The short answer
The Living Bread maps 382 Christian churches in Iowa, across 15 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Iowa
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and many more.
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Where they are in Iowa
Every city in Iowa where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Des Moines325 churches
- West Des Moines18 churches
- Ankeny17 churches
- Johnston5 churches
- Council Bluffs4 churches
- Grimes3 churches
- Windsor Heights2 churches
- Carlisle1 church
- Crocker Township1 church
- Norwalk1 church
- Johston1 church
- Waukee1 church
- Urbandale1 church
- Pleasant Hill1 church
- Clive1 church
By tradition
Of the 382 churches mapped in Iowa, 214 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist45
- Methodist38
- Lutheran38
- Presbyterian18
- Catholic15
- Evangelical7
- Non-denominational6
- Pentecostal6
- Jehovah's Witnesses6
- Episcopal4
- Roman Catholic4
- Seventh-day Adventist2
- Latter-day Saints2
- Protestant2
- Reformed2
- Evangelical Free Church Of America2
- Churches Of Christ2
- Anglican2
Churches in other states
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