Churches in Brookings County
Brookings County, South Dakota has 50 churches in the Churches List directory, 4 of them verified and 9 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 56 congregations and 17,397 adherents across 27 religious bodies in the county. That is 506 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 34,370 people.
Religious bodies in Brookings County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 5 | 4,956 | 144.2 |
| Catholic Church | 3 | 3,579 | 104.1 |
| Wesleyan Church | 1 | 2,041 | 59.4 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 8 | 1,186 | 34.5 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 3 | 964 | 28.0 |
| United Methodist Church | 6 | 812 | 23.6 |
| Association of Free Lutheran Congregations | 2 | 639 | 18.6 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 2 | 637 | 18.5 |
| Reformed Church in America | 2 | 429 | 12.5 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 369 | 10.7 |
| Schmiedeleut Hutterite Group 2 | 4 | 348 | 10.1 |
| United Church of Christ | 2 | 194 | 5.6 |
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 (34,370). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Brookings County
Faith Reformed Church
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Bethel Baptist Church
Community of folks who love God, who love one another, and who love all people Our desire is to help others experience God's love and grow in a meaningful relationship with Him. We...
United Parish of Elkton
Parish is the marriage of the United Church of Christ and United Methodist churches in Elkton. We are ready to welcome people from many backgrounds in the unity of Christian love.
South Dakota State University
South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest university and is the...
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Brookings Christian Church
Saint Thomas More Catholic Parish
Bible Faith Fellowship Church
First United Methodist Church
First Lutheran Church
United Methodist Church
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Brookings First Assembly of God
Bible Baptist Church
Cities and towns in Brookings County
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (12) · Catholic (6) · Baptist Churches (6) · Methodist (4) · Episcopal (3) · Presbyterian (3) · Non-Denominational (3) · Other Christian Services (2) · Church of Christ (2) · United Methodist (2)
Researching ancestors from Brookings 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 South Dakota counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Brookings 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 Brookings County
FEMA has issued 21 disaster declarations covering Brookings County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2023. The most frequent cause: severe storm (8 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 Brookings 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.