Fayette County, Iowa has 60 churches in the Churches List directory, 1 of them verified and 14 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 51 congregations and 9,381 adherents across 24 religious bodies in the county. That is 481 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 19,510 people.
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 10 | 3,594 | 184.2 |
| Catholic Church | 6 | 2,853 | 146.2 |
| United Methodist Church | 8 | 1,045 | 53.6 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 3 | 514 | 26.3 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 3 | 257 | 13.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 209 | 10.7 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 2 | 162 | 8.3 |
| Wesleyan Church | 2 | 152 | 7.8 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1 | 138 | 7.1 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated | 1 | 132 | 6.8 |
| Church of Christ, Mennonite | 1 | 90 | 4.6 |
| Apostolic Christian Church of America | 1 | 71 | 3.6 |
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 (19,510). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
To the Glory of God, giving every person in Oelwein an opportunity to hear and respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
A friendly church where Jesus Christ is Lord. Sunday School 9 AM Worship 10:15 AM Sunday evening worship & youth 6:30 pm Kids club Wednesday 6:30 pm
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (17) · Catholic (11) · United Methodist (6) · Baptist Churches (5) · Church of Christ (3) · Christian (3) · Evangelical (3) · Presbyterian (3) · Non-Denominational (2) · Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (1)
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 Iowa counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Fayette County church records on FamilySearch (free account). Cross-reference with the historic-register churches above and the cemeteries listed on each church's page.
FEMA has issued 23 disaster declarations covering Fayette County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: flood (10 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.
Directory listings are mapped to Fayette 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.