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
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

Armenian Apostolic Church

Image Church Location
Saint Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Apostolic Church 8701 Ridge Avenue

Baptist

Image Church Location
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
Zion Baptist Church of Philadelphia 3600 North Broad Street (At North Broad and Venango Streets, across from Temple University Hospital)

Brethren in Christ Church

Image Church Location
Mount Calvary Holy Church 5944 Catharine Street

Episcopal

Image Church Location
Church of the Advocate 1801 West Diamond Street
Church of the Crucifixion 620 South 8th Street
Church of the Holy Trinity 1904 Walnut Street
Philadelphia Episcopal Cathedral 3723 Chestnut Street
Christ Church 20 North American Street
Gloria Dei (Old Swedes') Church Columbus Boulevard & Christian Street
Trinity Church Oxford 6901 Rising Sun Avenue
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
St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 5720 Ridge Avenue

Friends (Quaker)

Image Church Location
Arch Street Friends Meeting House 4th & Arch Streets
Free Quaker Meetinghouse 500 Arch Street
Race Street Friends Meetinghouse 1515 Cherry Street

Lutheran

Image Church Location
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
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
Arch Street United Methodist Church 55 North Broad Street
Calvary United Methodist Church 801 48th Street
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
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
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
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
Saint Andrew's Cathedral 5th Street & Fairmount Avenue
St. Michael the Archangel Church 335 Fairmount Avenue

Pentecostal

Image Church Location
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
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
Kensington First Presbyterian Church 418 East Girard Ave
liberti Center City: 123 South 17th Street

East: 2424 East York Street Fairmount: 1901 West Girard Avenue

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 1701 Delancey Street
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

Roman Catholic

Image Church Location
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 in 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
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
National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia 1166 S Broad Street
Saint Nicholas of Tolentine Church 1718 South 9th Street
Saint Paul Church 923 Christian Street
Saint Peter the Apostle 1019 North 5th Street
Saint Thomas Syro-Malabar Catholic Church 608 Welsh Road
St. William Church 6200 Rising Sun Avenue

Ukrainian Catholic

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

Unitarian

Image Church Location
First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia 2125 Chestnut Street

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