As of the most recent public figures, Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, has about 5,000 weekly worshipers across its campuses, with a long-term goal to reach 10,000.

Quick Scoop

  • Current attendance : ~5,000 weekly attendees.
  • Target/goal : 10,000 worshipers.
  • Growth trajectory : Started in 1984 with 17 people; grew to ~200 by the early 1990s, then continued expanding through the late 1990s and beyond into a multi-campus megachurch.

What “attendance” means here

For churches like Oak Hills, reported numbers usually refer to:

  • Weekly worship attendance (all campuses combined, across Sunday services).
  • Not necessarily unique individuals, since some people attend multiple services.
  • Often includes children, youth, and adults.

This is different from:

  • Membership rolls (which may be higher or lower depending on how the church counts inactive members).
  • Event-specific crowds (which can temporarily spike for special services or conferences).

How the number has changed over time

Oak Hills Church’s story is a classic small-to-megachurch growth arc:

  1. 1984 : Started with 17 people in a strip mall in suburban Folsom, California.
  1. Early 1990s : About 200 in weekly attendance after six years.
  1. 1997 and beyond : Continued rapid growth, eventually relocating and expanding into multiple campuses in the San Antonio area.
  1. Recent years : Settled around 5,000 weekly worshipers, with leadership publicly stating a goal of 10,000.

Because attendance can fluctuate with season, campus expansions, or special events, the 5,000 figure is best understood as a current ballpark rather than a fixed, exact count.

Why exact numbers aren’t always available

Churches typically:

  • Share round figures (e.g., “about 5,000”) rather than precise counts.
  • Update numbers periodically in:
    • Church newsletters or annual reports.
    • Media interviews (like those with pastor Max Lucado in earlier years).
* Facility or planning documents (such as campus programming reports).

They rarely publish a live, real-time dashboard of attendance, so the best available data is from recent articles, interviews, and church-related profiles. Information gathered from public forums or data available on the internet and portrayed here.