In 2010, Outreach Magazine ranked the church as the 21st fastest growing congregation in the United States (8th in terms of growth percentages).
[3] In May 2005, the church began holding Sunday services in the University of Minnesota on the Saint Paul campus.
In 2015 and 2016, after numerous re-locations, Substance acquired permanent facilities in Spring Lake Park and the Historic Wesley building in downtown Minneapolis.
[6] As a former dubstep DJ, its founding pastor, Peter Haas, is often cited in numerous books and publications for his conversion to Christianity in a nightclub.
[10] Although Substance does not officially classify itself as an emerging church, many articles find similarities, perhaps due to its youthful attendance.