After a major conflict, the church rebounded from 160 to over 500 by embracing its multicultural values and its spiritual connections.

Focusing on key values and core mission enabled the congregation to grow without straining their budget.

Currently the congregation has more than 1000 active members, and its leaders believe they have broken through "unseen and powerful barriers by taking care of the church building, planning for the future, and welcoming visitors."

A congregation in a community of 8000 grew from a house church to 220 members, partly on the strength of the religious education program.

A church focuses on shared ministry, community building, and religious exploration as a growth strategy.

With Branches in Socorro and Edgewood, First Albuquerque grew in depth and in numbers (564 to 715) in five years.

Hear lay and professional leaders describe how they have grown in depth and in numbers (93 to 128) in the past five years.

Lay and professional leaders describe how they have grown in depth and in numbers (304 to 405) in the past five years.

After an intentional decision to grow out of a 30-year 250 member plateau, they grew the membership to 400 in eight years.

During the 5 year period when they grew from 170 to 240 members, they made an intentional effort to keep the long time members connected, and most stayed.

First Unitarian Society of Madison, WI, the largest Unitarian Universalist congregation in North America, grew from 400 to 2,000 members in 17 years.