[8] In 2015 and 2017, the church was listed by the Fortune magazine as one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Young Millennials in the United States, particularly for the competence of managers, appreciation of colleagues and diversity.

[9] In 2018, CBS News ranked Elevation Church as the ninth largest megachurch in the United States with about 22,000 weekly visitors.

[5] In 2012, Elevation Church launched an initiative calling for members to mentor children for the 2012–2013 school year, with over 1,600 responding.

[20] Elevation also collaborated with the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina, giving away 17,000 meals to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

[22] During the church's 2010 "Love Week", Elevation members packed more than 10,000 sandwiches for the homeless, helped single mothers get their cars serviced, donated blood, cleaned up parks and streets, built a soccer field for local ministries and renovated buildings.

[citation needed] In 2014, Elevation Church was criticized over its so-called "spontaneous baptism" services, which often rendered several hundred to several thousand in a given week.

Much of the basis for the criticisms related to a manual produced by church leadership, entitled "Spontaneous Baptism How-To Guide."

As attendees, they are provided, through weekly teachings, biblical context for everything we do and practice, such as baptism, giving, serving and inviting friends to church.