Editing Perry County, Missouri (section)

===Religion===
Unlike many rural counties in southeastern Missouri, Perry County is an exception to the [[Bible Belt]], with [[Roman Catholicism]] being the majority religion, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000). Among residents in Perry County who adhere to a religion, 60.33% are [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], 29.72% are [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutherans]], and 4.94% are [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]].

Perry County has the second highest percentage of Catholics of any county in the state of Missouri behind only [[Osage County, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_C_2010_3_3p.asp|title=Catholicism Counties (2010)|access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>  Perry County also has the second highest percentage of Lutherans of any county in the state of Missouri behind only [[Atchison County, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_C_2010_3_13p.asp|title=Lutheran Counties (2010)|access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>

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'''Roman Catholic churches'''
* [[The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roman Catholic Church (Belgique, Missouri)|Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Belgique)]]
* [[St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|Old St. Boniface (Perryville)]]
* [[St. James Roman Catholic Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|St. James (Crosstown)]]
* [[St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (Lithium, Missouri)|St. John the Evangelist (Lithium)]]
* [[St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (Apple Creek, Missouri)|St. Joseph (Apple Creek)]]
* [[St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|St. Mary's of the Barrens (Perryville)]]
* [[St. Maurus Roman Catholic Church (Biehle, Missouri)|St. Maurus (Biehle)]]
* [[St. Rose of Lima Mission, Roman Catholic Church (Silver Lake, Missouri)|St. Rose of Lima Mission (Silver Lake)]]
* [[St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|St. Vincent de Paul (Perryville)]]
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'''Lutheran churches'''
* [[Concordia Lutheran Church (Frohna, Missouri)|Concordia (Frohna)]]
* [[Grace Lutheran Church, Uniontown, Missouri|Grace (Uniontown)]]
* [[Immanuel Lutheran Church (Perryville, Missouri)|Immanuel (Perryville)]]
* [[Peace Lutheran Church (Friedenberg, Missouri)|Peace (Friedenberg)]]
* [[Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, Missouri|Salem (Farrar)]]
* [[Zion Lutheran Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|Zion (Crosstown)]]
* [[Zion Lutheran Church (Longtown, Missouri)|Zion (Longtown)]]
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'''Presbyterian churches'''
* [[Brazeau Presbyterian Church (Brazeau, Missouri)|Brazeau Presbyterian (Brazeau)]]
* [[First Presbyterian Church (Perryville, Missouri)|First Presbyterian (Perryville)]]

'''Methodist churches'''
* [[York Chapel United Methodist Church (Longtown, Missouri)|York Chapel (Longtown)]]
*  [[United Methodist Church]] [[Perryville, Missouri|Perryville]]

'''Baptist churches'''
* [[Bethlehem Baptist Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|Bethlehem (Crosstown)]]
* [[Lithium Baptist Church (Lithium, Missouri)|Lithium Baptist (Lithium)]]
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