Houston, TX

Finding a Church in Houston: 1,555 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

15 minute read Churches List editorial desk

A wide brick texas church with twin towers under a vast flat gulf coast sky with live oaks, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.
A wide brick texas church with twin towers under a vast flat gulf coast sky with live oaks, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.

Houston holds 1,555 congregations across the largest church metro in Texas. This guide sorts every tradition, maps the spread, and explains where to begin.

1,555congregations inside Houston
41distinct traditions represented
304listings with a church website

Houston lists 1,555 congregations in the Churches List directory across 117 ZIP codes, the widest geographic spread of any city on the platform. The number fits the city: Houston has no zoning, and its churches follow the same logic, planting wherever the freeway grid opens a parcel, from Acres Homes to Clear Lake.

Baptist congregations dominate at 505 listings, just under a third of the city and the largest single-city Baptist count in this directory. Non-Denominational churches follow at 211, then Methodist at 96 and Catholic at 92. Seven Houston church buildings hold National Register listings, led by Saint John Missionary Baptist Church (listed 1976).

Which traditions have the most churches in Houston?

Houston's 41 traditions sort into a clear hierarchy: the Baptist 505 stands alone, the 211 Non-Denominational congregations mark the metroplex church-planting wave of the last three decades, and the Methodist 96 edges Catholic 92 for third, unusual for a city this size and a residue of Texas's circuit-rider settlement. Church of Christ congregations hold 79 and Church of God 75.

Congregations by tradition, Houston (June 11, 2026)

Baptist Churches505
Non-Denominational211
Methodist96
Catholic92
Church of Christ79
Church of God75
Lutheran58
Presbyterian39
Episcopal37
African Methodist Episcopal32
Seventh Day Adventist31
Christian31

Which Houston churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

7 Houston church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Saint John Missionary Baptist Church (listed 1976); Bethel Baptist Church (listed 1998); Heights Christian Church (listed 1983); All Saints Catholic Church (listed 1983); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (listed 2019); First Evangelical Lutheran Church - Midtown (listed 2006); St Mark's United Methodist Church (listed 2022).

A sortable selection of Houston churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Houston's 1,555 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Houston city page lists every congregation.

60 selected congregations of 1,555 listed in Houston
ChurchTraditionStreetZIPRecords
First Evangelical Lutheran Church - MidtownLutheran1311 Holman77004National Register, website
St Mark's United Methodist ChurchMethodist600 Pecore Ave77009National Register, website
All Saints Catholic ChurchCatholic201 East 10Th Street77008National Register
Bethel Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches801 Andrews Street77019National Register
Heights Christian ChurchChristian1703 Heights Boulevard77008National Register
Saint John Missionary Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches7728 Peachtree Street77016National Register
Saint Paul's Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal7843 Park Place Boulevard77087National Register
Abiding Word Evangelical Lutheran Church & SchoolLutheran17123 Red Oak Drive77090website
Addicks United Methodist ChurchMethodistPo Box 94017377094website
Angels of Praise Int'l MinistriesNon-Denominational10039 Bissonnet St.77036website
AnnunciationCatholicP.O. Box 21477001website
Annunciation Catholic ChurchCatholic1618 Texas Street77003website
Aposento Alto ChurchNon-Denominational4305 Lillian Street77007website
Ashford United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist2201 South Dairy Ashford77077website
Ashford United Methodist ChurchMethodist2201 S Dairy Ashford St77077website
Bammel Church of ChristChurch of Christ2700 Fm 1960 West77068website
Bear Creek Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches16607 Clay Road77084website
Bear Creek United Methodist ChurchMethodist16000 Rippling Water77084website
Bellfort Church of ChristChurch of Christ6606 Bellfort Street77087website
Berean Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Houston)Seventh Day Adventist2119 Saint Emanuel St77003website
Bering Memorial United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist1440 Harold77006website
Bethany United Methodist ChurchMethodist3511 Linkwood Dr77025website
Bethel World Outreach ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal17813 Keith Harrow Blvd77084website
Bible Days Revival ChurchNon-Denominational501 Quitman Street77009website
Bishop James C. RolandChristian12515 Fondren Road77077website
Blessed SacramentCatholic4015 Sherman Street77003website
Braeswood ChurchAssemblies of God10611 Fondren Road77096website
Brown Chapel Ame ChurchChristian Schools3208 Washington Avenue77007website
Calvary Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches5335 Cochran Street77009website
Calvary Chapel Houston MetroCalvary ChapelBelin Chapel, Houston Baptist University, 7502 Fondren Road77074website
Caribbean United ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal5802 Grapevine St77085website
Casa D Oraceon ChurchNon-Denominational1110 Central Street77012website
Chapelwood United Methodist ChurchMethodist11140 Greenbay Dr77024website
Christ Evangelical PresbyterianPresbyterian8300 Katy Freeway77024website
Christian Church ProgramChristian11750 Memorial Drive77024website
Christian Life ChurchBaptist Churches15900 Yorktown Crossing Prky77084website
Christian Life Community ChurchNon-Denominational8146 East Houston Road77028website
Christ the KingCatholic4419 North Main St.77009website
Christ the King ChurchEpiscopal15325 Bellaire Blvd77083website
Christ the King Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian5601 West Loop South77081website
Christ the RedeemerCatholic11507 Huffmeister Rd.77065website
Church in the CityNon-Denominational1035 East 11Th Street77009website
Church of Christ Fry RoadChurch of Christ2510 Fry Road77084website
Church of Christ in AliefChurch of Christ2810 Cook Road77072website
Church of Christ in Clear LakeChurch of Christ938 El Dorado Boulevard77062website
Church of Christ in Oak ForestChurch of Christ1333 Judiway Street77018website
Church of GodChurch of God13418 Granada Street77015website
Church of New BeginningsNon-Denominational1609 Spring Cypress Road77388website
Church of the EpiphanyCatholic9600 S Gessner Drive77071website
Church of the Holy TrinityCatholic211 Byrne Street77009website
Church Royalwood PentecostalPentecostal7803 Uvalde Road77049website
City of Faith Church of HoustonNon-Denominational11411 Windfern Road77064website
Clay Road Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches9151 Clay Road Baptist Church77080website
Clear Lake Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches15700 Space Center Boulevard77062website
Clear Lake Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian1511 El Dorado Boulevard77062website
Clear Lake United Methodist ChurchMethodist16335 El Camino Real77062website
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred HeartCatholic1701 San Jacinto St.77002website
Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart HoustonAfrican Methodist Episcopal1111 St. Joseph Pkwy @ San Jacinto77002website
Cokesbury United MethodistUnited Methodist10030 Scarsdale Blvd.77089website
Concordia Lutheran ChurchLutheran4115 Blalock Road77080website

Where Houston's churches stand: the map

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

How to choose a church in Houston: a practical checklist

1,513 of Houston's 1,555 listings include a phone number and 304 publish a website. For a newcomer:

  • Decide your freeway loop first. Houston's 117 ZIP codes span more than 600 square miles; inside-the-Loop, Beltway 8, and suburban candidates are different commutes entirely.
  • Use tradition filters early. With 505 Baptist options alone, filtering by tradition on the city page is the only way to a shortlist.
  • Ask about service language. Houston congregations serve one of America's most international metros, and many listings hold services in Spanish, Vietnamese, or Mandarin; the directory's church pages carry the details where published.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 1,555 congregations inside Houston across 117 ZIP codes. 1,513 of those listings carry a phone number and 304 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 7 Houston 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: the 7,185-church Baptist map of Texas puts Houston's 505 in state context, the Houston Baptist grid goes deeper on the city's dominant tradition, and San Antonio and Fort Worth cover the other Texas guides. The Houston city page lists every congregation.