Churches in Houston County
Houston County, Alabama has 193 churches in the Churches List directory, 5 of them verified and 57 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 225 congregations and 90,243 adherents across 40 religious bodies in the county. That is 842 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 107,202 people.
Religious bodies in Houston County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baptist Convention | 64 | 38,297 | 357.2 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 43 | 19,100 | 178.2 |
| United Methodist Church | 22 | 10,109 | 94.3 |
| Catholic Church | 1 | 4,338 | 40.5 |
| Assemblies of God | 15 | 2,143 | 20.0 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. | 6 | 2,026 | 18.9 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 6 | 1,736 | 16.2 |
| Hindu Temples | 1 | 1,731 | 16.1 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. | 6 | 1,704 | 15.9 |
| Churches of Christ | 9 | 1,427 | 13.3 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church | 6 | 1,354 | 12.6 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2 | 1,198 | 11.2 |
Source: 2020 US Religion Census (Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies). Per-1,000 rates divide reported adherents by the county's 2020 Census population (107,202). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Houston County
First Church of the Nazarene
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Hodgesville Baptist Church
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Sardis Missionary Baptist Church
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Apostolic Faith Temple
First Holiness Church of Dothan
Antioch Baptist Church
Ashford United Methodist Church
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Taylor Baptist Church
New Life Church
Higher Heights Cathedral of Praise
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Cities and towns in Houston County
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (66) · Non-Denominational (34) · Methodist (14) · Assemblies of God (13) · United Methodist (8) · Church of Christ (8) · Pentecostal (5) · Church of God (5) · Bible (4) · Presbyterian (4)
Researching ancestors from Houston County?
Church registers are among the richest genealogical sources: baptisms, marriages, and burials often predate civil records. The FamilySearch catalog holds microfilmed church records for many Alabama counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Houston County church records on FamilySearch (free account). Cross-reference with the historic-register churches above and the cemeteries listed on each church's page.
Disaster history of Houston County
FEMA has issued 28 disaster declarations covering Houston County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2024. The most frequent cause: hurricane (12 declarations). Churches have historically served as shelters and relief hubs in these events; congregations can register preparedness plans with their county emergency management agency.
Source: OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries.
How this county page is assembled
Directory listings are mapped to Houston County through the US Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file: each ZIP Code Tabulation Area is assigned to the county holding the largest share of its land area, so a small number of churches in ZIP codes that straddle county lines may be attributed to a neighboring county. Congregation and adherent counts come from the 2020 US Religion Census and are reported by the religious bodies themselves. Population is the county's April 2020 decennial-census base from the US Census Bureau's population-estimates program; per-1,000 adherence rates divide reported adherents by that figure. Corrections to any listing go through the corrections page.