Churches in Lincoln County
Lincoln County, North Carolina has 144 churches in the Churches List directory, 3 of them verified and 46 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 158 congregations and 44,458 adherents across 30 religious bodies in the county. That is 512 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 86,829 people.
Religious bodies in Lincoln County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Baptist Convention | 52 | 18,159 | 209.1 |
| United Methodist Church | 33 | 9,492 | 109.3 |
| Catholic Church | 2 | 6,426 | 74.0 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 13 | 2,512 | 28.9 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 8 | 1,875 | 21.6 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 7 | 908 | 10.5 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 3 | 739 | 8.5 |
| Episcopal Church | 3 | 673 | 7.8 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 606 | 7.0 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 4 | 490 | 5.6 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. | 3 | 480 | 5.5 |
| Wesleyan Church | 6 | 464 | 5.3 |
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 (86,829). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- First Baptist Church — National Register, 1994
- Providence Baptist Church — National Register, 1994
- Emmanuel Lutheran Church — National Register, 1994
- First Presbyterian Church — National Register, 1994
- First United Methodist Church — National Register, 1994
Notable churches in Lincoln County
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
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Liberty Tabernacle
Bethphage Lutheran Church
Revival Tabernacle
Lincolnton Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Emanuel United Churchof Christ
Bethel Wesleyan Church
Boger City Wesleyan
Thompson Memorial Evangelical Methodist Church
Sunday School 10:00AM Preaching 11:00AM Wednesday Night Bible Study 7:00PM Jr. & Sr. Youth and Youth Bible Study Cottage prayer meeting & Vision Team
Ironton Presbyterian Church
Aldersgate United Methodist Church
Cities and towns in Lincoln County
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (48) · Methodist (17) · United Methodist (15) · Lutheran (10) · Non-Denominational (9) · Wesleyan (5) · Episcopal (4) · Full Gospel (4) · Presbyterian (4) · Church of God (3)
Researching ancestors from Lincoln 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 North Carolina counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Lincoln 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 Lincoln County
FEMA has issued 21 disaster declarations covering Lincoln County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2026. The most frequent cause: hurricane (7 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 Lincoln 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.