Churches in Bannock County
Bannock County, Idaho has 55 churches in the Churches List directory, 71 of them verified and 70 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 130 congregations and 44,607 adherents across 32 religious bodies in the county. That is 513 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 87,019 people. It is one of the counties we index across Idaho, within the Pocatello, ID metro area. Its largest listing centre is Pocatello.
Religious bodies in Bannock County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 86 | 31,132 | 357.8 |
| Catholic Church | 3 | 6,329 | 72.7 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 2 | 1,097 | 12.6 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 3 | 880 | 10.1 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | 846 | 9.7 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 1 | 412 | 4.7 |
| Christian and Missionary Alliance | 1 | 396 | 4.6 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 390 | 4.5 |
| United Methodist Church | 2 | 381 | 4.4 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 4 | 380 | 4.4 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 1 | 340 | 3.9 |
| Theravada Buddhist | 1 | 289 | 3.3 |
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 (87,019). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
Notable churches in Bannock County
Pocatello Idaho Temple
Rocky Mountain Ministries
A Cutting-Edge Worship Group with a Live Band that really rocks!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
№ 04
Holy Spirit Catholic Community
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
№ 12
St. Joseph's Chapel
Cities and towns in Bannock County
Directory traditions here: Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (44) Catholic (10) Baptist Churches (9) Unknown Denomination (6) Non-Denominational (5) Christian (4) Lutheran (3) Full Gospel (2) Apostolic (2) Bible (2)
Researching ancestors from Bannock 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 Idaho counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Bannock 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 Bannock County
FEMA has issued 5 disaster declarations covering Bannock County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: biological (2 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 Bannock 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.