List of church buildings in Philadelphia explained

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
	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 South 6th Street a.k.a. 419 Richard Allen Avenue
	Waters Memorial A.M.E. Church	609 S Clifton Street
	Wesley A.M.E. Zion Church	1500 Lombard Street

Baptist

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Chestnut Street Baptist Church and Ternacle Baptist Church	4017 Chestnut Street
	Christian Stronghold Church	4701 Lancaster Avenue 39.9717°N 75.2155°W
	Church of the Redeemer Baptist	1440 South 24th Street 39.934°N 75.1846°W
	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 39.9355°N 75.1753°W
	Greater Exodus Baptist Church	704 North Broad Street 39.9675°N 75.1606°W
	Greater Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church	5522 Woodland Avenue
	Mount Hebron Baptist Church	1419 Wharton St
	New Greenwich Light Baptist Church	121 W. Oregon Avenue
	Pennepack Baptist Church	8732 Krewstown Road
	People's Baptist Church	5039 Baltimore Avenue
	Philadelphia City of Praise Baptist Church	1648 West Hunting Park 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
	Vietnamese International Baptist Church of Philadelphia	590 Adams Ave	Damaged or destroyed by a fire in 2020.
	Wayland Memorial Baptist Church	5126 Baltimore Avenue
	Wayland Temple Baptist Church	2500 Cecil B. Moore Ave
	White Rock Baptist Church	5240 Chestnut Street

Brethren in Christ Church

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Mount Calvary Holy Church	5944 Catharine Street
	Circle of Hope	2214 S. Broad St.2007 Frankford Ave. 2309 N. Broad St. 5720 Ridge Ave. 3800 Marlton Pike, NJ

Episcopal

See main article: Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania.

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Church of the Advocate	1801 West Diamond Street
	Christ Church	20 North American Street
	Church of the Crucifixion	620 South 8th Street 39.9418°N 75.1558°W
	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 Kingsessing (Old Swedes')	6838 Woodland Avenue	official website
	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 40.0654°N 75.2066°W
	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 39.9873°N 75.2512°W	First building: 5th Street, south of Walnut Street
	St. Timothy's Episcopal Church	5720 Ridge Avenue 40.0276°N 75.2102°W
	Trinity Church Oxford	6901 Rising Sun Avenue	Built c. 1700

Friends (Quaker)

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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
	Redeemer Lutheran Church	3200 Ryan Ave
	St. Michael's Evangelical Lutheran Church (Mt. Airy)	6671 Germantown Avenue	Closed September 2016
	St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Kensington	2139 East Cumberland St., Kensington
	University Lutheran Church of the Incarnation	3637 Chestnut Street
	Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion	2110 Chestnut Street

Mennonite

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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	Photo shows the historic Mennonite Meetinghouse, predecessor of the current church nearby
	Love Truth Chinese Mennonite Church	600 West Chew Avenue
	Oxford Circle Mennonite Church	900 East Howell Street

Methodist

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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.
	Kensington (Old Brick) United Methodist Church	Marlborough & Richmond Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19125	Founded June 1801

Orthodox Church

Greek Orthodox

Jurisdiction: Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey (New Jersey; the Greater Philadelphia area; Delaware; Maryland; Virginia)

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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
	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
	Saint Andrew's Cathedral	5th Street & Fairmount Avenue
	St. Michael the Archangel Church	335 Fairmount Avenue

Pentecostal

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Bible School Mission Pentecostal Church	4512 Lancaster Avenue
	Ebenezer Temple Pentecostal Church	5649 Christian Street
	Mount Carmel Pentecostal Church	4716 Woodland Avenue
	New Beginnings Pentecostal Church	502 E. Haines Street

Presbyterian

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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
	Liberti	Northeast: 2424 East York Street Fairmount: 1901 West Girard Avenue
	Lombard Central Presbyterian	4201 Powelton 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
	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

Reformed Episcopal Church

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement	6100 Greene Street
	St. Luke's-Bishop Hoffman Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church	6701 Frankford Avenue
	Christ Memorial Reformed Episcopal Church	43rd and Chestnut Streets	Demolished 2018

Roman Catholic

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	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
	Nativity BVM Roman Catholic Church	2535 E. Allegheny Avenue
	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
	St. Adalbert in Philadelphia	2645 E. Allegheny Avenue	known as the "Polish Cathedral" of Philadelphia
	Saint Augustine Church	243 North Lawrence Street
	Saint Charles Borromeo Roman Catholid Church	902 S 20th 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
	Saint Gabriel's	2917 Dickinson Street
	St. Agatha – St. James Church	3728 Chestnut Street
	Saint Joachim Church	1527 Church Street	Closed July 2013 http://catholicphilly.com/2013/06/local-news/local-catholic-news/parishes-in-four-regions-of-philadelphia-archdiocese-to-merge-july-1/
	Saint Laurentius	1608 East Berks Street	Closed March 2014 http://www.philly.com/philly/news/Saint_Laurentius_Church_closed_due_to_fear_of_collapse.html
	St. Mary Magdalen de' Pazzi Church	712 Montrose Street
	St. Mary's	248 South 4th Street
	St. Michael's Church	1445 North 2nd Street
	St. Monica Parish Church	2422 S 17th St
	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
	Stella Maris Catholic Church	2901 S 10th Street

Ukrainian Catholic

Image	Church	Location	Notes
	Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church	1629 West Cayuga Street
	Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral	830 North Franklin Street

See also

• Buildings and architecture of Philadelphia
• City of Conquerors Church, Philadelphia
• Congregation Mikveh Israel
• Partners for Sacred Places

External links

• Churches in Philadelphia
• Philadelphia Architects and Buildings