List of churches in Ottawa explained

Catholic

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Ottawa-Cornwall includes several parishes outside the city limits, which have been included in the list. Francophone communities are marked with a fleur-de-lys: .

• Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Roman Catholic Military Ordinariate of Canada

• Our Lady of the Airways Chapel (see Ecumenical below)

Melkite (Greek) Catholic Church

• Saints Peter and Paul Melkite Catholic Church

Syriac Maronite Church of Antioch

• Saint Charbel Maronite Catholic Church

Syriac Catholic Church

• Saint Paul Syriac Catholic Mission

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church

• St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine

Canonically irregular groups

• Society of St Pius X Mission, meeting at the Holy Ghost Chapel.^[1]

• Mission Parish of St. Aelred Old Roman Catholic.^[2]

Christian Science

• First Church of Christ, Scientist,^[3] designed by John Pritchard MacLaren 1913–14.

Gnostic Catholic Apostolic Church (EGCA)

• Gnostic Church of Ottawa-Gatineau^[4]

Ecumenical

Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa Chaplain Services

• Canadian Forces Ottawa Chapel houses "Our Lady of the Airways" Our Lady of the Airways Chapel and "Elizabeth Park Protestant Congregation". These are the ecumenical faith communities meeting in the Uplands Site chapel (337 Breadner Boulevard, Gloucester) located beside Ottawa's International Airport on the former Canadian Forces Uplands Military Base.(45.3344°N -75.662°W^[5]) These worshiping communities are part of the Canadian Forces Support Unit Ottawa Chaplain Services and have regular Roman Catholic and Protestant services serving military members and their families in the National Capital Region. As well, there is assistance for other denominations.

Orthodox

Eastern Orthodox

Patriarchate of Constantinople

• Christ the Saviour

Greek Orthodox Church

• Kimisis Tis Theotokos (Dormition of the Theotokos)

Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch

• St. Elias Cathedral
• St. Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Church, built 1950. The church was sold in 1989, with the community moving to St. Elias Cathedral, and the building was converted to St. Elijah's Housing.

Orthodox Church in America

• Annunciation Cathedral

Romanian Orthodox Church

• St. Matthew
• St. Nicholas

Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia

• Protection of the Holy Virgin Memorial Church
• St. Xenia of Petersburg

Serbian Orthodox Church

• St. Stefan - Serbian Orthodox Church (Ottawa)
• Meeting of the Lord - Serbian Orthodox Parish (Ottawa)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church

• Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Cathedral

Oriental Orthodox

Coptic Orthodox Church

• St. George and St. Anthony ^[6]
• St. Mark and St. Mary of Egypt^[7]
• St. Mary^[8]

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

• St. Teklehaimanot

Eritrean Orthodox Church

• Kidus Gabriel

Armenian Orthodox Church

• St. Mesrob

Protestant

Anglican

Anglican Church of Canada

Diocese of Ottawa

Anglican Church in North America

• Blackburn Hamlet Community Church
• Church of the Messiah
• St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church

Anglican Catholic Church

• St. Matthew the Apostle

The Anglican Mission in Canada

• HUB Ottawa

Associated Gospel

• Community Bible Church
• Metropolitan Bible Church (a.k.a. "The Met")
• Trinity Bible Church of Ottawa

Baptist

• First Baptist Church
• Grace Baptist Church Ottawa
• McPhail Memorial Baptist Church
• The Crossroads Church
• Calvary Baptist Church
• Alta Vista Baptist Church
• Fourth Avenue Baptist Church
• Fellowship Baptist Church of Kanata
• Kanata Baptist Church
• Bethany Baptist Church
• Bromley Road Baptist Church
• Bilberry Creek Baptist Orleans
• Eglise Evangelique Baptiste d'Orleans
• Centre Évangélique Francophone d'Ottawa (CEFO)
• Britannia Baptist Church
• Sequoia Community Church
• Celebration! Church^[9]
• Parkdale Baptist Church
• Crosspoint Baptist Church

Brethren in Christ

• The Meeting House, remote site at Cineplex Lansdowne

Charismatic Churches

• Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
• Barrhaven New Life Church
• Vineyard Ottawa
• Catch The Fire Ottawa

Christian Brethren

• Rideauview Bible Chapel
• Bridlewood Bible Chapel
• Downtown Outreach Bible Chapel
• Ottawa Gospel Hall

Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA)

• Cedarview Alliance Church
• East Gate Alliance Church
• Eglise Biblique de la Grace Divine
• Emmanuel Alliance Church of Ottawa
• Filipino Community Church
• Ottawa Chinese Alliance Church
• Redeemer Alliance Church
• Agape Chinese Alliance Church
• Ottawa Mandarin Alliance Church
• Pathway Church Kanata

Evangelical

Evangelical Free Church of Canada^[10]

• Ottawa Chinese Bible Church

Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada^[11]

• Christian Family Worship Centre Ottawa (formerly Church of Hope)
• Rhema International Church

The Salvation Army in Canada

• The Salvation Army Ottawa Citadel
• The Salvation Army Barrhaven Church

Lutheran

Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations

• All Saints Lutheran Church

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada

• Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church
• German Evangelical Martin Luther Church
• Good Shepherd Anglican Lutheran Ministry
• Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
• Peace Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church
• Resurrection Lutheran Church
• St. John Evangelical Lutheran Church
• St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church–Canada

• Christ Risen Lutheran Church
• Iglesia Luterana Unidos en Cristo
• Our Saviour Lutheran Church
• St. Luke Lutheran Church

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod

• Abiding Word Lutheran Church
• Divine Word Lutheran Church
• St. Paul Lutheran Church

Mennonite

• Ottawa Mennonite Church
• Church of the Living Word,^[12] whose worship service is held in Amharic
• The Village IMC, which meets at the Centre Richelieu in Vanier

Mennonite Brethren

• The Gathering

Methodist

See also United Church of Canada below

Free Methodist Church in Canada

• Arlington Woods Free Methodist Church
• Chapel Ridge Free Methodist Church
• Ecclesiax Free Methodist Church
• Église Methodiste Libre De La Derniere Heure

Independent Holiness Church

• Metcalfe Holiness Church
• Shiloh Holiness Church

Pentecostal

Church of God Canada

• The Ottawa Church of God
• Romanian Evangelical Church of God

Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada

• Bethel Pentecostal Church
• Comm Pent Church of Ottawa
• Grace Assembly
• Iglesia La Vid (meets at Nepean Baptist Church)
• Lifecentre
• Lifecentre Kanata
• Living Waters Christian Assembly (formerly The Westend Church)
• The Oasis
• Parkway Road Pentecostal Church
• Peace Tower Church
• Pentecostal Community Church
• Vanier Community Church
• Woodvale Pentecostal Church

Other

• All Nations Full Gospel Church
• Church of Grace, with services in English, French, and Tamil; meets at Carleton University.
• Church of Hope, with services in Tamil.
• The Church of Pentecost Canada, Ottawa Assembly
• Église le Centre^[13]
• Église Nouveau Départ de Rockland
• Elizabeth Park Protestant Congregation, Uplands (Old Uplands Air Base)
• Grace Assembly Pentecostal Church
• International Revival Church, Ottawa^[14]
• Kingdom Culture Ministries
• Dominion House: Mahanaim International Ministries^[15]
• Mount Zion Church of the Firstborn
• myChurch meets at Algonquin Commons Theatre
• New Beginning Church of Rockland
• New Hope Community Church
• Overflowing Glory Bible Church
• The Redeemed Christian Church of God Overcomer's Chapel
• Shiloh Holiness Church
• Shoreline Community Church

Presbyterian

Presbyterian Church in Canada

Presbytery of Ottawa

The Presbytery of Ottawa also includes two churches outside the city limits: St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Aylmer, and Upper Room Presbyterian Church in Rockland.

• Calvin Hungarian Presbyterian Church
• Gloucester Presbyterian Church
• Grace Presbyterian Church
• Knox Presbyterian Church Manotick
• Knox Presbyterian Church
• Osgoode Presbyterian Church
• Parkwood Presbyterian Church
• pccbarrhaven, meeting at St. Emily's school in Barrhaven
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Kars)
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Richmond)
• St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Stittsville)
• St. David & St. Martin Presbyterian Church
• St.Giles' Presbyterian Church
• St. Paul's Presbyterian Church by James Strutt 1959
• St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church
• St Timothy's Presbyterian Church by Burgess, McLean & MacPhadyen 1959 ^[16]
• Trinity Presbyterian Church
• Westminster Presbyterian Church

Presbyterian Church in America

• Resurrection Church

Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America

• Ottawa Reformed Presbyterian Church

Reformed

Christian Reformed Church

• Barrhaven Fellowship Christian Reformed Church
• Calvary Christian Reformed Church
• Calvin Christian Reformed Church
• Kanata Community Christian Reformed Church
• Living Hope Community Church

Canadian and American Reformed Churches

• Jubilee Canadian Reformed Church

Seventh-day Adventist Church

• Eglise Adventiste Francophone d'Ottawa
• Hope Central Adventist Group
• Lily of the Valley Adventist Company
• Kanata Adventist Company
• Nepean Adventist Church
• Orleans Adventist Church
• Orleans French Adventist Church
• Ottawa Adventist Church
• Ottawa French Adventist Church
• Ottawa East Adventist Church
• Ottawa Spanish Adventist Company
• West French Group

Unaffiliated

• Abundant Life Christian Fellowship
• All Nations Church
• Calvary Baptist Church
• City View International Church
• Chinese Christian Church of Ottawa
• Mercy Community Church
• Metcalfe Street Church
• Christ Embassy Church
• myChurch meets at Algonquin Commons Theatre
• Ottawa River of Life Christian Church
• Pine Grove Bible Church
• Renewal Church Ottawa
• Smiths Falls Bethel Pentecostal Church
• Transforming Life Center
• Grace City Church Ottawa
• Crosspointe Ministries
• The Ottawa Church of Christ
• South Asian Christian Fellowship Of Ottawa meets at Metropolitan Bible Church

United Church of Canada

Ottawa Presbytery

Wesleyan

• Sunnyside Wesleyan Church
• Highland Park Wesleyan Church
• Kanata Wesleyan Church (a.k.a. "The Bridge")
• Ottawa Mandarin Wesleyan Church
• Crossway Christian Church, Victoria

Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)

• Ottawa Friends Meeting

Unitarian Universalist

• First Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa
• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ottawa

See also

• List of Ottawa synagogues
• List of Ottawa mosques
• City of Ottawa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holy Ghost Chapel . 12 December 2012 .
2. Web site: Mission Parish of St. Aelred Ottawa Canada . https://web.archive.org/web/20230501041823/http://www.st-aelred.ca/ . 1 May 2023 . st-aelred.ca.
3. Web site: Search Results. The Christian Science Journal Directory. 1 February 2017.
4. Web site: Concordat Churches. Église Gnostique Catholique Apostolique. 1 February 2017.
5. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=45.334439&lon=-75.662026&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2 See Wikimapia
6. Web site: Home. Orthodoxy.ca.
7. Web site: St Mark & St Mary Of Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church Ottawa | Taste and See. smsmottawa.com.
8. Web site: St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church – Ottawa, Canada.
9. Web site: Home . Celebration! Church Ottawa . 12 August 2024.
10. Web site: Ontario. December 2015. EFCC. 2016-04-25.
11. Web site: Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada - Church Locator. Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada. 2016-04-25.
12. Cf. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online, Church of the Living Word (Ottawa).
13. Web site: Église le Centre . Église le Centre . fr . 12 August 2024.
14. Web site: International Revival Church . ircottawa.com . 1 January 1970 . 12 August 2024.
15. Web site: Iglesia en Ottawa . Dominion House . 6 August 2024 . es . 12 August 2024.
16. News: St. Timothy's Takes Shape . Ottawa Citizen . December 12, 1959.