The short answer
The Living Bread maps 852 Christian churches in Pennsylvania, across 52 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Pennsylvania
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Presbyterian, Methodist, and many more.
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Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.
Where they are in Pennsylvania
Every city in Pennsylvania where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Pittsburgh378 churches
- Philadelphia307 churches
- Chester71 churches
- Havertown7 churches
- Kennett Square7 churches
- Glen Mills7 churches
- Aston6 churches
- Chadds Ford5 churches
- Springfield3 churches
- Broomall3 churches
- Glenside3 churches
- Ridley Park3 churches
- Upper Chichester3 churches
- Marcus Hook3 churches
- Brookhaven3 churches
- Wallingford2 churches
- Ardmore2 churches
- Oreland2 churches
- Morton2 churches
- Upland2 churches
- McKeesport2 churches
- Bryn Mawr1 church
- Prospect Park1 church
- Gladwyne1 church
- Aldan1 church
- Cheltenham1 church
- Huntingdon Valley1 church
- Jenkintown1 church
- Media1 church
- Rydal1 church
- Merchantville1 church
- Upper Darby1 church
- Elkins Park1 church
- Palmyra1 church
- Thornton1 church
- Boothwyn1 church
- West Chester1 church
- Upper Chichester Township1 church
- Garnet Valley1 church
- Aston Township1 church
By tradition
Of the 852 churches mapped in Pennsylvania, 415 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist123
- Presbyterian51
- Methodist47
- Lutheran29
- Catholic23
- Pentecostal22
- Roman Catholic18
- United Methodist14
- Non-denominational10
- Episcopal9
- Presbyterian Church Usa6
- Evangelical Lutheran5
- Quaker5
- United Church Of Christ4
- Apostolic4
- Seventh-day Adventist4
- African Methodist Episcopal Zion4
- Greek Orthodox3
Churches in other states
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