By founding year · 130 churches

Oldest churches in Pennsylvania

130 of the directory's matches for this index are in Pennsylvania. The longest-standing churches in the directory, ordered by founding year as recorded in Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Years reflect those public sources.

Gloria Dei Church № 01

Gloria Dei Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1698

№ 02

Saint Mary's Church

Lancaster, PA Catholic Est. 1741

Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg

Christ Church № 03

Christ Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1744

Georgian architecture

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church № 04

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1761

Historic St George's United Methodist Church № 05

Historic St George's United Methodist Church

Philadelphia, PA Methodist Est. 1763

4.8 · 13 reviews

St. George's United Methodist Church, located at the corner of 4th and New Streets, in the Old City neighborhood of Philadelphia, is the oldest Methodist church in continuous use i...

№ 06

Birmingham Friends Meeting

West Chester, PA Quaker Est. 1763

№ 07

Trinity Lutheran Church

Lancaster, PA Lutheran Est. 1766

№ 08

First Presbyterian Church of Carlisle

Carlisle, PA Presbyterian Est. 1769

№ 09

Saint Thomas Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1794

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

Pennepack Baptist Church № 10

Pennepack Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1805

This Historic Church and Cemetery was founded in 1688. On State Records as historical.

№ 11

Saint John Christian Methodist Episcopal Church

Harrisburg, PA Methodist Est. 1816

Sunday Church Services: *Sunday School 9:30am *Worship Service 11:00am

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church № 12

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1823

Gothic Revival

Presbyterian Church Usa № 13

Presbyterian Church Usa

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1823

№ 14

St. Stephens Episcopal Church

Harrisburg, PA African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1826

Romanesque Revival architecture · Episcopal Diocese of Central Pennsylvania

№ 15

Cathedral of Saint Paul

Erie, PA Episcopal Est. 1827

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of Northwestern Pennsylvania

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church № 16

St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1832

4.8 · 172 reviews

St. John the Evangelist Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Center City, Philadelphia, within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. From 1838 to 1864 it served as the cat...

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Grace Church of God in Christ № 17

Grace Church of God in Christ

Chester, PA Church of God in Christ Est. 1832

Taking the place of Nativity Luteran Church in Chester, PA. Grace Church of God in Christ on 9th street in Chester, PA. No longer exists. We have moved

№ 18

Abington Presbyterian Church

Abington, PA Presbyterian Est. 1833

Philadelphia Chestnut Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church № 19

Philadelphia Chestnut Hill Seventh-day Adventist Church

Philadelphia, PA Seventh Day Adventist Est. 1835

4.9 · 16 reviews

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Chestnut Hill Baptist Church № 20

Chestnut Hill Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1835

Saint Luke & the Epiphany Church № 21

Saint Luke & the Epiphany Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1840

Greek Revival architecture · Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

Saint Philip Neri Church № 22

Saint Philip Neri Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1840

Trinity Lutheran Church № 23

Trinity Lutheran Church

Philadelphia, PA Lutheran Est. 1843

Saint James the Less Church № 24

Saint James the Less Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1846

Gothic Revival

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann № 25

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1847

4.9 · 351 reviews

The National Shrine of St. John Neumann is a Catholic national shrine dedicated to John Neumann, the fourth Bishop of Philadelphia and the first American male to be canonized.

Romanesque Revival architecture

№ 26

Holy Spirit Lutheran Church

Reading, PA Lutheran Est. 1847

Traditional Worship services at 8:00 and 10:45 AM, with Holy Communion on every Lord's Day and Festival. Informal Worship services (Come as you are) at 5:00 PM every Saturday, in t...

Saint Mark's Church № 27

Saint Mark's Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1848

4.7 · 87 reviews

Saint Mark's Episcopal Church is an Episcopal church located at 1625 Locust Street in Rittenhouse Square in Center City Philadelphia. It is a parish of the Diocese of Pennsylvania.

Gothic Revival

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№ 28

St Vincent de Paul Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1851

4.8 · 90 reviews

"St. Vincent de Paul is a faith community striving to live Jesus’ gospel message of love, peace and justice for all peoples. In the spirit of St. Vincent de Paul, our inclusive com...

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№ 29

Keeping It Real Christian Fellowship

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1852

4.9 · 45 reviews

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№ 30

Polite Temple Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1852

№ 31

Mahoning Presbyterian Church

Danville, PA Evangelical Est. 1853

Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Church № 32

Olivet Covenant Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1855

4.0 · 10 reviews

Arch Street Presbyterian Church № 33

Arch Street Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1855

Neoclassical architecture

№ 34

All Saints Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1855

Gothic architecture · Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

Tenth Presbyterian Church № 35

Tenth Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1857

4.6 · 103 reviews

Tenth Presbyterian Church is a congregation located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Tenth is a part of the Presbyterian Church in America, a denomination...

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Trinity Lutheran Church № 36

Trinity Lutheran Church

Philadelphia, PA Lutheran Est. 1857

Trinity Lutheran Church № 37

Trinity Lutheran Church

Philadelphia, PA Lutheran Est. 1857

№ 38

First Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1857

Saint Clement's Episcopal Church № 39

Saint Clement's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1859

Romanesque Revival architecture

№ 40

Frankford Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1859

Presbyterian Church № 41

Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1859

Germantown Community Pres Church № 42

Germantown Community Pres Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1860

4.2 · 12 reviews

№ 43

Memorial Church of St. Luke - Episcopal

Philadelphia, PA Methodist Est. 1861

4.8 · 19 reviews

Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church № 44

Saint Timothy's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1863

Enon Baptist Church № 45

Enon Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1863

Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Monica № 46

Church of Saint Andrew and Saint Monica

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1865

№ 47

First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1868

4.6 · 28 reviews

The First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church USA congregation in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located on 21st and Walnut Streets, built in...

№ 48

First Baptist Church

Pottsville, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1869

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown

Woodland Presbyterian Church № 49

Woodland Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1869

№ 50

Temple Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1869

№ 51

Saint John the Baptist Church

Pottsville, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1869

Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown

Arch Street United Methodist Church № 52

Arch Street United Methodist Church

Philadelphia, PA Methodist Est. 1870

4.5 · 61 reviews

Gothic Revival

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First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia № 53

First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1872

4.6 · 28 reviews

The First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church USA congregation in the Center City neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, located on 21st and Walnut Streets, built in...

St Mary's Church, Hamilton Village № 54

St Mary's Church, Hamilton Village

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1872

4.5 · 22 reviews

St. Mary’s Church, Hamilton Village, is an Episcopal Church located on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It calls itself the Episcopal Church at...

Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania

№ 55

Trinity Cathedral

Pittsburgh, PA Episcopal Est. 1872

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh

№ 56

Trinity Cathedral Episcopal Church

Pittsburgh, PA Episcopal Est. 1872

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh

№ 57

First Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1872

№ 58

Third Presbyterian Church

Chester, PA Presbyterian Est. 1872

№ 59

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1873

№ 60

Memorial Presbyterian Church

Wilkes Barre, PA Evangelical Est. 1874

Gothic Revival

Metropolitan Baptist Church № 61

Metropolitan Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1875

№ 62

Trinity Presbyterian Church Bread

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1876

4.5 · 2 reviews

Saint Charles' Church № 63

Saint Charles' Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1876

Leverington Church № 64

Leverington Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1879

4.9 · 33 reviews

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Holy Communion Church № 65

Holy Communion Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1879

№ 66

Christ Episcopal Church

Danville, PA Episcopal Est. 1881

№ 67

First Presbyterian Church

Athens, PA Evangelical Est. 1881

№ 68

Tacony Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1882

Maranatha Baptist Church № 69

Maranatha Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1882

№ 70

St. Peter's Cathedral

Scranton, PA Catholic Est. 1884

4.8 · 177 reviews

St. Peter's Cathedral is the Roman Catholic cathedral at 315 Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and is the mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton. The entir...

Romanesque Revival architecture · Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton

№ 71

Memorial Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1884

№ 72

Glenshaw Valley Presbyterian Church

Glenshaw, PA Presbyterian Est. 1885

№ 73

Disston Memorial Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1886

№ 74

Cathedral Church of the Nativity

Bethlehem, PA Episcopal Est. 1887

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem

№ 75

Berean Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1887

№ 76

First Lutheran Church

Pittsburgh, PA Lutheran Est. 1888

№ 77

Hermon Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1889

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church № 78

Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1890

4.6 · 208 reviews

The Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church and congregation which is located at 419 South 6th Street in Center City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA....

Romanesque architecture

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№ 79

First Presbyterian Church

Beaver, PA Presbyterian Est. 1890

First Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian church in Beaver Pennsylvania. This Presbyterian church serves Beaver County PA8:00 AM - Traditional Worship Service - Sanctuary9:00 AM...

№ 80

Church of the Good Shepherd

Pittsburgh, PA Episcopal Est. 1891

Saint Peter Claver's Church № 81

Saint Peter Claver's Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1892

№ 82

Wissahickon Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Evangelical Est. 1893

№ 83

Saint John the Baptist Rc Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1894

№ 84

Holmesburg Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1894

№ 85

First Presbyterian Church

Philadelphia, PA Presbyterian Est. 1894

№ 86

United Methodist Church Union

Pittsburgh, PA United Methodist Est. 1895

Saint Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church № 87

Saint Gabriel's Roman Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1897

Chestnut Street Baptist Church № 88

Chestnut Street Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1897

Gothic Revival

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church № 89

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1898

4.7 · 60 reviews

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St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church № 90

St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1898

4.7 · 60 reviews

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Our Lady Help of Christians № 91

Our Lady Help of Christians

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1898

4.8 · 4 reviews

Our Lady Help of Christians is a historic Catholic church at the corner of East Allegheny Avenue and Gaul Street in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and serv...

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№ 92

Church of the Ascension

Pittsburgh, PA Catholic Est. 1898

Anglican Diocese of Pittsburgh

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish № 93

Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Parish

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1899

4.8 · 112 reviews

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№ 94

Saint Stephen's Episcopal Church

Wilkes Barre, PA Episcopal Est. 1899

Romanesque Revival architecture · Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem

First Baptist Church № 95

First Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1900

№ 96

First Evangelical Lutheran Church

Carlisle, PA Lutheran Est. 1900

№ 97

Calvary Presbyterian Church

Butler, PA Presbyterian Est. 1902

№ 98

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral

Pittsburgh, PA African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1904

Neoclassical architecture · Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh

№ 99

Beaver United Methodist Church

Beaver, PA United Methodist Est. 1904

№ 100

Immaculate Heart of Mary

Pittsburgh, PA Catholic Est. 1905

№ 101

First Baptist Church

Clearfield, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1905

Calvary United Methodist Church № 102

Calvary United Methodist Church

Philadelphia, PA Methodist Est. 1906

4.6 · 38 reviews

Calvary United Methodist Church is a Methodist church located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, on the southeast corner of 48th Street and Baltimore Avenue. The church...

First African Baptist Church № 103

First African Baptist Church

Philadelphia, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1906

№ 104

St. Paul Cathedral

Pittsburgh, PA African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1906

Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh

St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church № 105

St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1907

4.8 · 118 reviews

St. Francis de Sales Roman Catholic Church, founded in 1890, is a Catholic church at 4625 Springfield Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese o...

Byzantine Revival architecture · Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia

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№ 106

Cathedral Parish of Saint Patrick

Harrisburg, PA Catholic Est. 1907

baroque revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church № 107

St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1912

4.6 · 62 reviews

The St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church is a Roman Catholic parish located in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia....

№ 108

Christ Presbyterian Church

Ellwood City, PA Presbyterian Est. 1912

№ 109

First Baptist Church of Pitttsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA Baptist Churches Est. 1912

Gothic Revival

№ 110

All Saints Church Activities

Pittsburgh, PA Catholic Est. 1914

№ 111

Calvin Presbyterian Church

Ellwood City, PA Presbyterian Est. 1915

№ 112

Saint Alban's Church

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1921

№ 113

Coraopolis United Methodist Church

Coraopolis, PA United Methodist Est. 1924

Official Website of the Coraopolis United Methodist Church, "A Christian Community for all God's children, providing pathways for growing in faith and reaching out with acts of lov...

№ 114

Mount Sinai Holy Church Inc

Philadelphia, PA Non-Denominational Est. 1924

City Limits Assembly of God № 115

City Limits Assembly of God

Allentown, PA Assemblies of God Est. 1925

sunday 8-9am, 10:30-12:00pm, 6:30-7:30 pm wensday 7:00-9:00pm

Saint Luke Church № 116

Saint Luke Church

Erie, PA Catholic Est. 1925

Weekdays 8:00*am M-F and 5:15pm M-Th *Except for school Masses usually on F at 8:45amSat vigil 4:30pmSun 9 & 11:30am & 6pm

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida

Wesley Ame Zion Church № 117

Wesley Ame Zion Church

Philadelphia, PA African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1926

№ 118

Grace Episcopal Church

Pittsburgh, PA Episcopal Est. 1926

№ 119

Blessed Sacrament Cathedral

Greensburg, PA Catholic Est. 1928

Gothic Revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Greensburg

№ 120

Saint Paul's Episcopal Church

Philadelphia, PA Episcopal Est. 1928

Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement № 121

Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1929

4.4 · 10 reviews

The Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement is a historic church in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia. It is a parish of the Reformed Episcopal Church's Diocese of the...

Gothic Revival · Diocese of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

№ 122

Grace United Methodist Church

Carlisle, PA United Methodist Est. 1929

Sunday Worship 8:30 am Traditional 11:00 am Blended (Journey Service) 11:00 am Contemporary Praise (Heart of Worship) 6:30 pm Prayer Service Sunday School for all ages 9:50 am Upwa...

№ 123

National Shrine of St. Ann

Scranton, PA Catholic Est. 1929

Roman Catholic Diocese of Scranton

№ 124

First Presbyterian Church

Erie, PA Presbyterian Est. 1930

Gothic Revival

№ 125

All Saints Polish National Church

Carnegie, PA Non-Denominational Est. 1941

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№ 126

Church of St. William

Philadelphia, PA Catholic Est. 1956

4.7 · 24 reviews

St. William Parish is a Catholic church in the Lawncrest neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It was founded on January 20, 1920, under the leadership...

Neoclassical architecture

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№ 127

New Life in Christ Fellowship Church

Allentown, PA Non-Denominational Est. 1957

Vincent Brown Senior Pastor Services: Sundays at 12:00pm We have childrens church every sunday.We have communion every first sunday of the month. We are located in Merchant Square...

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament № 128

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament

Altoona, PA Catholic Est. 1960

4.7 · 103 reviews

The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at One Cathedral Square in Altoona, Pennsylvania. It is within the boundaries of the Downtown Altoona H...

baroque revival · Roman Catholic Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown

Christian & Missionary Alliance Church № 129

Christian & Missionary Alliance Church

Washington, PA Christian and Missionary Alliance Est. 1968

№ 130

Saint John the Baptist Cathedral

Homestead, PA Catholic Est. 1993

Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh

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