About Mariners Church
Mariners Church is a Non-Denominational church located at 170 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, Detroit, MI, 48226. Mariners Church was founded in 1842. You can reach Mariners Church at +13132592206.
Mariners Church is one of 813 churches we list in Detroit, among 11,550 across Michigan. It falls within Wayne County and the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metro area. It is counted among 100 Non-Denominational churches in Detroit, part of 1,235 in the Non-Denominational tradition across Michigan. Its fabric is recorded as Gothic Revival.
Mariners' Church
Mariners' Church of Detroit is a church with worship services adhering to Anglican liturgical traditions located at 170 East Jefferson Avenue in Downtown Detroit. It was founded in 1842 as a special mission to the maritime travelers of the Great Lakes and functioned as a parish of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan until 1992, when the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled it was incorporated as an independent congregation. The church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. The church has a non-exclusive, limited association with the REC Diocese of Mid-America which itself is a founding member of...
Mariners Church through the years
- 1842 Founded
- 1971-03-11 Added to the National Register
Where is Mariners Church located?
Mariners Church is located at 170 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, Detroit, MI, 48226. The building sits at coordinates 42.32912, -83.04280, placing it in Detroit, MI 48226.
Location is approximate — drawn from the public street address.
- Ford Underground Garage 46 ft
- Customers parking 194 ft
- Parking 338 ft
- Parking 502 ft
- Center Garage 571 ft
- Martiner's Church · Transit Windsor 200 ft
- Stop Position 351 ft
- EB Jefferson @ Woodward 351 ft
- Jefferson / Woodward NS (WB) 371 ft
- Stop Position 453 ft
- Applebee's · american 630 ft
- IHOP · breakfast, pancake 643 ft
- Joe Muer Seafood · seafood 692 ft
- Townhouse 741 ft
- illy · coffee_shop 810 ft
Nearby places drawn from OpenStreetMap, Jul 2, 2026.
The neighborhood around Mariners Church
The ZIP code 48226 area around Mariners Church is home to 6,926 residents with a median household income of $71,875 and a median age of 33.7 years, according to the US Census Bureau's 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2022 five-year estimates.
Mariners Church on the National Register of Historic Places
Mariners Church is listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places under reference 71000428, added to the Register on 1971-03-11.
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Mariners Church in the Historic American Buildings Survey
The Library of Congress holds archival documentation of this church in the Historic American Buildings Survey, the national record of historic American architecture. Its photographs, measured drawings, and written histories are public domain, produced by the National Park Service.
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Churches sharing the architectural tradition of Mariners Church
5 other US churches in the Gothic Revival tradition are indexed in Churches List.
- Cathedral of Christ the King Atlanta, GA
- St. Francis of Assisi New York, NY · est. 1892
- Saint John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church New York City, NY · est. 1840
- Most Blessed Sacrament Detroit, MI · est. 1915
- Blessed Sacrament Church Seattle, WA
Churches in the same diocese as Mariners Church
Mariners Church shares an ecclesiastical jurisdiction with 1 other parishes indexed in Churches List.
Churches founded the same year as Mariners Church
5 other churches with a documented founding year of 1842 are indexed in Churches List.
- Woodrow United Methodist Church Staten Island, NY
- Saint Augustine Church New Orleans, LA
- Saint John's Episcopal Church Albion, IL
- Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Bowie, MD
- First Parish Unitarian Church Chelmsford, MA
Your Sunday at Mariners Church
Mariners Church by the numbers
Questions and answers about Mariners Church
- What denomination is Mariners Church?
- This church is part of the Non-Denominational tradition.
- Where is Mariners Church located?
- Mariners Church is located at 170 EAST JEFFERSON AVENUE, Detroit, MI, 48226.
- When was Mariners Church founded?
- Founded in 1842.
- Is Mariners Church on the National Register of Historic Places?
- Yes — NRHP reference 71000428, added 1971-03-11.
- What is the architecture of Mariners Church?
- Mariners Church is a Gothic Revival building, designed by Q55075533.
Photographs of Mariners Church
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