The short answer
The Living Bread maps 397 Christian churches in Wisconsin, across 18 cities and towns, from open data. A growing, verifiable directory, not a complete census, so the true number is higher.The churches of Wisconsin
The traditions most recorded in the open data here include Lutheran, Baptist, Roman Catholic, and many more.
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Where they are in Wisconsin
Every city in Wisconsin where the open data records a church, with how many we currently map there. Counting what is recorded, never estimating.
- Milwaukee316 churches
- Wauwatosa19 churches
- West Allis13 churches
- Brookfield7 churches
- New Berlin5 churches
- Greenfield5 churches
- Oak Creek5 churches
- Whitefish Bay5 churches
- Hales Corners4 churches
- Shorewood4 churches
- Franklin3 churches
- Elm Grove2 churches
- West Milwaukee2 churches
- Cudahy2 churches
- Greendale2 churches
- South Milwaukee1 church
- Fox Point1 church
- Brown Deer1 church
By tradition
Of the 397 churches mapped in Wisconsin, 283 record a tradition in the open data. The rest simply do not say, and we do not guess.
- Lutheran62
- Baptist56
- Roman Catholic34
- Catholic24
- Pentecostal12
- Evangelical Lutheran12
- Presbyterian10
- Methodist10
- Church Of God In Christ10
- United Methodist6
- Non-denominational4
- United Church Of Christ4
- Latter-day Saints3
- Episcopal3
- Anglican3
- Assemblies Of God3
- Seventh-day Adventist3
- Greek Orthodox2
Churches in other states
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