Churches in Meeker County
Meeker County, Minnesota has 40 churches in the Churches List directory, 3 of them verified and 10 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 39 congregations and 11,203 adherents across 21 religious bodies in the county. That is 479 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 23,404 people.
Religious bodies in Meeker County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 9 | 4,537 | 193.9 |
| Catholic Church | 4 | 3,736 | 159.6 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2 | 728 | 31.1 |
| Evangelical Covenant Church | 3 | 523 | 22.3 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 2 | 363 | 15.5 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 2 | 270 | 11.5 |
| United Church of Christ | 2 | 194 | 8.3 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | 190 | 8.1 |
| United Methodist Church | 1 | 184 | 7.9 |
| Beachy Amish-Mennonite Churches | 1 | 146 | 6.2 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 1 | 122 | 5.2 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 1 | 63 | 2.7 |
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 (23,404). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Meeker County
Assumption Catholic Church
№ 02
Christian Church-Litchfield
Victory Christian Fellowship
Independent Bible Church 9:30 AM S.S. 10:30 PM Worship Wed. Evening Family Night 7:00 PM
Zion Lutheran Church Evangelical
Lake Jennie Covenant Church
Ness Church
First Presbyterian Church
Litchfield Seventh Day Adventist Church
Church of God Bible Camp
Saint Matthews United Church of Christ
Church of Saint John
Beckville Lutheran Church
Cities and towns in Meeker County
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (12) · Catholic (7) · Church of God (2) · Non-Denominational (2) · Baptist Churches (2) · Episcopal (2) · Evangelical (2) · Presbyterian (1) · Independent Bible (1) · Christian (1)
Researching ancestors from Meeker 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 Minnesota counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Meeker 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 Meeker County
FEMA has issued 11 disaster declarations covering Meeker County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: severe storm (4 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 Meeker 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.