Houston,
with 2.14 million residents in mid-2006, is the fourth most populous city in
the United States, trailing only New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The
10-county Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has a population of 5.62 million
in mid-2007, ranking sixth nationally.
Between 2000
and 2030, according to Woods & Poole Economics, the 10-county Houston MSA
will rank sixth among the nation’s metropolitan areas in population, adding
2.66 million people.
Kiplinger's
Personal Finance named Houston the No. 1 city in the country to live and work,
based on its strong economy, abundant jobs, reasonable living costs and fun
things to do. (2008)
Forbes.com
named Houston one of the top 10 up-and-coming tech cities. (2008)
Houston
ranked as the No. 2 city for Fortune 500 headquarters in Fortune magazine (2009)
Forbes.com
ranked Houston as the No. 7 city in the country for jobs. Houston ranked third
in income growth and fourth in job growth. (2008)
Sixteen
companies on the 2008 Fortune 100 Fastest
Growing Companies list —a sixth of the list nationwide — are headquartered in
the Houston metropolitan area. Houston has more Fortune 100 fastest growing
companies than any other U.S. state, other than California, which has eighteen.
Florida, Massachusetts, New York, and Oklahoma combined have fewer companies
than Houston.
At
the same time less than 20% of this great city attends a Christian church.
God
has transplanted individuals from all over the globe to this cosmopolitan
city. If you are looking for a
church that truly believes that God can transform and turn a life upside down we
would love for you to contact us!
We
are interested in gathering a core group of believers who may wish to plant a
church in the greater Houston area!
If
you are interested in receiving more information please fill out the form
below.
Blessings,
Dwight
Nash
TX/LA
District Supt.
The
Wesleyan Church