By founding year · 71 churches
Oldest churches in Illinois
71 of the directory's matches for this index are in Illinois. The longest-standing churches in the directory, ordered by founding year as recorded in Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Years reflect those public sources.
Saint John's Episcopal Church
Gothic Revival
Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet
"Love is the Doctrine of this Church" It's the first thing you see when you walk into our church. And it's true. Love is what we are here for: a love of respect, dignity, and freed...
№ 03
Holy Family Church
Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
№ 04
Korean Christian Church
№ 05
Saint Mark's Catholic Church
№ 06
Fourth Presbyterian Church
№ 07
Israel Methodist Church
№ 08
Augustana Lutheran Church
№ 09
Saint Peter Catholic Cathedral
Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Belleville
First Church of Lombard
Worship and Sunday School 10:15 AM
Gothic Revival
№ 11
St. Mary
№ 12
Armenian Congregational Church
№ 13
Holy Name
Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
№ 14
Sixth-Grace Presbyterian Church
№ 15
Saint Procopius Church
№ 16
St. Joseph Catholic Church (ICSJ Parish)
№ 17
Saint James Catholic Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Gothic Revival
№ 19
Saint Stanislaus Kostka Church
Renaissance Revival architecture · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
№ 20
St Alphonsus Church
YouTube
№ 21
Church of the Epiphany
Church of the Epiphany is an historic Episcopal church located at 201 S. Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The church was built in 1885 to replace its congregation's original ch...
Richardsonian Romanesque
№ 22
St. Nicholas
Batavia United Methodist Church
Weddings and Receptions Funerals9:00am - Traditional Worship10:30am - Sunday School for all ages10:30am - Contemporary Service
Romanesque Revival architecture
№ 24
Saint Nicholas Church
№ 25
Goshen Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Romanesque Revival architecture
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
№ 27
Lake View Presbyterian Church
№ 28
St. Mary of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
St. Mary of Perpetual Help - historic church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is a prime example of the...
eclectic architecture
YouTube
№ 29
Unity Church of God
№ 30
Epworth United Methodist Church
The Epworth United Methodist Church is a United Methodist church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It was built in the Romanesque style and is noted for its exter...
Romanesque Revival architecture
YouTube Closed
№ 31
Ame Church
Romanesque Revival architecture
№ 32
Saint Peter & Paul Church
№ 33
Christ Community Church
St. Paul's Catholic Church
YouTube
№ 35
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Neoclassical architecture
№ 36
Christian Science Church
№ 37
Presentation Church
№ 38
Corpus Christi Catholic Church
Closed
№ 39
Sacred Heart Church
Gothic Revival
№ 40
Chicago First Spanish Church
Renaissance architecture
№ 41
Holy Trinity Cathedral Church
Russian Revival architecture · Orthodox Church in America
№ 42
Canaan Baptist Church
№ 43
Wicker Park Lutheran Church
"Wicker Park Lutheran Church (WPLC) is a dynamic, growing, and creative community of faith that encompasses all ages, backgrounds, and races. As a congregation, we are a vibrant Ch...
YouTube
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church
Gothic Revival
№ 45
Garfield Park Baptist Church
Our Lady of Victory
Closed
№ 47
Saint Laurence Church
№ 48
Church of Christ
№ 49
Saint Wenceslaus Church
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
№ 50
Mount Pisgah Baptist Church
Neoclassical architecture
№ 51
Saint Anthony of Padua Church
№ 52
St. Matthias Church at Queen of Apostles Parish
№ 53
Bulgarian Orthodox Church
№ 54
Saint Mary of the Lake Catholic Church
YouTube
№ 55
Saint Ignatius Church
№ 56
St. Thomas of Canterbury Church
№ 57
St Benedict Parish
"Our Catholic parish community is a vibrant and active place, continuing the mission of Christ in all that we do. We are a warm and welcoming community which prides itself on embra...
YouTube
№ 58
Saint Clements Church
Pilgrim Lutheran Church and School
Pilgrim Lutheran School, Chicago, is a Lutheran private school affiliated with Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Chicago, Illinois. Collectively, the church and school are referred to as...
YouTube
№ 60
The Moody Church
The Moody Church is a historic evangelical Christian church in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois.
YouTube
№ 61
Black Methodists of Church Renewal
№ 62
Saint Ita Catholic Church
St. Ita's Church is a Roman Catholic church in the Edgewater neighborhood of Chicago. The church building was designed by Henry J. Schlacks in the Neo-Gothic style and completed in...
Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago
St Edmund Episcopal Church
YouTube
№ 64
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Greek Revival architecture · Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield in Illinois
Community Church of Wilmette
№ 66
Serbian Orthodox Church
Diocese of New Gracanica – Midwestern America
№ 67
Holy Trinity Church
№ 68
St. Raymond Cathedral
Neoclassical architecture · Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet in Illinois
№ 69
Saint Paul's Episcopal Cathedral
modern architecture · Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
Reba Place Church
Sunday morning worship 10 a.m.
№ 71
Apostolic Christian Church
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