With its expanding population, Essex County has a large number of churches and places of worship to accomodate them. There is certainly a church here for everybody in a variety of different denominations and faiths. At last count the total number was 46 Protestant Churches and one Catholic Church. Celebrations, special meals, Bible Schools, and yard sales are all common sights at the churches in the county. Churches are listed below alphabetically by denomination. is the symbol to denote the Essex County churches that participate in the Essex Churches Together - this group's mission is defined as a Christian group united in partnership to provide and coordinate resources and services to assist all Essex County residents in need. Click here for more information about Essex Church Together. Every year, a large number of churches of Essex County come together to plan Operation Inasmuch, a one day blitz that covers humanitarian service to the entire county community.
Baptist
	Angel Visit Baptist Church Reverend Carla E. Lightfoot	29566 Tidewater Trail Dunnsville	804-443-5977
	Antioch Baptist Church Reverend Daniel Goodall	Champlain	804-443-9232
	Beale Memorial Baptist Church Reverend David W. Donahue	Tappahannock	804-443-2005
	Bethlehem Baptist Church	Route 635, Elevon Road Champlain	804-443-4468
	Bethlehem Baptist Church Reverend James T. Hill	Bruington	804-769-3904
	Beulah Church Reverend Garland Fountain	Minor	804-443-6424
	Christian Outreach Community Center (COCC)	5340 Tidewater Trail, Loretto VA 22509 Mail: PO Box 176, Champlain VA 22438	804-443-5007
	Ebenezer Baptist Church Reverend Irving L. Woolfolk, Jr.	Supply	804-443-4606
	Enon Baptist Church Reverend Guy Mattox	Route 625, 3112 Supply Road Supply	540-775-7779
	Ephesus Baptist Church Larry Schools, Pastor	Route 1102 Dunnsville	804-443-5792
	Faith Baptist Church John C. Yeatts, Pastor	4 miles West of Tappahannock on Route 360 Tappahannock	804-443-3239
	First Baptist Church, Loretto Bishop Darryl K. Williams, Pastor	5338 Tidewater Trail, Loretto VA 22509 Mail: PO Box 176, Champlain VA 22438	804-443-5007
	First Baptist Tappahannock Reverend	Tappahannock	804-443-2340
	First Union Baptist Church Rev. Milton W. Robinson	Rexburg P.O.Box 425, Tappahannock	804-443-6514
	Glebe Landing Baptist Church Reverend Marvin F. Kerby, Jr.	One mile South of Lanview on Route 17 Laneview	804-758-2233
	Grace Baptist Church Reverend Shane Gallagher	Meets at Seventh Day Adventist Church Hospital Road Tappahannock	804-445-8548
	Good Hope Baptist Church Reverend Bill Williams	Dunnsville	804-435-2912
	Howertons Baptist Church Wade Wilkins, Interim Pastor	Howertons	804-443-4923
	Macedonia Baptist Church Reverend Russell Smith	Laneview	804-443-4320
	Mount Olive Baptist Church Reverend Charles A. Johnson	PO Box 102 Hustle	804-443-4493
	Mount Zion Baptist Church Reverend Chuck Haley	5141 Dunbrooke Road Dunbrooke	804-443-5156
	New Mount Zion Baptist Church	Caret	804-443-3907
	The New Hi Risen Baptist Church Reverend Oliver Rice	Center Cross	804-443-9308
	New Hope Baptist Assembly Pastor Clayton Custalow	1823 Crittendens Mill Rd Tappahannock, VA 22560	804-769-9234
	New Liberty Baptist Church Reverend Dr. W.T. Carter Reverend Floyd Johnson	33030 Sparta Road, Milford PO Box 2875, Tappahannock	804-443-2929
	Oak Grove Baptist Church Reverend William B. Pyatt	Howerton	804-443-xxxx
	Rappahannock Indian Baptist Church	Beazley
	Saint John's Baptist Church Minister Linwood L. Jones, Jr.	Tappahannock	804-443-5506
	Trinity Baptist Church Reverend Kenneth Dunn	31695 Tidewater Trail Center Cross	804-445-9070
	Union Hope Baptist Church Reverend Alvin K. Hargrove, Sr.	Center Cross	804-443-9407
	Upper Essex Baptist Church Reverend S. Roy Foster	3006 Essex Church Road Route 624 Caret	804-443-5720
	Zion Baptist, Chance	P.O. Box 56, Chance VA 22438	804-443-5771
Catholic
	Saint Timothy's Catholic Church Father Tony Marques	Airport Road Tappahannock	804-443-2760
Episcopal
	Grace Episcopal Church Reverend Vincent Hodge	Miller's Tavern	804-443-1244
	Saint John's Episcopal Church Reverend William T. Pickering	216 Duke Street Tappahannock	804-443-2130
	Saint Paul's Episcopal Church Reverend Dr. Allen Coffey	Miller's Tavern, Route 360 One mile West of Watts store	804-443-2341
	Vauter's Episcopal Church Reverend Dr. Candeine Johnson (Int)	17 miles North on Route 17 Loretto	804-443-4788
Methodist
	Lebanon United Methodist Church Reverend Tommy Crosby	146 Lebanon Church Rd. Route 684	804-443-2850
	Providence United Methodist Church Reverend Tommy Crosby	Corner of Poorhouse Rd (Rt 631) and Providence Rd (Rt 617) Millers Tavern	804-443-2527
	Tappahannock Memorial United Methodist Church Reverend John Ashley	Tappahannock	804-443-2278 Dial-A-Prayer: 804-443-4716
	Trinity United Methodist Church Reverend Tommy Crosby	5428 Richmond Hwy (Rt 360) Millers Tavern	804-443-2469
Presbyterian
	Tappahannock Presbyterian Church Reverend Dr. Bill Morris	1924 Tappahannock Blvd. Tappahannock	804-443-9977
Other Denominations
	Radiant Life Assembly of God Reverend Kenneth Plaster	455 Airport Road Tappahannock	804-443-6686
	Center Cross Church of God Reverend Stephen Livingston	Route 684, Howerton Road Center Cross	804-443-2070
	Church of God Reverend Mable Stephens, Pastor	American Legion Builing Airport Road, Tappahannock	804-370-0155
	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	Winston Road Tappahannock	804-443-3165 804-443-2997
	Faith Tabernacle Holy Church Reverend Alexander Jones	Route 659, Airport Road Tappahannock
	Grace and Mercy Outreach Ministries  [Non-denominational] Pastor Keith Johnson & CoPastor Myrtle Johnson	221A Church Lane, Tappahannock	804-212-7194 Email
	Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses	Tappahannock	804-443-2844
	New Deliverance and Empowerment Ministries Reverend Dr. Gene R. Quarles	Roma's Restaurant Banquet Room Tappahanock	804-443-0714
	New Hope Seventh Day Adventist Church Pastor Rudyard Lord	23952 Tidewater Trail, US Route 17 South Tappahannock	804-443-8370
	Rappahannock Christian Church [Disciples of Christ] Pastor Dr. Kenneth Wilbur	Dunnsvile Road, Highway 17 Dunnsville	804-443-5417
	Rock of Ages United Holy Church Pastor Janie Mitchell	1523 Gordons Mill Road Tappahannock	804-443-6504
	Seventh Day Adventist Church Reverend Clinton Adams	Melody Court, Hospital Road Tappahannock	804-443-5910 804-443-5689
	Smyrna Christian Church [Disciples of Christ]	Bruington	804-443-4726
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Essex County Ministerial Association President: Reverend Roy Foster [Upper Essex Baptist Church] Caret, VA 804-443-5720
Essex Churches Together Contacts: Kathleen Hughes 780 Hunter Lane Center Cross, VA 22437 petbarn@crosslink.net Alice Roye #23, 128 Prince Street Tappahannock, VA 22560 804-443-2021 alicer2@verizon.net