By founding year · 19 churches

Oldest churches in Tennessee

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

Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church № 01

Old Kingsport Presbyterian Church

Kingsport, TN Evangelical Est. 1820

Greek Revival architecture

Downtown Presbyterian Church № 02

Downtown Presbyterian Church

Nashville, TN Presbyterian Est. 1846

Egyptian Revival architecture

№ 03

Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church

Covington, TN Episcopal Est. 1858

Gothic Revival

№ 04

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church

Columbia, TN Episcopal Est. 1860

№ 05

Trinity Church

Mason, TN Episcopal Est. 1870

Gothic Revival

Sacred Heart Catholic Church № 06

Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Lawrenceburg, TN Catholic Est. 1887

№ 07

Carthage United Methodist Church

Carthage, TN United Methodist Est. 1889

Gothic Revival

Allen Chapel Ame Church № 08

Allen Chapel Ame Church

Murfreesboro, TN African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1889

№ 09

Whitwell Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Whitwell, TN Presbyterian Est. 1892

Diocese of West Tennessee № 10

Diocese of West Tennessee

Memphis, TN Episcopal Est. 1898

Gothic Revival · Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee

Asbury United Methodist Church № 11

Asbury United Methodist Church

Knoxville, TN Methodist Est. 1898

Gothic Revival

First Congregational Church № 12

First Congregational Church

Chattanooga, TN Congregational Est. 1905

Gothic Revival

First Presbyterian Church № 13

First Presbyterian Church

Murfreesboro, TN Presbyterian Est. 1914

Neoclassical architecture

Cathedral of the Incarnation № 14

Cathedral of the Incarnation

Nashville, TN Catholic Est. 1914

Italianate architecture · Roman Catholic Diocese of Nashville

Saint Paul Ame Church № 15

Saint Paul Ame Church

Johnson City, TN African Methodist Episcopal Est. 1920

Immaculate Conception № 16

Immaculate Conception

Memphis, TN Catholic Est. 1938

Mediterranean Revival architecture · Roman Catholic Diocese of Memphis

First Baptist Church of Memphis № 17

First Baptist Church of Memphis

Memphis, TN Baptist Churches Est. 1951

Second Presbyterian Church № 18

Second Presbyterian Church

Memphis, TN Presbyterian Est. 1952

Christ Presbyterian Church № 19

Christ Presbyterian Church

Nashville, TN Presbyterian Est. 1981

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