The short answer
The Living Bread maps 381 Christian churches in North Carolina, across 8 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of North Carolina
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Presbyterian, African Methodist Episcopal Zion, and many more.
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Where they are in North Carolina
Every city in North Carolina where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Charlotte347 churches
- Matthews12 churches
- Huntersville6 churches
- Mint Hill5 churches
- Pineville4 churches
- Mount Holly3 churches
- Belmont2 churches
- Harrisburg2 churches
By tradition
Of the 381 churches mapped in North Carolina, 188 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist63
- Presbyterian31
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion10
- Pentecostal10
- United Methodist10
- Methodist7
- Episcopal6
- Catholic5
- Lutheran5
- Evangelical4
- Seventh-day Adventist4
- Roman Catholic3
- Protestant3
- Apostolic3
- Orthodox3
- Nazarene2
- Evangelical Lutheran2
- Church Of God2
Churches in other states
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