Churches in Portsmouth city
Portsmouth city, Virginia has 118 churches in the Churches List directory, 6 of them verified and 25 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 115 congregations and 50,221 adherents across 35 religious bodies in the county. That is 513 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 97,912 people.
Religious bodies in Portsmouth city (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 24 | 18,120 | 185.1 |
| Catholic Church | 3 | 6,048 | 61.8 |
| United Methodist Church | 7 | 5,088 | 52.0 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 20 | 4,480 | 45.8 |
| National Missionary Baptist Convention, Inc. | 3 | 3,850 | 39.3 |
| Muslim Estimate | 1 | 1,994 | 20.4 |
| Church of God in Christ | 8 | 1,650 | 16.9 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 2 | 1,148 | 11.7 |
| United Church of Christ | 4 | 892 | 9.1 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 4 | 771 | 7.9 |
| Episcopal Church | 4 | 758 | 7.7 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 3 | 746 | 7.6 |
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 (97,912). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Historic-register churches in the county
- Trinity Episcopal Church — National Register, 1973
- Monumental United Methodist Church — National Register, 2004
Notable churches in Portsmouth city
New Testament Church
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Watermark Bible Church
"At Watermark, we want you to know that you are welcome here - all of you, including your questions, doubts, hurts, past, and present. Together, let's share Jesus and impact people...
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CrossLife Church
CrossLife launched as new church in 2013 at the former location of Surry Street Baptist Church.CrossLife is casual contemporary with blended music, and sound conservative bible pre...
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Cradock Baptist Church
Located in the historic Cradock neighborhood of Portsmouth, Virginia, we want to help people to connect with God and each other.
Tidewater Bible Way Temple
The Kingdom Church is a place of worship where Jesus is exalted, the unadulterated Word of God is preached, and the love of God is shown.
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Park View Baptist Church
Chesapeake Fellowship
Alexander Baptist Church
Portsmouth Church of the Nazarene
Everyone Welcome.
Healing Temple Pentecostal Church
Sunday School-9:45 AM Morning Worship 11:00 AM
Portsmouth Trinity
Cradock Presbyterian Church
Cities and towns in Portsmouth city
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (37) · United Church of Christ (12) · Methodist (12) · Non-Denominational (7) · Episcopal (6) · United Methodist (5) · Presbyterian (4) · Lutheran (4) · Pentecostal (4) · Church of God (4)
Researching ancestors from Portsmouth city?
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 Virginia counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Portsmouth city 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 Portsmouth city
FEMA has issued 18 disaster declarations covering Portsmouth city since records began in 1953, most recently in 2026. The most frequent cause: hurricane (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 Portsmouth city 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.