Where are the 20somethings attending church? According to some studies (linked below), your best chance of finding them is in a megachurch — contrary to some of the hype that has circulated in the last five years.

The ability to reach and serve the younger generations is a common characteristic of megachurches across America, according to the National Survey of Megachurch Attenders, a newly released joint project by Warren Bird, director of research at Leadership Network and Scott Thumma, a professor at the Hartford Seminary’s Hartford Institute for Religion Research.

Megachurches.