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Churches in Ocean County

Ocean County, New Jersey has 228 churches in the Churches List directory, 12 of them verified and 115 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 231 congregations and 260,620 adherents across 54 religious bodies in the county. That is 409 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 637,235 people.

228
Directory listings
231
2020 Census congregations
260,620
2020 Census adherents
637,235
Population (2020 Census)
Ocean County NJ · 2026
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Religious bodies in Ocean County (2020 US Religion Census)

Religious body Congregations Adherents Per 1,000 pop.
Catholic Church 26 156,683 245.9
Orthodox Judaism 3 50,000 78.5
United Methodist Church 24 10,750 16.9
Non-denominational Christian Churches 30 9,696 15.2
Muslim Estimate 2 5,050 7.9
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 10 3,582 5.6
Jehovah's Witnesses 12 3,540 5.6
Assemblies of God 16 3,420 5.4
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) 11 2,861 4.5
Episcopal Church 12 2,442 3.8
Christian and Missionary Alliance 7 1,736 2.7
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3 1,509 2.4

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 (637,235). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.

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Historic-register churches in the county

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Notable churches in Ocean County

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New Beginnings Church

Brick, NJ Word of Faith

4.8 · 184 reviews

"New Beginnings Church is a thriving local, multi-site church that loves God and loves people. We exist to lead people into a life-changing, spirit-empowered relationship with Jesu...

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The Church of Grace & Peace

Toms River, NJ Interdenominational

4.8 · 147 reviews

"Hey! Thanks for stopping by! Our Food Pantry is available for the community to utilize! Please contact the Church office to have any questions answered or visit our website for de...

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The Church of Grace & Peace

Toms River, NJ Non-Denominational

4.8 · 147 reviews

"Hey! Thanks for stopping by! Our Food Pantry is available for the community to utilize! Please contact the Church office to have any questions answered or visit our website for de...

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St. Maximilian Kolbe Church

Toms River, NJ Catholic

4.8 · 117 reviews

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Ocean Christian Community

Toms River, NJ Community

4.9 · 28 reviews

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Beth Zion Messianic Synagogue

Jackson, NJ Non-Denominational

4.4 · 23 reviews

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Holy Cross Lutheran Church

Toms River, NJ Lutheran

4.8 · 20 reviews

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Faith Baptist Church

Toms River, NJ Baptist Churches

4.8 · 20 reviews

We Preach Christ We Believe the Bible We Love Souls

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First United Methodist Church of Toms River

Toms River, NJ United Methodist

4.9 · 18 reviews

EVERYONE is welcome to come check out FUMC! There is something for everyone and you will be sure to fit right in. Check out our website to get a better picture of who we are and wh...

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Immanuel Lutheran Church

Lakewood, NJ Lutheran

4.4 · 14 reviews

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Refuge House of Prayer Church of God

Toms River, NJ Church of God

5.0 · 10 reviews

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Alive Again Alliance Church

Toms River, NJ Christian and Missionary Alliance

5.0 · 10 reviews

A casual church with lots of families, young adults from all kinds of different background. Making a difference at the Jersey Shore and around the world.

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Inside the county

Cities and towns in Ocean County

Directory traditions here: Non-Denominational (36) · Catholic (36) · Baptist Churches (26) · Lutheran (16) · United Methodist (16) · Episcopal (12) · Presbyterian (12) · Evangelical (9) · Community (7) · Orthodox (6)

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How this county page is assembled

Directory listings are mapped to Ocean 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.