Christ's Church of the Valley (CCV)

Christ's Church of the Valley, better known as CCV, is an independent Christian church headquartered in Peoria, Arizona. Don Wilson founded it in 1982, holding the first public service in a rented movie theater. Ashley Wooldridge took over as senior pastor in 2017 after a decade on staff as executive and teaching pastor. Under his leadership the church has spread across the Phoenix Valley as a multisite operation, growing to more than a dozen campuses and a reputation as one of the largest churches in the country.

CCV ranks 51st in the index with an influence score of 58.6 and 172,837 combined followers across three platforms. Facebook is the largest at 64,000 followers. YouTube sits at 55,000 subscribers on the @ccvonline channel, and the verified Instagram account adds 53,837. The church has no TikTok presence. Its breadth score of 82.5 reflects steady activity on all three platforms it runs, with new YouTube content published as recently as June 9.

The number to watch is YouTube. CCV grew its subscriber base 21.95 percent over the past year, which puts its velocity score at 59.5, well above the median for churches its size. That growth rate matters more than the raw count. A church adding subscribers at a 22 percent annual clip doubles its audience in under four years. Combined with a reach score of 34.8, the data shows a church whose audience is still small relative to its physical footprint, but climbing fast. If the YouTube curve holds, CCV moves up this list. The gap between its in-person scale and its online following is the clearest growth runway in this part of the index.