Caldwell County, North Carolina has 157 churches in the Churches List directory, 7 of them verified and 54 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 164 congregations and 46,249 adherents across 29 religious bodies in the county. That is 573 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 80,678 people.
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baptist Convention | 70 | 28,981 | 359.2 |
| Catholic Church | 1 | 4,026 | 49.9 |
| United Methodist Church | 17 | 3,858 | 47.8 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 16 | 3,180 | 39.4 |
| Advent Christian Church | 10 | 995 | 12.3 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church | 4 | 828 | 10.3 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 6 | 712 | 8.8 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 535 | 6.6 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. | 3 | 476 | 5.9 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 8 | 463 | 5.7 |
| Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | 2 | 442 | 5.5 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 5 | 322 | 4.0 |
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 (80,678). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
PASTOR TONY HARRIS SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP 10.00 AM SUNDAY EVENING WORSHIP 6.00 PM WEDNESDAY EVENING WORSHIP 7.00 PM
Pastor Ken Byerly Sunday School 10 am Sunday Worship 11 am Wed. Bible Study 7 pm
Pastor: Rev. Doug Woody Services: Sunday School 10:00 am Worship Service: 11:00 am & 6:00 pm Wednesday: 7:00 pm.
Rev. Clarence N. Widener since 1971 Sunday School at 10:30 AM Sunday Worship at 11:00 AM Come visit with us
DAVID BRYAN
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (71) · Methodist (18) · Non-Denominational (15) · Church of God (10) · Presbyterian (6) · Lutheran (5) · United Methodist (4) · Church of Christ (3) · Evangelical (3) · Unknown Denomination (3)
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 North Carolina counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Caldwell 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 23 disaster declarations covering Caldwell County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2026. The most frequent cause: hurricane (8 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 Caldwell 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.