Patrick Cathedral	Catholicism	Fort Worth, Texas	The first Catholic parish in Fort Worth that was formed in 1876.^[6]

Demographics

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%.^[7]

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.^[8]

Christianity in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex (2014)^[7]

Evangelical Protestant (38.0%)

Mainline Protestant (14.0%)

Historically Black Protestant (7.0%)

Catholic (15.0%)

Mormon (1.0%)

Orthodox Christian (1.0%)

Jehovah's Witness (1.0%)

Other Christian (1.0%)

Non-Christian Faiths (4.0%)

Unaffiliated (18.0%)

References

^ ^a ^b "25 Largest Churches in America", 24/7 Wall St, Jan 12, 2020
^ "Major U.S. metropolitan areas differ in their religious profiles"", Pew Research, July 29, 2015
^ "Provo-Orem, Utah, Is Most Religious U.S. Metro Area", Gallup, March 29, 2013
^ "2017 Bible-Minded Cities", Barna, June 22, 2017
^ "America's biggest megachurches, ranked". cbsnews. Nov 26, 2018.
^ "History of St. Patrick Cathedral". St. Patrick Cathedral. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
^ ^a ^b Religious composition of adults in the Dallas metro area, 2014
^ Anuik, Jonathan (Lakehead University). "Metropolitan Community Church." In: Stange, Mary Zeiss, Carol K. Oyster, and Jane E. Sloan (editors). Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Volume 1 (Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World, Mary Zeiss Stange Sage reference). SAGE, February 23, 2011. ISBN 1412976855, 9781412976855. p. 942.

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