Houston has been called the City of Churches. It’s home to five of the biggest congregations in America (including the most mega, megachurch of them all, Lakewood).
Somehow, though, Houston came in a measly 22nd on a list of Holy Hometowns in Men’s Health Magazine.
Men’s Health researched places of worship per capita, religious organizations, volunteers, money donated to religious organizations and money spent on religious books. They came up with this list of America’s Most Religious Cities, where Fort Worth and Dallas beat out H-Town:
1. Colorado Springs, CO
2. Greensboro, NC
3. Oklahoma City, OK
4. Wichita, KS
5. Indianapolis, IN
6. Jacksonville, FL
7. Portland, OR
8. Birmingham, AL
9. Charlotte, NC
10. Little Rock, AR
11. Fort Worth, TX
12. Montgomery, AL
13. Raleigh, NC
14. Durham, NC
15. Virginia Beach, VA
16. Charleston, WV
17. Dallas, TX
18. Omaha, NE
19. Kansas City, MO
20. Tulsa, OK
21. Memphis, TN
22. Houston, TX
23. Des Moines, IA
23. Anchorage, AK
25. Seattle, WA
26. Honolulu, HI
27. Cheyenne, WY
28. Phoenix, AZ
29. St. Paul, MN
30. Minneapolis, MN
31. Nashville, TN
32. Boise, ID
33. Grand Rapids, MI
34. San Antonio, TX
35. Sioux Falls, SD
36. San Diego, CA
37. Lexington, KY
38. Fort Wayne, IN
39. Salt Lake City, UT
40. Columbus, OH
41. Tampa, FL
42. Arlington, TX
42. San Jose, CA
44. Washington, DC
45. Jackson, MS
45. Baltimore, MD
47. Orlando, FL
48. Anaheim, CA
48. Billings, MT
50. St. Louis, MO
What do you think? Should Houston have been further up on their list?
