Churches in Barnes County
Barnes County, North Dakota has 33 churches in the Churches List directory, 1 of them verified and 6 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 36 congregations and 7,259 adherents across 18 religious bodies in the county. That is 669 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 10,851 people.
Religious bodies in Barnes County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 12 | 3,522 | 324.6 |
| Catholic Church | 6 | 1,625 | 149.8 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations | 2 | 571 | 52.6 |
| United Methodist Church | 2 | 462 | 42.6 |
| Church of the Nazarene | 1 | 363 | 33.5 |
| Assemblies of God | 2 | 161 | 14.8 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 1 | 150 | 13.8 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 1 | 146 | 13.5 |
| United Church of Christ | 1 | 133 | 12.3 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 1 | 75 | 6.9 |
| Reformed Church in America | 1 | 20 | 1.8 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 1 | 16 | 1.5 |
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 (10,851). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- All Saints Episcopal Church — National Register, 1992
Notable churches in Barnes County
First Baptist Church
YouTube
№ 02
Congregational United Church of Christ
№ 03
Valley Baptist Church
Bible Teaching Sermons & Traditional Worship Sunday School: 10:00 a.m. Sunday Worship: 11:00 a.m.
№ 04
Valley City Adventist Church
№ 05
Calvary Baptist Church
Maryvale
№ 07
All Saints Episcopal Church
Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota
Valley Community Fellowship Church
Epworth United Methodist Church
Assembly of God
New Life Assembly of God Church
Saint Mary
Cities and towns in Barnes County
Directory traditions here: Catholic (8) · Lutheran (8) · Baptist Churches (3) · United Methodist (2) · Assemblies of God (2) · Non-Denominational (2) · Other Christian Services (1) · Seventh Day Adventist (1) · Church of the Nazarene (1) · United Church of Christ (1)
Researching ancestors from Barnes 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 Dakota counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Barnes 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 Barnes County
FEMA has issued 35 disaster declarations covering Barnes County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2026. The most frequent cause: flood (19 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 Barnes 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.