Churches in Hughes County
Hughes County, South Dakota has 31 churches in the Churches List directory, 3 of them verified and 5 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 39 congregations and 11,446 adherents across 22 religious bodies in the county. That is 644 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 17,769 people.
Religious bodies in Hughes County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 2 | 2,815 | 158.4 |
| Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod | 3 | 1,956 | 110.1 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 8 | 1,806 | 101.6 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 2 | 1,600 | 90.0 |
| United Methodist Church | 4 | 694 | 39.1 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 2 | 434 | 24.4 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 369 | 20.8 |
| Assemblies of God | 1 | 365 | 20.5 |
| United Church of Christ | 1 | 276 | 15.5 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 2 | 235 | 13.2 |
| Wesleyan Church | 2 | 208 | 11.7 |
| Episcopal Church | 1 | 152 | 8.6 |
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 (17,769). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Hughes County
New Life Church
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Community Bible Church
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Pierre Seventh-Day Adventist Church
"Seventh-Day Adventists are Christians who believe that God has given us a purpose and direction for life in the Bible. We believe that salvation is by grace through faith, and tha...
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Pierre Cornerstone Community
Oahe Presbyterian Church
Church of the Nazarene
United Pentecostal Church
Grand Avenue Wesleyan Church
Trinity Lutheran Church
Immanuel Lutheran Church
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Tabernacle of Praise
Capitol Heights Baptist Church
Cities and towns in Hughes County
Directory traditions here: Lutheran (6) · Catholic (2) · United Methodist (2) · Bible (2) · Church of Christ (2) · Seventh Day Adventist (2) · Church of the Nazarene (2) · Baptist Churches (2) · Non-Denominational (2) · Reformed Church in America (1)
Researching ancestors from Hughes 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County
FEMA has issued 20 disaster declarations covering Hughes County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2020. The most frequent cause: biological (6 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 Hughes 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.