Carmi is served by a variety of Protestant churches, as well as a Roman Catholic congregation. Many congregations formed the Carmi Ministerial Association, which was composed of all pastors in the community who choose to participate. The group’s main function was two-fold:
- To provide spiritual leadership to the community in a way that could not be done by any one church or by all the churches working separately.
- To provide a tangible witness to the love of Christ through the various help funds that are directed by the association.
To accomplish the first purpose, the association performs these functions:
- Schedules, organizes and leads annual Good Friday and Thanksgiving services.
- Discusses ways in which churches can work together and come together in prayer
The churches which have participated in the Carmi Ministerial Alliance are:
- Cherry Street General Baptist Church
- Church of God
- Church of the Nazarene
- Emmanuel United Methodist Church
- First Baptist Church
- First Christian Church
- First Presbyterian Church
- First United Methodist Church
- Freedom Chapel
- Full Gospel Deliverance Church
- Georgia General Baptist Church
- Living Hope Community Church
- McHenry Methodist Church
- Mercy Gate Church
- Rigg Ministries
- Stewart Street Baptist Church
- Trinity Assembly of God
- Wabash Christian Retirement Church
