The short answer
The Living Bread maps 396 Christian churches in Maryland, across 20 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Maryland
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, and many more.
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Where they are in Maryland
Every city in Maryland where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Baltimore368 churches
- Silver Spring3 churches
- Lanham3 churches
- Essex3 churches
- Hyattsville2 churches
- Nottingham2 churches
- Dundalk2 churches
- Rockville1 church
- Fort Washington1 church
- Greenbelt1 church
- Takoma Park1 church
- Adelphi1 church
- College Park1 church
- Wheaton-Glenmont1 church
- Glen Burnie1 church
- Lutherville1 church
- Parkville1 church
- Northwood1 church
- Catonsville1 church
- Halethorpe1 church
By tradition
Of the 396 churches mapped in Maryland, 214 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist95
- Methodist48
- Lutheran22
- Presbyterian11
- Pentecostal8
- Catholic7
- Episcopal4
- Roman Catholic2
- United Church Of Christ2
- United Methodist1
- Seventh-day Adventist1
- Oriental Orthodox1
- Greek Orthodox1
- Presbyterian Church In America1
- Protestant1
- Evangelical1
- Jehovah's Witnesses1
- Quaker1
Churches in other states
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