Nevada Church Records From Ancestry.com Wiki This entry was
originally written by Nell Sachse Woodard and Dwight A. Radford
for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
Historically, Nevada was built on the lure of mineral wealth;
the populace shifted with each succeeding strike. Establishing
churches and bringing religion to this transient group of people
was not only difficult but was compounded by the fire
destruction of numerous early frame churches. The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon), Roman Catholic,
Methodist, Episcopalian, Congregationalist, and Jewish
congregations all have had some historical part in the
establishment of religion in Nevada. A description of early
churches is found in Marjorie A. Hanes, Early Nevada Churches
(Reno: Nevada State Society, Daughters of the American
Revolution, 1974). Today the largest denominations in the state
are the Roman Catholic Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints. Research into Episcopal records is made easy
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