
TheDallas–Fort Worth metroplex is located inside of theBible Belt, and is home to three of the twenty-five largestmegachurches in the country.[1] According toPew 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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| Name | Picture | Denomination | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gateway Church | Non-denominational | Southlake | As of 2018, ranked the fourth largest megachurch in the USA. Estimated 28,000 weekly visitors.[5] | |
| Potter's House Christian Fellowship | Non-denominational | Dallas | ||
| St. Patrick Cathedral | Catholicism | Fort Worth | The first Catholic parish in Fort Worth that was formed in 1876.[6] | |
| First Baptist Church of Dallas | Southern Baptist | Downtown Dallas | ||
| Watermark Community Church | Non-denominational | |||
| Fellowship Church | ||||
| Park Cities Presbyterian Church | ||||
| Prestonwood Baptist Church | Southern Baptist | Plano | ||
| Stonebriar Community Church | Non-denominational | |||
| Highland Park United Methodist Church | United Methodist | Highland Park |
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 theunaffiliated at 18%,Catholicism at 15% andMainline Protestants (includes American Baptist Churches USA, United Methodist Church,ELCA, Presbyterian Church and more) at 14%.[7]
As of 2000 the DallasMetropolitan Community Church (MCC), an LGBT-friendly church, has 3,000 members, making it the largest MCC in the United States.[8]
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