Churches in Hays County
Hays County, Texas has 109 churches in the Churches List directory, 0 of them verified and 35 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 143 congregations and 94,174 adherents across 31 religious bodies in the county. That is 391 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 241,057 people.
Religious bodies in Hays County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 7 | 41,087 | 170.4 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 26 | 22,932 | 95.1 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 38 | 11,135 | 46.2 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 9 | 4,446 | 18.4 |
| United Methodist Church | 7 | 4,093 | 17.0 |
| Episcopal Church | 4 | 1,817 | 7.5 |
| Hindu Yoga and Meditation | 1 | 1,400 | 5.8 |
| Muslim Estimate | 1 | 1,358 | 5.6 |
| Churches of Christ | 7 | 1,087 | 4.5 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 4 | 1,074 | 4.5 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 4 | 979 | 4.1 |
| Seventh-day Adventist Church | 3 | 672 | 2.8 |
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 (241,057). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Hays County
№ 01
Christ the King Community Church
MISSION To create an authentic Christian Community that effectively reaches out to people with love, acceptance and forgiveness so that they may experience the joy of salvation and...
№ 02
First Presbyterian Church
Saint Sophia Church
Fresh Word Church
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Saint Mary Catholic Church
First Christian Church
First Christian Church is a Christian church in San Marcos Texas. This Disciples of Christ church serves Hays County TXSunday 9:00 AM Sunday School for all ages; Sunday 10:00AM - W...
Wimberley Christian Church
Christian Science Church
Buda United Methodist Church
El-Shaddai Pentecostal Church
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Dripping Springs United Methodist Church
Cities and towns in Hays County
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (26) · Non-Denominational (19) · Catholic (10) · Methodist (8) · Church of Christ (7) · Christian (5) · Episcopal (5) · Presbyterian (5) · Lutheran (4) · United Methodist (4)
Researching ancestors from Hays 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 Texas counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Hays 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 Hays County
FEMA has issued 27 disaster declarations covering Hays County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2024. The most frequent cause: fire (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 Hays 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.