Columbus, OH

Finding a Church in Columbus: 670 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

15 minute read Churches List editorial desk

Brick ohio church with a tall white spire on a streetcar-era avenue, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.
Brick ohio church with a tall white spire on a streetcar-era avenue, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.

Columbus lists 670 congregations inside the outerbelt. The guide sorts each tradition, maps the densest blocks, and gives newcomers a way to shortlist without guesswork.

670congregations inside Columbus
43distinct traditions represented
168listings with a church website

Columbus holds 670 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory across 36 ZIP codes. As Ohio's capital and largest city, Columbus assembled its church map differently from Cleveland or Cincinnati: less single-industry immigration, more steady annexation, a major university, and a continuous arrival of new congregations into leased and converted space along the commercial strips.

Baptist congregations lead at 138 listings. Non-Denominational churches follow at 77, a higher share than in Ohio's other big cities, and a sign of how much of the city's church growth is recent: independent congregations cluster in retail conversions along Morse Road, the West Side, and the suburb-edge corridors.

Which traditions have the most churches in Columbus?

Columbus's 670 listings divide among 43 traditions. After Baptist (138) and Non-Denominational (77) come Church of Christ (50), Catholic (44), Methodist (43), and Church of God (42), an unusually flat distribution that mirrors the city's role as a destination for arrivals from both Appalachia and abroad. Eleven Columbus church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings, concentrated in the pre-annexation core neighborhoods.

Congregations by tradition, Columbus (June 11, 2026)

Baptist Churches138
Non-Denominational77
Church of Christ50
Catholic44
Methodist43
Church of God42
Lutheran36
United Methodist22
Christian19
Presbyterian19
Community18
Pentecostal17

Which Columbus churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

11 Columbus church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Second Shiloh Baptist Church (listed 2004); Hope Lutheran Church Evangelical (listed 1985); Broad Street Christian Church (listed 1986); Holy Cross Church (listed 1979); Saint James Less Roman Catholic Church (listed 2024); Broad Street Presbyterian Church (listed 1987); West Second Avenue Presbyterian Church (listed 1983); Broad Street United Methodist Church (listed 1980); Saint Paul Episcopal Church (listed 1986); Trinity Episcopal Church (listed 1976).

A sortable selection of Columbus churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Columbus's 670 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Columbus city page lists every congregation.

60 selected congregations of 670 listed in Columbus
ChurchTraditionStreetZIPRecords
Broad Street Christian ChurchChristian1049 East Broad Street43205National Register, website
Broad Street Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical760 E Broad St43205National Register, website
Broad Street United Methodist ChurchMethodist501 E Broad St43215National Register, website
Columbus the First Congregational ChurchUnited Church of Christ444 E Broad St43201National Register, website
Holy Cross ChurchCatholic204 South 5Th Street43215National Register, website
Hope Lutheran Church EvangelicalLutheran820 Lilley Avenue43205National Register, website
Saint James Less Roman Catholic ChurchCatholic1652 Oakland Park Avenue43224National Register, website
West Second Avenue Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical237 W 2Nd Ave43201National Register, website
Saint Paul Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal787 East Broad Street43205National Register
Second Shiloh Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1295 Faber Avenue43207National Register
Trinity Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal125 East Broad Street43215National Register
Advent Lutheran ChurchLutheran3660 Kenny Road43220website
All Nations Christian FellowshipVineyardPo Box 1030843201website
Anchor Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3659 Clime Road43228website
Armenian Church of Columbus in Care of Saint James Episcopal ChurchOrthodoxwebsite
Atonement Lutheran ChurchLutheran1621 Francisco Road43220website
Avondale United Methodist ChurchMethodist89 Avondale Ave43222website
Beechwold Christian ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal280 Morse Road43214website
Beechwold Church of ChristChurch of Christ280 Morse Road43214website
Ben ThompsonChristian140 E 16Th Ave.43201website
Bethel United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist1220 Bethel Road43220website
Bethesda Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3434 Watkins Road43207website
Boulevard Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian1235 Nw Boulevard43212website
Briggs Road Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3231 Briggs Road43204website
Calvary Bible Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches119 Cleveland Avenue43215website
Calvary Bible ChurchChristian3865 North High Street43214website
Calvary Chapel ColumbusCalvary Chapel6075 E. Livingston Avenue43232website
Capital City Church AssemblyAssemblies of God3770 North High Street43214website
Central Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist80 S 18Th St43205website
Central VineyardVineyardPo Box 8207443202website
Christ Church AnglicanAnglican43 West 4Th Avenue43201website
Christian AssemblyInterdenominational4099 Karl Rd43224website
Christian Fellowship ChurchFellowship of Christian Assemblies5970 Godown Road43235website
Christ Lutheran ChurchLutheran2314 East Main Street43209website
Christ the KingCatholic2777 E. Livingston Ave.43209website
Church for All People United MethodistUnited Methodist946 Parsons Avenue43206website
Church of ChristChurch of Christ1614 Watkins Road43207website
Church of ChristChurch of Christ1999 Lockbourne Road43207website
Church of HolinessPentecostal180 North 20Th Street43203website
Church of Saint EdwardEpiscopal214 Fairway Blvd43213website
Columbus Advent United Church of ChristUnited Church of Christ2303 N Cassady Ave43201website
Columbus Baptist TempleBaptist Churches5075 Cleveland Avenue43231website
Columbus First Community ChurchUnited Church of Christ1320 Cambridge Blvd43201website
Columbus Ghanaian Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist3191 Thornapple Dr43231website
Columbus Hungarian Reformed ChurchUnited Church of Christ365 E Woodrow Ave43201website
Columbus North CongregationalUnited Church of Christ2040 W Henderson Rd43085website
Columbus NorthwestChurch of the Nazarene5707 Olentangy River Rd.43235website
Columbus Saint John's Evang/ProtestantUnited Church of Christ59 E Mound St43201website
Columbus Saint PaulUnited Church of Christ225 E Gates St43201website
Columbus TrinityUnited Church of Christ1180 Shanley Dr43085website
Compel Christian CenterNon-Denominational2447 West Mound St43204website
Cornerstone ChurchNon-Denominational2143 Joyce Avenue43219website
Cross City ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal316 E Deshler43206website
Deeper Life Bible ChurchPentecostal780 Saint Clair Avenue43123website
Eagles Nest FellowshipChurch of God5000 Sunbury Road43230website
Elder Rose Ministries Universal ChurchNon-Denominational2299 Ridgeway Ave43219website
Emmanuel Lutheran ChurchLutheran80 East Markison Avenue43207website
Emmanuel Memorial ChurchNon-Denominational2727 Bulen Avenue43207website
Ephesus Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Columbus)Seventh Day Adventist3650 Sunbury Rd43219website
Epworth United Methodist ChurchMethodist5100 Karl Rd43229website

Where Columbus's churches stand: the map

The map shows the 60 selected congregations from the table above.

How to choose a church in Columbus: a practical checklist

661 of the 670 Columbus listings carry a phone number and 168 carry a website. To get from 670 to one:

  • Filter the table by tradition, then sort by ZIP to group the candidates into drivable clusters.
  • Use the nearest-to-me button if you live inside the outerbelt; the dense pre-war neighborhoods often hold three or four traditions within a mile.
  • Call ahead, especially for congregations in leased space, which relocate more often than listings update.
  • Report stale details through the corrections page; most fixes post within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 670 congregations inside Columbus across 36 ZIP codes. 661 of those listings carry a phone number and 168 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 11 Columbus churches hold listings. Churches List does not rank congregations: the table sorts alphabetically within record-completeness groups, and the directory applies corrections submitted by churches, usually within two business days, through the corrections page.

Related reading in The Letter: getting to church without a car in Columbus ranks the 461 listings near mapped COTA stops, and Ohio's 157 register-listed churches includes 19 Franklin County buildings. The Ohio state page lists all 15,714 Ohio churches.