Finding a Church in Jacksonville: 693 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

Jacksonville lists 693 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory across 40 ZIP codes, and the defining fact is land: since the 1968 city-county consolidation, Jacksonville covers about 875 square miles, more than any other contiguous-U.S. city. Church geography here is highway geography, and a tradition filter without a map filter returns churches 45 minutes apart.

Baptist congregations lead decisively at 215 listings, just under a third of the city total, consistent with North Florida's position inside the historic Baptist belt. Non-Denominational churches follow at 61, then Church of God at 58, a tradition whose Florida headquarters-state strength shows up in this directory at 956 congregations statewide.

Which traditions have the most churches in Jacksonville?

Jacksonville's 693 listings divide among 41 traditions. After Baptist (215), Non-Denominational (61), and Church of God (58), the directory counts 36 Catholic parishes, 31 Methodist congregations, and 29 Church of Christ congregations. Twelve Jacksonville church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings, several of them rebuilt immediately after the Great Fire of May 1901, which leveled 146 blocks of the church-dense downtown core in eight hours.

Which Jacksonville churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

12 Jacksonville church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Calvary Baptist Church (listed 2020); Fort Caroline Baptist Church (listed 1966); Riverside Baptist Church (listed 1972); Second Bethel Baptist Church (listed 1978); Mount Zion Ame Church (listed 1992); Immaculate Conception (listed 1992); San Juan Del Rio (listed 1986); West 27th Street Church of Christ (listed 1983); West Park Street Church of God (listed 2022); Saint George's Episcopal Church (listed 2002).

A sortable selection of Jacksonville churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Jacksonville's 693 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Jacksonville city page lists every congregation.

Where Jacksonville's churches stand: the map

How to choose a church in Jacksonville: a practical checklist

683 of Jacksonville's 693 listings include a phone number and 257 include a website. Given the distances, shortlist in this order:

• Start from the map or the nearest-to-me button, not the tradition filter; reachable beats ideal at 875 square miles.
• Within the reachable set, filter by tradition and open two or three church pages to compare service notes.
• Call before a first visit, and ask about campus locations: several Jacksonville congregations run multiple sites under one listing.
• File any incorrect detail through the corrections page; edits typically apply within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 693 congregations inside Jacksonville across 40 ZIP codes. 683 of those listings carry a phone number and 257 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 12 Jacksonville churches hold listings. Churches List does not rank congregations: the table sorts alphabetically within record-completeness groups, and the directory applies corrections submitted by churches, usually within two business days, through the corrections page.

Related reading in The Letter: Church of God congregations in Florida maps the tradition's strongest state, with Jacksonville's 58 leading the count, and getting to church without a car in Tampa covers the state's transit angle. The Florida state page lists all 14,963 Florida churches.