Churches in Westchester County
Westchester County, New York has 607 churches in the Churches List directory, 8 of them verified and 218 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 671 congregations and 602,881 adherents across 89 religious bodies in the county. That is 600 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 1,004,469 people.
Religious bodies in Westchester County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 82 | 412,652 | 410.8 |
| Muslim Estimate | 12 | 22,503 | 22.4 |
| Reform Judaism | 17 | 20,874 | 20.8 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 42 | 16,280 | 16.2 |
| Episcopal Church | 47 | 11,307 | 11.3 |
| Orthodox Judaism | 15 | 10,800 | 10.8 |
| Conservative Judaism | 12 | 9,609 | 9.6 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 39 | 9,358 | 9.3 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. | 12 | 9,122 | 9.1 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 11 | 7,824 | 7.8 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 25 | 6,845 | 6.8 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 22 | 6,233 | 6.2 |
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 (1,004,469). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- First Baptist Church of Ossining — National Register, 1973
- First Baptist Church — National Register, 1973
- Church of Saint Mary the Virgin — National Register, 1979
- United Methodist Church of Mt. Kisco — National Register, 1982
- Foster Memorial Zion Church — National Register, 1982
- Elmsford Reformed Church — National Register, 1983
- First Baptist Church — National Register, 1983
- Christ Episcopal Church — National Register, 1987
- Christ Episcopal Church — National Register, 1987
- Van Cortlandville Church — National Register, 1989
Notable churches in Westchester County
№ 01
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 43 South Broadway in Tarrytown, New York. Topped by a modest tower, the ivy-covered red brick church was built in...
American colonial architecture
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№ 02
Beulah Seventh-day Adventist Church
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
"*By Appointment Only Monday through Saturday* No matter your story, we welcome you to join us as we all try to be a little bit better, a little bit kinder, a little more helpful—b...
Allen Temple AME Church
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Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco
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Christ Temple Greater International
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Emanuel Pentecostal Faith Temple
Neighbor, We Love You"
St. Gregorios Orthodox Church
Reformed Church Nursery School
First Baptist Church
Holy Innocents Anglican Church
Holy Eucharist 10:00 AM Sundays Holy Days 7:30 PM
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Asbury United Methodist Church
Cities and towns in Westchester County
Directory traditions here: Catholic (108) · Non-Denominational (66) · Episcopal (62) · Baptist Churches (57) · Lutheran (27) · Presbyterian (24) · Methodist (24) · United Methodist (19) · Seventh Day Adventist (18) · Pentecostal (17)
Researching ancestors from Westchester 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 New York counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Westchester 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 Westchester County
FEMA has issued 32 disaster declarations covering Westchester County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2024. The most frequent cause: hurricane (11 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 Westchester 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.