Churches in Codington County
Codington County, South Dakota has 50 churches in the Churches List directory, 5 of them verified and 6 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 53 congregations and 18,512 adherents across 33 religious bodies in the county. That is 654 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 28,321 people.
Religious bodies in Codington County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 5 | 5,984 | 211.3 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 4 | 4,994 | 176.3 |
| Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 4 | 2,250 | 79.4 |
| United Methodist Church | 3 | 1,364 | 48.2 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 9 | 670 | 23.7 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 1 | 571 | 20.2 |
| Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ | 1 | 460 | 16.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 369 | 13.0 |
| Foursquare Gospel, International Church of the | 1 | 330 | 11.7 |
| United Church of Christ | 1 | 301 | 10.6 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 1 | 209 | 7.4 |
| Assemblies of God | 1 | 121 | 4.3 |
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 (28,321). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- Holy Rosary Church — National Register, 1986
Notable churches in Codington County
Cornerstone Church
New Life Evangelical Free Church
We are a Bible based church that believes the Bible in it's entirety. We have an informal but dynamic worship service. So if you are in the area or just passing throughcome join us...
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Mt. Olive Lutheran Church
"Mt. Olive Lutheran is a small friendly congregation in Watertown, SD. We strive to be an open, friendly, and caring group of people. We gather for worship, fellowship, Bible study...
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Watertown Christian Church
Watertown Christian Church is a fellowship of believers associated with the Restoration Movement of Independent Christian Churches/Churches of Christ. We are self-governing with no...
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Grace Bible Church
Presbyterian Church
Neighborhood Church
Wesleyan Church
Saint Martin's Lutheran Church
Henry
Kellerton
Hazel
Cities and towns in Codington County
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (13) · Baptist Churches (5) · Catholic (5) · Methodist (4) · United Methodist (3) · Non-Denominational (3) · Wesleyan (2) · Pentecostal (1) · Episcopal (1) · Congregational (1)
Researching ancestors from Codington 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 Codington 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 Codington County
FEMA has issued 23 disaster declarations covering Codington County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2023. The most frequent cause: flood (10 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 Codington 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.