Churches in Lackawanna County
Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania has 241 churches in the Churches List directory, 5 of them verified and 83 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 212 congregations and 136,343 adherents across 49 religious bodies in the county. That is 631 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 215,918 people.
Religious bodies in Lackawanna County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 47 | 96,397 | 446.5 |
| Assemblies of God | 7 | 9,226 | 42.7 |
| United Methodist Church | 28 | 6,929 | 32.1 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 20 | 6,810 | 31.5 |
| Hindu Temples | 2 | 2,225 | 10.3 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 10 | 2,045 | 9.5 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 4 | 1,896 | 8.8 |
| Muslim Estimate | 2 | 1,554 | 7.2 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 8 | 1,304 | 6.0 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 6 | 1,280 | 5.9 |
| Orthodox Judaism | 1 | 925 | 4.3 |
| Episcopal Church | 6 | 630 | 2.9 |
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 (215,918). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- Saint Peter's Cathedral — National Register, 1976
Notable churches in Lackawanna County
St. Peter's Cathedral
St. Peter's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral at 315 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. The entir...
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Iglesia pentecostal jesucristo el libertador
Servicios: Martes- Oracion 7:30PM Miercoles-Servicios Sociedades 7:30PM Viernes-Escuela Biblica 7:30PM Domingo- Culto de Adoracion 2PM Pastora Julita Rodriguez
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City Lights Church
"City Lights Church is a welcoming church in North Scranton, dedicated to following Jesus through prayer, worship, and meaningful Christian traditions. Our Sunday service starts at...
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Hickory Street United Presbyterian Church
The Hickory Street Presbyterian Church, in Scranton, PA, has a wonderful church family offering activities for all ages with an emphasis on children and youth. Please visit us!
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Hollisterville Untd Methodist Church
We're a small church, but we have a big vision for God's work in Hollisterville, PA and in Northeast PA and in the world. We're “The Church On The Hill That’s Built On The Rock...
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Bethel United Methodist Church
Holy Spirit Pentecostal Church
Embury United Methodist Church
Church of Saint Benedict
St. Rita
First United Presbyterian Church
Cities and towns in Lackawanna County
Directory traditions here: Catholic (61) · Methodist (35) · Baptist Churches (29) · United Methodist (22) · Non-Denominational (11) · Lutheran (10) · Presbyterian (10) · Orthodox (7) · Episcopal (6) · Evangelical (6)
Researching ancestors from Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna County
FEMA has issued 22 disaster declarations covering Lackawanna 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 Lackawanna 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.