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Churches in Bay County

Bay County, Michigan has 143 churches in the Churches List directory, 9 of them verified and 56 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 89 congregations and 41,202 adherents across 34 religious bodies in the county. That is 397 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 103,855 people.

143
Directory listings
89
2020 Census congregations
41,202
2020 Census adherents
103,855
Population (2020 Census)
Bay County MI · 2026
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Religious bodies in Bay County (2020 US Religion Census)

Religious body Congregations Adherents Per 1,000 pop.
Catholic Church 13 20,658 198.9
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod 11 8,488 81.7
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 5 2,821 27.2
Non-denominational Christian Churches 13 2,654 25.6
United Methodist Church 6 1,395 13.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 2 857 8.3
Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) 2 560 5.4
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 1 554 5.3
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1 517 5.0
Jehovah's Witnesses 2 400 3.9
Episcopal Church 2 352 3.4
National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. 1 348 3.4

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 (103,855). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.

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Historic-register churches in the county

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Notable churches in Bay County

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Redeeming Love Christian Embassy

Bay City, MI Non-Denominational

5.0 · 61 reviews

"RLCE is an exciting, contemporary ministry. Sunday morning services incorporate a casual atmosphere, a blended style of praise and worship music, and relevant teaching. A diverse...

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St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church

Essexville, MI Catholic

4.8 · 55 reviews

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Auburn United Methodist Church

Auburn, MI United Methodist

4.5 · 23 reviews

YouTube

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In His Presence Ministries

Bay City, MI Non-Denominational

4.9 · 22 reviews

YouTube

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Gethsamene Missionary Baptist Church

Bay City, MI Baptist Churches

4.9 · 11 reviews

YouTube

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The Bay City Wesleyan Church

Bay City, MI Wesleyan

4.8 · 10 reviews

"We are a local congregation belonging to the Great Lakes Region (https://theglr.org/) of the North American General Conference of The Wesleyan Church. (https://www.wesleyan.org/)...

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Grace Christian Fellowship

Bay City, MI Interdenominational

5.0 · 8 reviews

Closed

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First Baptist Church of Bay City

Bay City, MI Baptist Churches

5.0 · 4 reviews

Home of Wee Wisdom Learning Center, a safe Christian Day Care and School Readiness program.

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Greater Bible Way Temple

Bay City, MI Apostolic

5.0 · 1 review

Elder Rader Johnson - Pastor and Founder

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House of Prayer Apostolic Faith Church

Saginaw, MI Apostolic

Pastor James Lewis Sunday School 10:00 A.M. Sunday Morning Service 11:30 A.M. Sunday Evening Service 5:00 P.M. No Evening Service 1st Sunday of the Month Monday Night Prayer 7:00 P...

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Holy Trinity Pan-Orthodox Mission Parish

Bay City, MI Orthodox

Mission Church under the Jurisdiction of the Patriarcat Orthodoxie des Nations, Paris France.

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Faith Center Church

Bay City, MI Non-Denominational

Inside the county

Cities and towns in Bay County

Directory traditions here: Catholic (36) · Baptist Churches (19) · Lutheran (17) · Non-Denominational (14) · United Methodist (7) · Christian (5) · Apostolic (5) · Church of God (4) · Presbyterian (4) · Methodist (4)

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How this county page is assembled

Directory listings are mapped to Bay 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.