The short answer
The Living Bread maps 391 Christian churches in Virginia, across 13 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Virginia
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and many more.
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Where they are in Virginia
Every city in Virginia where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Richmond345 churches
- Mechanicsville14 churches
- North Chesterfield8 churches
- Alexandria5 churches
- Henrico5 churches
- Annandale3 churches
- Sandston3 churches
- Midlothian2 churches
- Chesterfield2 churches
- Dunn Loring1 church
- Arlington1 church
- Springfield1 church
- Glen Allen1 church
By tradition
Of the 391 churches mapped in Virginia, 227 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist103
- Methodist23
- Presbyterian17
- Episcopal15
- Catholic15
- Lutheran10
- Pentecostal10
- Seventh-day Adventist5
- United Methodist3
- Non-denominational3
- Evangelical3
- Assemblies Of God3
- Apostolic3
- Jehovah's Witnesses3
- Russian Orthodox2
- Roman Catholic2
- Latter-day Saints1
- Unity1
Churches in other states
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