Churches in Johnson County
Johnson County, Iowa has 93 churches in the Churches List directory, 6 of them verified and 42 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 114 congregations and 45,691 adherents across 45 religious bodies in the county. That is 299 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 152,862 people.
Religious bodies in Johnson County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 10 | 17,855 | 116.8 |
| United Methodist Church | 13 | 5,763 | 37.7 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 4 | 3,081 | 20.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 5 | 2,505 | 16.4 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 6 | 1,900 | 12.4 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 3 | 1,616 | 10.6 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 6 | 1,503 | 9.8 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 5 | 1,495 | 9.8 |
| Assemblies of God | 5 | 1,406 | 9.2 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated | 7 | 934 | 6.1 |
| Muslim Estimate | 1 | 905 | 5.9 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 3 | 904 | 5.9 |
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 (152,862). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- Congregational United Church — National Register, 1973
- Chinese Church of Iowa City — National Register, 1973
- Trinity Episcopal Church — National Register, 1974
- Bethel Afe Church — National Register, 2000
- First Christian Church — National Register, 2018
Notable churches in Johnson County
Parkview Church | Central Campus
"Parkview Church is a community of Christ followers seeking to glorify God through the whole church forming whole disciples for the good of all people. This is our Central Campus l...
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Church of Nazarene
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First United Methodist Church
First United Methodist Church offers a variey of worship opportunities from casual and contemporary to formal and traditional. We invite you to try them all and find the one that m...
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Iowa City Church
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St Raphael Orthodox Church
"We are a multi-ethnic church committed to putting Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior first in our daily lives, worshipping beautifully together, connecting in fellowship, and servin...
First Mennonite Church
A Christian fellowship of faith that welcomes the diversity of God's Children. Come join us for worship and fellowship!
United Presbyterian Church
New Creations International Church
Good News Bible Church
Grace Missionary Church
Iowa City Korean United Methodist Church
St Mary
Cities and towns in Johnson County
Directory traditions here: Catholic (13) · Non-Denominational (13) · Methodist (11) · United Methodist (6) · Baptist Churches (5) · Presbyterian (4) · Lutheran (4) · Charismatic (3) · Episcopal (3) · Church of Christ (3)
Researching ancestors from Johnson 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 Iowa counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Johnson 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 Johnson County
FEMA has issued 24 disaster declarations covering Johnson County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: flood (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 Johnson 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.