Churches in Berks County
Berks County, Pennsylvania has 481 churches in the Churches List directory, 8 of them verified and 146 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 422 congregations and 195,715 adherents across 78 religious bodies in the county. That is 456 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 428,851 people.
Religious bodies in Berks County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 19 | 83,923 | 195.7 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 76 | 28,315 | 66.0 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 64 | 22,562 | 52.6 |
| United Church of Christ | 53 | 17,723 | 41.3 |
| United Methodist Church | 16 | 6,379 | 14.9 |
| Assemblies of God | 17 | 5,241 | 12.2 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 18 | 4,266 | 9.9 |
| Bible Fellowship Church | 9 | 4,186 | 9.8 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | 12 | 2,417 | 5.6 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 5 | 1,965 | 4.6 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 4 | 1,896 | 4.4 |
| Weaverland Mennonite Conference | 3 | 1,732 | 4.0 |
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 (428,851). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- Trinity Lutheran Church — National Register, 1976
Notable churches in Berks County
Maidencreek Church
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Calvary United Church of Christ
Our church is committed to the ministry of Jesus in a hurting world. We reach out to the people of Reading and Berks County and are open to all people who seek Christ. Sunday Schoo...
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Calvary United Church of Christ
We are a church that truly tries to be a place "Where Christ is Lived." We are an Open & Affirming congregation that welcomes ALL people - that includes LGBTQ, divorced, single, an...
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Pennside Presbyterian Church
Rev. David J. Duquette - Pastor Adult / Childrens Sunday School and Bible Study - 9:00am Worship Service - 10:00am Middle / Junior / Senior High Youth Group
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Myerstown United Church-Christ
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Christ Yocom's Lutheran Church
Templo Monte Santo / Holy Mountain Temple
Servicio Dominical 11 AM Sunday Service 11 AM
Assemblies of Yahweh
Assemblies of Yahweh Shortwave
Alsace Christian Fellowship
Calvary United Church of Christ
№ 12
Faith Reunion Fellowship
Directions: going Rt222 south, go 7 tenths of a mile past the Spring Water Goose on the right. Full Gospel Fellowship
Cities and towns in Berks County
Directory traditions here: United Church of Christ (99) · Lutheran (73) · Brethren (46) · Non-Denominational (37) · Catholic (33) · Baptist Churches (21) · Methodist (18) · Evangelical (17) · United Methodist (15) · Mennonite (13)
Researching ancestors from Berks 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 Pennsylvania counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Berks 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 Berks County
FEMA has issued 23 disaster declarations covering Berks County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: severe storm (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 Berks 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.