Churches in Okaloosa County
Okaloosa County, Florida has 219 churches in the Churches List directory, 4 of them verified and 93 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 223 congregations and 111,603 adherents across 44 religious bodies in the county. That is 527 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 211,666 people.
Religious bodies in Okaloosa County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 40 | 28,458 | 134.4 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 53 | 23,553 | 111.3 |
| United Methodist Church | 9 | 20,870 | 98.6 |
| Catholic Church | 6 | 17,924 | 84.7 |
| Assemblies of God | 18 | 4,931 | 23.3 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 8 | 4,736 | 22.4 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 7 | 1,572 | 7.4 |
| Theravada Buddhist | 1 | 1,296 | 6.1 |
| Churches of Christ | 13 | 1,285 | 6.1 |
| Episcopal Church | 4 | 778 | 3.7 |
| Church of God in Christ | 5 | 746 | 3.5 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 2 | 740 | 3.5 |
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 (211,666). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Okaloosa County
Community of Christ
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New Hope Christian Church
First Assembly of God
Come visit our website for church calender, recorded sermons to play, service hours, ministry opportunities, and much more.
Grace Tabernacle
Bayou Church of Christ
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First Baptist Church of Baker
St Paul Lutheran Church & School
St. Paul Lutheran Church is a military friendly congregation. Many of our members are active duty or retired military. All services and all ranks are represented within our congreg...
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Crestview Mennonite Church
Grace Presbyterian Church
Shalimar Presbyterian Church
Grace Lutheran Church
First Free Will Baptist Church
Cities and towns in Okaloosa County
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (69) · Non-Denominational (23) · Assemblies of God (21) · Church of Christ (12) · Presbyterian (10) · Catholic (9) · United Methodist (9) · Church of God (6) · Episcopal (6) · Lutheran (5)
Researching ancestors from Okaloosa 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 Florida counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Okaloosa 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 Okaloosa County
FEMA has issued 41 disaster declarations covering Okaloosa County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2024. The most frequent cause: hurricane (24 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 Okaloosa 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.