A total of 56 different church congregations worship weekly in Dawson County, according to the last count on the church directory published in the Press-Reporter. Many people view that number as being abnormally high for a small, rural community. First United Methodist Church Pastor Scott Seymour said there are 1,000 congregates in church on Sundays in Dawson County, but 9,000 others who are not in church. Seymour said churches would be able to reach out to those without church homes easier if they worked together. Second Baptist Church Pastor Tobey Clements said there are so many churches in the area because congregations split and ...