Churches in Ohio County
Ohio County, West Virginia has 98 churches in the Churches List directory, 6 of them verified and 16 with a published website. The 2020 US Religion Census counted 71 congregations and 22,582 adherents across 28 religious bodies in the county. That is 532 adherents per 1,000 residents of its 42,440 people.
Religious bodies in Ohio County (2020 US Religion Census)
| Religious body | Congregations | Adherents | Per 1,000 pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Church | 8 | 8,393 | 197.8 |
| Non-denominational Christian Churches | 6 | 3,480 | 82.0 |
| United Methodist Church | 15 | 3,227 | 76.0 |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in America | 6 | 2,177 | 51.3 |
| Vineyard USA | 1 | 922 | 21.7 |
| Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | 6 | 616 | 14.5 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | 1 | 602 | 14.2 |
| Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 3 | 570 | 13.4 |
| Episcopal Church | 3 | 423 | 10.0 |
| Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 2 | 287 | 6.8 |
| Southern Baptist Convention | 3 | 247 | 5.8 |
| American Baptist Churches in the USA | 1 | 228 | 5.4 |
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 (42,440). Largest 12 bodies by adherents shown.
Notable churches in Ohio County
C3 - Christ Community Church
Located on Rt. 88 at the foot of Oglebay Hill. Worship and children's programs Sundays @ 10 AM
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First Baptist Church Wheeling
"FBC Wheeling is a welcoming Baptist church in Wheeling, West Virginia, committed to faithful Bible teaching, Christ-centered worship, and authentic Christian community. We serve f...
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Elm Grove United Methodist Church
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Way Memorial Church
№ 05
Saint James Evangelical Lutheran Church
United Presbyterian Church
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Warwood Presbyterian Church
Bethlehem Chapel of the Cma
Wayman Ame
Bethlehem Chapel of Christian
Abundant Life Tabernacle
W Liberty Presbyterian Church
Cities and towns in Ohio County
Directory traditions here: Catholic (15) · Non-Denominational (11) · Presbyterian (9) · Lutheran (9) · United Methodist (8) · Baptist Churches (7) · Christian (5) · Methodist (5) · Episcopal (4) · Evangelical (3)
Researching ancestors from Ohio 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 West Virginia counties, filed by denomination and parish name: search Ohio 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 Ohio County
FEMA has issued 23 disaster declarations covering Ohio County since records began in 1953, most recently in 2026. The most frequent cause: flood (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 Ohio 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.