Churches in Platte County
Platte County, Nebraska has 47 churches in the Churches List directory, 3 of them verified and 21 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 48 congregations and 24,733 adherents across 22 religious bodies in the county. That is 721 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 34,295 people.
Religious bodies in Platte County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 8 | 14,345 | 418.3 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 7 | 4,190 | 122.2 |
| United Methodist Church | 3 | 1,660 | 48.4 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ | 2 | 1,076 | 31.4 |
| United Church of Christ | 2 | 567 | 16.5 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 3 | 517 | 15.1 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 5 | 490 | 14.3 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 2 | 466 | 13.6 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 2 | 401 | 11.7 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 350 | 10.2 |
| Assemblies of God | 2 | 232 | 6.8 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 1 | 189 | 5.5 |
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 (34,295). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Platte County
Federated Church UCC-PCUSA
YouTube
Bible Baptist Church - Columbus, NE
St Luke's United Church-Christ
Church of the Nazarene
Columbus United Methodist Church
Federated Church Presbyterian
St. Stanislaus
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church
Discover Hope Foursquare Gospel
Preaching the whole Gospel
Grace Lutheran Church
№ 11
Word of Life Church
Platte Valley Bible Church
Cities and towns in Platte County
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (11) · Catholic (10) · Baptist Churches (5) · United Church of Christ (2) · Church of the Nazarene (2) · Assemblies of God (2) · Presbyterian (1) · Episcopal (1) · Church of God (1) · Methodist (1)
Researching ancestors from Platte 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 Nebraska counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Platte 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 Platte County
FEMA has issued 23 disaster declarations covering Platte County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2025. The most frequent cause: severe storm (9 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 Platte 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.