The short answer
The Living Bread maps 356 Christian churches in Rhode Island, across 24 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Rhode Island
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Roman Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, and many more.
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Where they are in Rhode Island
Every city in Rhode Island where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Providence262 churches
- Pawtucket14 churches
- Cranston11 churches
- North Providence9 churches
- Warwick8 churches
- West Warwick7 churches
- East Providence6 churches
- East Greenwich6 churches
- Cumberland6 churches
- Johnston4 churches
- Rumford3 churches
- Smithfield2 churches
- Lincoln2 churches
- Barrington2 churches
- Warren2 churches
- Coventry2 churches
- Riverside2 churches
- Central Falls2 churches
- Greenville1 church
- RI1 church
- Albion1 church
- North Scituate1 church
- Woonsocket1 church
- Manville1 church
By tradition
Of the 356 churches mapped in Rhode Island, 204 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Roman Catholic79
- Baptist38
- Methodist13
- Episcopal10
- Lutheran9
- Pentecostal9
- Congregational6
- Assemblies Of God5
- Orthodox5
- Presbyterian4
- Seventh-day Adventist3
- Non-denominational3
- Anglican3
- Jehovah's Witnesses2
- Quaker2
- Catholic1
- Evangelical1
- Coptic Orthodox1
Churches in other states
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