List of church buildings in Philadelphia
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The churches of Philadelphia are numerous and diverse. Founded by William Penn to celebrate religious freedom, Philadelphia has many historic and significant churches, among many smaller and newer ones.
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Allen A.M.E. Church | 5901 Larchwood Avenue | ||
Alleyne Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church | 1249 North 55th Street | ||
Hickman Temple A.M.E. Church | 5001 Baltimore Avenue | ||
Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church | 419 Richard Allen Avenue (South 6th Street) | ||
Armenian Apostolic Church
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church | 8701 Ridge Avenue | ||
Baptist
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Chestnut Street Baptist Church and Ternacle Baptist Church | 4017 Chestnut Street | ||
Christian Stronghold Church | 4701 Lancaster Avenue | ||
Church of the Redeemer Baptist | 1440 South 24th Street | ||
First Immanuel Baptist Church | 2438 Ridge Avenue | ||
Forty Sixth Street Baptist Church | 1261-65 South 46th Street | ||
Glory Baptist Church | 4128 Aspen Street | ||
Gospel Temple Baptist Church | 1327 South 19th Street | ||
Greater Exodus Baptist Church | 704 North Broad Street | ||
Greater Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church | 5522 Woodland Avenue | ||
People's Baptist Church | 5039 Baltimore Avenue | ||
St. Andrews Fellowship Baptist Church | 4910 Wayne Avenue | ||
Smith Chapel Baptist Church | 1828 Ridge Avenue | ||
Transfiguration Baptist Church | 3732 Fairmount Avenue | ||
Union Tabernacle Baptist Church | 4856 Lancaster Avenue | ||
Wayland Memorial Baptist Church | 5126 Baltimore Avenue | ||
White Rock Baptist Church | 5240 Chestnut Street |
Brethren in Christ Church
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Mount Calvary Holy Church | 5944 Catharine Street | ||
Episcopal
Main article: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Church of the Advocate | 1801 West Diamond Street | ||
Christ Church | 20 North American Street | ||
Church of the Crucifixion | 620 South 8th Street | ||
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church | Columbus Boulevard & Christian Street | ||
Church of the Holy Trinity | 1904 Walnut Street | ||
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral | 3723 Chestnut Street | ||
Saint Clement's Church | 2013 Appletree Street | ||
St. James Church of Kingsessing | 6838 Woodland Avenue | ||
Church of St. James the Less | 3227 West Clearfield Street | ||
Church of St. Luke & the Epiphany | 330 South 13th Street | ||
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church | 1625 Locust Street | ||
Church of St. Martin in the Fields | 8000 St. Martin’s Lane | ||
Saint Mary's Church | 3916 Locust Walk | ||
St. Paul's Episcopal Church | 22 East Chestnut Hill Avenue | ||
Saint Peter's Church | 313 Pine Street | ||
Saint Stephen's Church | 19 South Tenth Street | ||
African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas | 6361 Lancaster Avenue | First building: 5th Street, south of Walnut Street | |
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church | 5720 Ridge Avenue | ||
Trinity Church Oxford | 6901 Rising Sun Avenue | ||
Friends (Quaker)
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Arch Street Friends Meeting House | 4th & Arch Streets | Interior. | |
Frankford Friends Meeting House | Unity & Waln Streets | ||
Free Quaker Meetinghouse | 500 Arch Street | ||
Germantown Friends Meeting House | 47 West Coulter Street | ||
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse | 1515 Cherry Street | ||
West Philadelphia Friends Meeting House | 3500 Lancaster Avenue | ||
Former buildings | |||
Girard Avenue Meeting House | 17th Street & Girard Avenue | Built 1862 Discontinued 1934 Demolished | |
Greater Friends Meeting House | SW corner 2nd & Market Streets | Built 1755. Dismantled 1812, used to build Twelfth Street Meeting House. | |
Orange Street Friends Meeting House | 7th Street & Washington Square South | Demolished 1911 | |
Twelfth Street Meeting House | 20 South 12th Street | Built 1812-14, using materials from the Greater Meeting House. Dismantled and relocated to the George School, 1972-74. | |
Lutheran
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Redeemer Lutheran Church | 3200 Ryan Ave | ||
St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church | 6671 Germantown Avenue | ||
University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation | 3637 Chestnut Street | ||
Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion | 2110 Chestnut Street |
Mennonite
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Vietnamese Mennonite Church | 6237 Woodland Ave | ||
West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship | 4740 Baltimore Avenue | ||
Abundant Life Chinese Mennonite Church | 1731 South Broad Street | ||
Germantown Mennonite Church | 21 West Washington Lane | ||
Love Truth Chinese Mennonite Church | 600 West Chew Avenue | ||
Oxford Circle Mennonite Church | 900 East Howell Street | ||
Methodist
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Arch Street United Methodist Church | 55 North Broad Street | ||
Calvary United Methodist Church | 801 48th Street | ||
Fox Chase United Methodist Church | Loney & Fillmore Streets | ||
Saint George's United Methodist Church | 324 New Street | ||
United Methodist Church of the Redeemer | 1128 Cottman Ave. | ||
Orthodox Church
Albanian Orthodox
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Saint John Chrysostom Albanian Orthodox Church | 237 North 17th Street | ||
Greek Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey (New Jersey; the Greater Philadelphia area; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia)
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint George | 256 South 8th Street | ||
Evangelismos of Theotokos | 6501 Bustleton Avenue | ||
Orthodox Church in America (OCA)
Jurisdiction: Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Assumption of the Holy Virgin Church | 2101 South 28th Street | ||
St. Stephen Cathedral | 8598 Verree Road | ||
Church of Our Lady | 560 North 20th Street | ||
St. Nicholas Church | 817 North 7th Street | ||
Russian Orthodox
Jurisdiction: Russian Orthodox Church in the USA
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Saint Andrew's Cathedral | 5th Street & Fairmount Avenue | ||
St. Michael the Archangel Church | 335 Fairmount Avenue | ||
Pentecostal
| New Beginnings Pentecostal Church | 502 E. Haines Street | Bible School Mission Pentecostal Church | 4512 Lancaster Avenue | |- | | Ebenezer Temple Pentecostal Church | 5649 Christian Street | |- | | Mount Carmel Pentecostal Church | 4716 Woodland Avenue | |- |}
Presbyterian
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Arch Street Presbyterian Church | 1726-1732 Arch Street | ||
Bethel Korean Presbyterian Church | 6831 North Franklin Street | ||
Bethel Presbyterian Church | 1900 West York Street | ||
Calvin Presbyterian Church | 1401 North 60th Street | ||
Cedar Park Presbyterian Church | 7740 Limekiln Pike | ||
Chestnut Hill Presbyterian Church | 8855 Germantown Avenue | ||
Christ's Presbyterian Church | 1020 South 10th Street | ||
Emmanuel Chapel | 835 Reed Street | ||
Emmanuel Church | 4723 Spruce Street | ||
Falls of Schuylkill Presbyterian Church | 3800 West Vaux Street | ||
First African Presbyterian Church | 4159 West Girard Avenue | ||
First Presbyterian Church | 201 South 21st Street | ||
First Presbyterian Church of Kensington | 418 East Girard Ave | Samuel Sloan, architect | |
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Lombard Central Presbyterian | 4201 Powelton Avenue | ||
Metro Presbyterian Church | 4200 Ridge Avenue | ||
Mount Airy Presbyterian Church | 13 East Mt. Pleasant Avenue | ||
Old Pine Street Presbyterian Church | 412 Pine Street | ||
Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Church | 608 North 22nd Street | ||
Overbrook Presbyterian Church | 6376 City Avenue | ||
Renewal Presbyterian Church | 4633 Cedar Avenue | ||
Summit Presbyterian Church | 6757 Greene Street | ||
Tabernacle United Church | 3700 Chestnut Street | ||
Tenth Presbyterian Church | 1700 Spruce Street | Completed 1856, John McArthur, Jr., architect Altered 1893, Frank Miles Day, architect Wooden spire removed 1912 | |
Third Reformed Presbyterian | 3024 Byberry Road | ||
Third Scots & Mariners Presbyterian Church | 412 Pine St | ||
Union Tabernacle Presbyterian | 2036 East Cumberland Street | ||
Wissahickon Presbyterian Church | 5245 Ridge Avenue | ||
Woodland Presbyterian Church | 401 South 42nd Street | ||
Wylie Chambers Memorial Presbyterian (Broad Street Ministry) | 315 South Broad Street | ||
Former buildings | |||
Green Hill Presbyterian Church | 1617 West Girard Avenue | John Notman, architect Demolished 2009 | |
Boulevard United Presbyterian Church | 200 East Wyoming Avenue | Existing structure for sale in 2014 Current Denomination Unknown | |
Roman Catholic
Main article: Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul | 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway | ||
St. John the Evangelist Church | 21 S. 13th Street | ||
Holy Redeemer Chinese Catholic Church and School | 915 Vine Street | ||
Church of the Gesú | 1733 West Girard Avenue | ||
Immaculate Conception Church | 1020 North Front Street | ||
Immaculate Conception Church (East Germantown) | 1020 E. Price Street | Closed June 2012 | |
Our Mother of Sorrows Catholic Church and School | 1008 North 48th Street | ||
Old Saint Joseph's Church | 321 Willings Alley | ||
Our Mother of Consolation Church | 9 East Chestnut Hill Avenue | ||
Resurrection of Our Lord Church | 2000 Shelmire Avenue | ||
Saint Augustine Church | 243 North Lawrence Street | ||
Saint Cyprian Catholic Church | 525 South Cobbs Creek Parkway | ||
Saint Donato Church | 403 North 65th Street | ||
Saint Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church | 4625 Springfield Avenue | ||
St. Agatha – St. James Church | 3728 Chestnut Street | ||
Saint Joachim Church | 1527 Church Street | Closed July 2013 | |
Saint Laurentius | 1608 East Berks Street | Closed March 2014 | |
St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church | 712 Montrose Street | ||
St. Michael's Church | 1445 North 2nd Street | ||
Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church | 1718 South 9th Street | ||
Saint Paul Church | 923 Christian Street | ||
Saint Peter the Apostle | 1019 North 5th Street (at Girard Avenue) | National Shrine of Saint John Neumann | |
National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia | 1166 S Broad Street | ||
Saint Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church | 608 Welsh Road | ||
St. William Church | 6200 Rising Sun Avenue |
Ukrainian Catholic
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church | 1629 West Cayuga Street | ||
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral | 830 North Franklin Street | ||
Unitarian
Image | Church | Location | Notes |
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First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia | 2125 Chestnut Street | Frank Furness, architect | |
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Churches in Philadelphia. |
- Buildings and architecture of Philadelphia
- City of Conquerors Church, Philadelphia
- Congregation Mikveh Israel
- Partners for Sacred Places
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