Finding a Church in San Antonio: 841 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

San Antonio lists 841 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory, distributed across 64 ZIP codes, the widest geographic spread of any city guide in this series. The reason is the city's shape: San Antonio annexed aggressively through the 20th century, so its church geography runs from 18th-century Spanish missions on the south side to subdivision plants past Loop 1604.

Baptist congregations lead the directory count at 177 listings, followed by Catholic parishes at 101. The Catholic number understates the tradition's local weight: San Antonio's Catholic parishes are among the city's largest single congregations, and the archdiocese traces directly to the 1718 founding of Mission San Antonio de Valero, the building later known as the Alamo.

Which traditions have the most churches in San Antonio?

San Antonio's 841 listings divide among 44 traditions, the most varied roster in this guide series alongside Indianapolis. African Methodist Episcopal congregations hold 87 listings, the second-densest AME presence in the directory after San Diego. Non-Denominational churches count 84, Methodist 50, and Church of God 37. The military bases ring the city with chapel-adjacent congregations: ZIP codes around Lackland, Fort Sam Houston, and Randolph each carry their own cluster of small congregations serving service families.

Which San Antonio churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

11 San Antonio church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Metro Church San Antonio (listed 1978); Prospect Hill Church of God (listed 1986); Fort S Houston Church of Christ (listed 1974); Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (listed 1999); San Juan Capistrano (listed 1972); San Francisco De La Espada (listed 1972); Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church (listed 1998); Sacred Heart Church Civic Center (listed 2021); Saint Anthony of Padua Church (listed 2004); Alamo Heights United Methodist Church (listed 1979).

A sortable selection of San Antonio churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of San Antonio's 841 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The San Antonio city page lists every congregation.

Where San Antonio's churches stand: the map

How to choose a church in San Antonio: a practical checklist

815 of San Antonio's 841 listings include a phone number and 252 include a website. For a newcomer, the practical sequence:

• Decide the radius first. With 64 ZIP codes in play, a tradition filter alone returns churches an hour apart; use the map and the nearest-to-me button to cut the list to a drivable set.
• For Spanish-language or bilingual services, call ahead. Many San Antonio congregations run both but publish only one schedule.
• Compare two or three church pages within the chosen tradition; service notes and verified-detail markers separate active listings from stale ones.
• Wrong detail on a page? File it through the corrections page; fixes typically land within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 841 congregations inside San Antonio across 64 ZIP codes. 815 of those listings carry a phone number and 252 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 11 San Antonio 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: Texas's 104 churches on the National Register opens with San Antonio's Mission San Jose, listed in 1966, and Houston's 504 Baptist congregations covers the state's other Baptist metropolis. The Texas state page lists all 23,267 Texas churches.