The short answer
The Living Bread maps 234 Christian churches in West Virginia, across 10 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of West Virginia
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Baptist, Roman Catholic, Methodist, and many more.
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Where they are in West Virginia
Every city in West Virginia where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Charleston193 churches
- Saint Albans21 churches
- Nitro6 churches
- Belle4 churches
- South Charleston3 churches
- malden2 churches
- Elkview2 churches
- East Charleston1 church
- Dunbar1 church
- Tornado1 church
By tradition
Of the 234 churches mapped in West Virginia, 76 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Baptist41
- Roman Catholic8
- Methodist7
- Lutheran4
- United Methodist2
- Episcopal2
- Presbyterian2
- Apostolic2
- Greek Orthodox1
- Non-denominational1
- Antiochian Orthodox1
- Coptic Orthodox1
- Wesleyan1
- Latter-day Saints1
- Cog Anderson Ind1
- Christian1
Churches in other states
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