List of attacks against places of worship in the United States

This is a list of notable attacks against places of worship in the United States.

Only events with at least one killed or injured will be listed.

DateLocationDeadInjuredTotalMotiveDescriptionDenominationLewis County, Tennessee505Anti-Mormon sentimentCane Creek MassacreChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsBirmingham, Alabama414-2218-26Ku Klux Klan attack during the Civil rights movement16th Street Baptist Church bombingBaptist ChristianityDaingerfield, Texas51116DisputeDaingerfield church shootingBaptist ChristianityWaddell, Arizona909RobberyWaddell Buddhist temple shootingBuddhismOakwood, Illinois101UnknownPart of the Vermilion County, Illinois bombings. A church member was killed investigating a pipe bomb left in a cooler.United Methodist ChurchDanville, Illinois03434UnknownPart of the Vermilion County, Illinois bombings. A pipe bomb was placed on top of a HVAC unit while 300 people attended service. A member of the church was later identified as the bomber and committed suicide when confronted by police.Assemblies of GodSalt Lake City, Utah358UnknownFamilySearch Library 1999 shooting: A 70-year-old man entered the Family search Library and opened fire, killing a security officer and female patron and injuring five others (all women). After a ninety-five minute standoff, Salt Lake City Police took down the gunman.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFort Worth, Texas8715Anti-Christian sentimentWedgwood Baptist Church shooting: A man opened fire during a youth service at a church.Baptist ChristianityPowell, Wyoming01 1Resentment of LDS doctrinePerpetrator rammed his pickup truck into an LDS meetinghouse.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsConception, Missouri325Resentment of Roman CatholicsConception Abbey shooting: A 71-year-old man opened fire inside an abbey before committing suicide.Roman CatholicBrookfield, Wisconsin8412Anti-Christian sentiment2005 Living Church of God shooting: A congregant opened fire at a church service before killing himself.Living Church of GodBaton Rouge, Louisiana516Domestic dispute2006 Baton Rouge church shooting: A man targeting his estranged wife and her relatives opened fire at a church before kidnapping his wife and killing her.ChristianNeosho, Missouri358Unclear, targeted church leadersNeosho, Missouri church shooting: A man upset with church leaders shot at senior congregation members during a service.ChristianArvada and Colorado Springs, Colorado5510Anti-Christian sentiment2007 Colorado YWAM and New Life shootingsYouth With A Mission, Non-denominationalKnoxville, Tennessee268Anti-liberal sentimentKnoxville Unitarian Universalist church shootingUnitarian UniversalismWichita, Kansas101Assassination by anti-abortion extremistsMurder of George Tiller while he was attending Reformation Lutheran ChurchEvangelical Lutheran Church in AmericaVisalia, California101UnknownA gunman entered a LDS meetinghouse and killed the bishop.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOak Creek, Wisconsin8311White supremacyWisconsin Sikh temple shootingSikhismCharleston, South Carolina9110White supremacyCharleston church shootingAfrican Methodist Episcopal ChurchAntioch, Tennessee189Black supremacyBurnette Chapel shootingChristianSutherland Springs, Texas272249DisputedSutherland Springs church shootingSouthern Baptist ConventionFallon, Nevada112UnknownA gunman entered an LDS meetinghouse and shot into the congregation, killing one and injuring another.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsPittsburgh, Pennsylvania11617AntisemitismPittsburgh synagogue shootingConservative JudaismPoway, California134AntisemitismPoway synagogue shootingOrthodox JudaismWhite Settlement, Texas303UnknownWest Freeway Church of Christ shootingChristianColleyville, Texas145Release of Aafia Siddiqui from prisonColleyville synagogue hostage crisisJudaismSacramento, California516Domestic disputeDavid Fidel Mora-Rojas shot and killed his three children, a chaperone, and himself during a supervised visit at The Church in Sacramento.Non-denominationalLaguna Woods, California156Anti-Taiwanese sentiment2022 Laguna Woods church shooting: PresbyterianVestavia Hills, Alabama314UnknownVestavia Hills church shooting: During a potluck meeting at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 71-year-old Robert Frindlay Smith opened fire, killing three people before being subdued.EpiscopalNashville, Tennessee718Infamy, anti-Christian sentiment2023 Nashville school shooting: A former student, identified as 28-year-old Aiden Hale, opened fire inside the Covenant School killing six people, including three children. Two others were injured (one by gunfire). During the shooting, Hale fired seven shots into one of the cathedral's stained glass windows depicting Adam and Eve. Hale was killed by responding police officers. Investigators determined that the perpetrator targeted the school because it was Christian.Presbyterian Church in AmericaNewark, New Jersey101UnknownAn imam, Hassan Sharif, was shot and killed in his vehicle outside the Masjid Muhammad Mosque. Authorities stated that they did not think the shooting was a hate crime.IslamHouston, Texas123Under investigationLakewood Church shooting: 36-year-old Genesse Moreno fired 30 shots inside Lakewood Church during Spanish-language services, injuring two people. She was killed by church security guards.Word of FaithHenderson, Nevada044EntertainmentThree people attacked an LDS meetinghouse with an explosive.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsMadison, Wisconsin369Under investigationAbundant Life Christian School shooting: A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a second-floor classroom inside the Abundant Life Christian School, killing two people and injuring six others, before killing herself. The school was part on the campus of the Abundant Life Church.ProtestantWayne, Michigan 112Under investigationWayne, Michigan church shooting: A heavily armed man tried to burst into a Sunday morning service at CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne. He was confronted by church security who shot him dead.Non-denominationalLexington, Kentucky325Under investigation2025 Lexington shootings: Two women at Richmond Road Baptist Church were killed by a suspect who was looking for his ex-wife; he also shot and wounded two other people. The perpetrator was killed by police.BaptistMinneapolis, Minnesota32932Under investigation, possibly anti-Catholic sentimentAnnunciation Catholic Church shooting: A man with a rifle shot and killed two children and injured 29 other people during an all-school Mass for the church's PreK-8 school. The perpetrator killed himself at the scene. The shooting is being investigated as an anti-Catholic hate crime.Roman CatholicGrand Blanc Township, Michigan5813Under investigation, possibly anti-Mormon sentimentGrand Blanc Township church attack: A veteran rammed a truck into a Latter-day Saint church, then shot at congregants and set the building on fire. He was killed during a shootout with police.Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsSalt Lake City, Utah268Domestic disputeAn altercation outside a Mormon meetinghouse during a funeral escalated into a shooting that killed two people and left six others injured, resulting in a manhunt for the suspect or suspects.West Bloomfield Township, Michigan16465Retaliation for his niece, nephew, and two brothers getting killed by Israeli strikes in LebanonTemple Israel synagogue attack: A man rammed his vehicle into the building and opened fire. The vehicle caught fire, possibly from something flammable inside, and severely burned the suspect's body. One security guard was struck and injured by the vehicle, while at least 63 law enforcement officers were transported to hospitals to be treated for smoke inhalation.Reform JudaismSan Diego, California505Anti-Islam sentimentWhite supremacyNeo-Nazi accelerationismNihilistic violent extremism2026 Islamic Center of San Diego shootingSunni Islam

See also List of attacks against African-American churches List of attacks on Jewish institutions List of attacks against Latter-day Saint churches List of cases of church arson List of mass shootings in the United States

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