Bourbon County, Kansas has 28 churches in the Churches List directory, 0 of them verified and 6 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 47 congregations and 7,592 adherents across 25 religious bodies in the county. That is 529 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 14,362 people.
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 4 | 1,514 | 105.4 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 7 | 1,436 | 100.0 |
| United Methodist Church | 8 | 896 | 62.4 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 1 | 750 | 52.2 |
| Catholic Church | 1 | 739 | 51.5 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 3 | 440 | 30.6 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 245 | 17.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 1 | 237 | 16.5 |
| Church of God in Christ | 2 | 220 | 15.3 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 1 | 206 | 14.3 |
| Amish Groups, undifferentiated | 2 | 184 | 12.8 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1 | 146 | 10.2 |
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 (14,362). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Sunday services: 9AM Bible classes for all ages 10AM Morning worship assembly 1:30 Afternoon worship assembly Wednesday mid-week services 7PM Sunday 8:30AM Radio program "The Gospe...
Above and below 20 in weekly attendance, the middle church of a three point charge that includes St. John's UMC and West Liberty... Welcoming, small congregation that is very activ...
Directory traditions here: Methodist (5) · Baptist Churches (4) · United Methodist (3) · Christian (2) · Church of God (2) · Church of the Nazarene (2) · Brethren (2) · Seventh Day Adventist (1) · Lutheran (1) · Presbyterian (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 Kansas counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Bourbon 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 18 disaster declarations covering Bourbon County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2025. The most frequent cause: severe storm (11 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 Bourbon 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.