Our local paper ran a Washington Post article entitled: "Going to church by staying home." Here is a brief excerpt:
A growing number of Christians across Washington and around the country are moving to home churches — both as a way to create personal connections in the age of the megachurch and as a return to the blueprint of the Christian church spelled out in the New Testament, which describes Jesus and the apostles teaching small groups in people’s homes.
Estimates vary widely for a movement that is by design informal and decentralized, but the consensus among home-churchers is that they are part of a growing trend.
You can find the entire article here.