Churches in Elmore County
Elmore County, Idaho has 37 churches in the Churches List directory, 3 of them verified and 13 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 43 congregations and 10,585 adherents across 21 religious bodies in the county. That is 369 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 28,665 people.
Religious bodies in Elmore County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 2 | 3,870 | 135.0 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 9 | 2,934 | 102.4 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 5 | 700 | 24.4 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 7 | 575 | 20.1 |
| Assemblies of God | 2 | 366 | 12.8 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 1 | 317 | 11.1 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 1 | 309 | 10.8 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | 309 | 10.8 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 1 | 253 | 8.8 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 246 | 8.6 |
| Mahayana Buddhist | 2 | 200 | 7.0 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | 1 | 117 | 4.1 |
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 (28,665). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Elmore County
First Congregational Church
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First Southern Baptist Church
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Christian & Baptist Church
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Mountain Home Bible Church
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
Grace Fellowship of Mountain Home
Amazing Grace Church
River of Life Family Worship Center
Church of God Cleveland Tn
United Methodist Church
№ 11
Church of Christ
Sunday Worship at 11 AM and 6 PM and midweek bible study at 7 PM
Columbia Heights Baptist Church
Pastor Sam Farlow Sunday Services: 9:30 a.m. Sunday School 10:45 a.m. Worship Service 6:00 p.m. Prayer Meeting
Cities and towns in Elmore County
Directory traditions here: Non-Denominational (7) · Baptist Churches (5) · Catholic (4) · Lutheran (3) · Episcopal (2) · Evangelical (2) · Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (2) · Bible (2) · United Methodist (1) · Church of Christ (1)
Researching ancestors from Elmore 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 Elmore 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 Elmore County
FEMA has issued 11 disaster declarations covering Elmore County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: fire (3 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 Elmore 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.