Virginia Beach city, Virginia has 210 churches in the Churches List directory, 6 of them verified and 74 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 265 congregations and 174,667 adherents across 57 religious bodies in the county. That is 380 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 459,476 people.
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 12 | 53,058 | 115.5 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 56 | 49,640 | 108.0 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 41 | 20,268 | 44.1 |
| United Methodist Church | 19 | 13,451 | 29.3 |
| Episcopal Church | 10 | 4,114 | 9.0 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 8 | 3,143 | 6.8 |
| Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | 6 | 3,105 | 6.8 |
| National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. | 5 | 3,051 | 6.6 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 7 | 2,999 | 6.5 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 6 | 2,952 | 6.4 |
| Jehovah's Witnesses | 9 | 2,398 | 5.2 |
| African Methodist Episcopal Church | 5 | 1,734 | 3.8 |
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 (459,476). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
"Star of the Sea Catholic Church is a community formed in God's image, united by faith and gifts fostered through His Word and Eucharist. Guided by Christ, we aim to share His teac...
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"We are a Bible Believing Church located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, just down the road from the Oceana Naval Air Station. We are focused on pleasing the Lord Jesus Christ through...
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Virginia Beach Beacon Baptist Church is a miracle that only God could have done! The miracle begins over twenty years ago with the story of Virginia Beach Baptist Church and it's r...
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We are currently meeting at Corporate Landing Elementary School, 1590 Corporate Landing Parkway, Virginia Beach, VA, . We are a conservative, evangelical church that desires to exa...
We are a Spirit filled church with freedom of expression in worship and indepth teaching and preaching of God's Word. We would love to have you join us for Sunday School at 10:00 a...
"“The New City, VA” is an anointed Apostolic house of refuge. We are a place of salvation, healing, and restoration for the soul of man. We serve as a training ground to build thos...
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We are a casual, contemporary, Christian fellowship, dedicated to the spreading of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We want to go out into the community, bring in new people, plant them...
Directory traditions here: Baptist Churches (46) · Non-Denominational (28) · United Methodist (14) · Methodist (13) · Catholic (12) · Episcopal (9) · Presbyterian (9) · Church of Christ (8) · United Church of Christ (7) · Charismatic (7)
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 Virginia Beach city church records on FamilySearch (free account). Cross-reference with the historic-register churches above and the cemeteries listed on each church's page.
FEMA has issued 18 disaster declarations covering Virginia Beach 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.
Directory listings are mapped to Virginia Beach 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.