The short answer
The Living Bread maps 359 Christian churches in the Philippines in its open, verifiable directory. This is a growing sample from open data, not a national total, so the real number is far higher.the Philippines in context
The churches of the Philippines are predominantly Roman Catholic, with growing Evangelical and Independent churches.
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Browse the 359 churches we map, by city, with denomination and location where the open data records it.
Whoever you are, you are welcome
Behind every number is a family. If you are looking for a church, or looking for God, you are welcome. Meet Jesus, or ask for prayer.
Churches in other countries
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The Living Bread. “How Many Churches Are in the Philippines?” living-bread.org/how-many-churches-in-the-philippines.
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Population from Wikidata; Christian share from Pew Research Center (2020); church directory from OpenStreetMap, (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. A growing directory, not a national census. We never invent totals.
