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Altamont is home to several churches, all of which are denominations of Christianity. Owing to its German heritage, Lutheranism is the largest denomination in the community, but thriving congregations can be found in the Catholic, Methodist and Baptist faiths as well.Five Lutheran churches can be found in and around Altamont. In the city, Immanuel Lutheran Church can be found at the corner of Division and Edwards. Immanuel's current pastor is Rev. Mitchell Schuessler. North of Altamont, four miles (6 km) north and two miles (3 km) east, St. Paul (Blue Point) Lutheran Church serves the farm community that surrounds the church. Rev. David Speers serves as pastor.South and west of Altamont in the community of Bethlehem, Bethlehem Lutheran Church stands amidst the corn and soy bean fields. Rev. Geoffrey Robinson leads Bethlehem Lutheran.
South and east of Altamont is the small farming congregation of Zion Lutheran Church.All of these four churches (Immanuel, Blue Point, Bethlehem and Zion) belong to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. St. Paul's Lutheran Church, an evangelical Lutheran church, can be found on U.S. Route 40 on the western edge of Altamont.
St. Clare's Catholic Church, a member of the Altamont community since 1876, is located on Ninth Street in the western part of the city. St. Clare is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. The pastor currently is Father John Savoree.
The First United Methodist Church of Altamont is located at the corner of Second St. and Monroe St. The pastor is Rev. Jeff Van Dyke.
Altamont Baptist Church can be found near the intersection of Illinois Route 128 and Interstate 70 in a large building built in the 1990s. The pastor is Rev. Lowell Donnelly.
Located in the former bowling alley south of the interstate is Altamont Christian Church, pastored by Rev. Shannon Bopp.
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