The short answer
The Living Bread maps 433 Christian churches in Illinois, across 11 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Illinois
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Pentecostal, Catholic, and many more.
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Where they are in Illinois
Every city in Illinois where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Chicago390 churches
- East St. Louis16 churches
- East Saint Louis11 churches
- Alorton8 churches
- Brooklyn2 churches
- Melrose Park1 church
- East St Louis1 church
- Pontoon Beach1 church
- Fairview Heights1 church
- Fairmont City1 church
- Centreville1 church
By tradition
Of the 433 churches mapped in Illinois, 243 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist175
- Pentecostal16
- Catholic13
- Lutheran9
- Methodist7
- Jehovah's Witnesses6
- Roman Catholic5
- Presbyterian5
- Apostolic1
- Non-denominational1
- Evangelical1
- Evangelical Lutheran1
- Anglican1
- Church Of God1
- African Methodist Episcopal1
Churches in other states
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