Milwaukee, WI

Finding a Church in Milwaukee: 655 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

15 minute read Churches List editorial desk

Polish cathedral style church with copper dome above milwaukee worker cottages, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.
Polish cathedral style church with copper dome above milwaukee worker cottages, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.

Milwaukee's 655 congregations still trace the city's German, Polish, and Black Great-Migration geographies. This guide sorts the traditions and maps where each one gathers.

655congregations inside Milwaukee
33distinct traditions represented
142listings with a church website

Milwaukee lists 655 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory across 34 ZIP codes, and it is the only city in this guide series where Lutheran congregations hold first place: 120 listings, ahead of Baptist at 103. The reason is the deepest German and northern-European settlement of any large American city, reinforced by the Missouri and Wisconsin Synods, both of which keep major institutional presences in the metro.

The second Milwaukee distinctive is the African Methodist Episcopal count: 99 listings, among the densest AME concentrations in the national directory, rooted in the Bronzeville district and the postwar North Side. Together with 66 Non-Denominational and 55 Catholic listings, these five groups carry two thirds of the city's church roster.

Which traditions have the most churches in Milwaukee?

Milwaukee's 655 listings span 33 traditions, the narrowest spread in this series, which itself describes the city: deep, old, concentrated communities rather than a wide scatter of new ones. Church of God congregations count 39. Nineteen Milwaukee church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings, the most of any Wisconsin city, including the landmark Polish basilica on the South Side, and the full Wisconsin register list runs in a companion piece in The Letter.

Congregations by tradition, Milwaukee (June 11, 2026)

Lutheran120
Baptist Churches103
African Methodist Episcopal99
Non-Denominational66
Catholic55
Church of God39
Methodist20
Pentecostal18
Church of Christ13
Church of God in Christ13
Episcopal12
Presbyterian12

Which Milwaukee churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

17 Milwaukee church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include All Saints Cathedral (listed 1974); Ebenezer Christian Methodist Episcopal (listed 2019); Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church (listed 1972); St. George (Melkite) (listed 1986); Saints Peter and Paul (listed 1991); St. Matthias Roman Catholic Church (listed 1974); Old Saint Mary's Church (listed 1973); Saint James Episcopal Church (listed 1979); Saint Paul's Episcopal Church (listed 1974); Sixth Church of Christ (listed 1980).

A sortable selection of Milwaukee churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Milwaukee's 655 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Milwaukee city page lists every congregation.

60 selected congregations of 655 listed in Milwaukee
ChurchTraditionStreetZIPRecords
Jackson Park Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLutheran4535 W. Oklahoma Ave.53219National Register, website
Old Saint Mary's ChurchCatholic836 North Broadway53202National Register, website
Saints Peter and PaulCatholic2491 North Murray Avenue53211National Register, website
St. George (Melkite)Catholic1617 West State Street53233National Register, website
St. Matthias Roman Catholic ChurchCatholic9306 W. Beloit Road53227National Register, website
Wauwatosa Avenue United Methodist ChurchMethodist1529 Wauwatosa Avenue53213National Register, website
All Saints CathedralAfrican Methodist Episcopal818 E. Juneau Avenue53202National Register
Calvary Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian935 West Wisconsin Avenue53233National Register
Christ Memorial Evangelical LutheranLutheran3105 W. Thurston Ave.53209National Register
Ebenezer Christian Methodist EpiscopalAfrican Methodist Episcopal2677 N. 19Th St.53206National Register
Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal1136 W. Madison53204National Register
Immanuel Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian1100 North Astor Street53202National Register
Saint James Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal833 West Wisconsin Avenue53233National Register
Saint John Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLutheran5500 West Greenfield Avenue53214National Register
Saint Paul's Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal914 East Knapp Street53202National Register
Saint Peter's Evangelical Lutheran ChurchLutheran3908 West Capitol Drive53216National Register
Sixth Church of ChristChurch of Christ1036 North Van Buren53202National Register
Albright United Methodist ChurchMethodist5555 W Capitol Dr53216website
Aldersgate United Methodist ChurchMethodist8801 W Lisbon Ave53222website
All Saints' CathedralEpiscopal818 E Juneau Ave53202website
Ark of Praise ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal3201 N. 28Th Street53216website
Bay View United Methodist ChurchMethodist2772 S Kinnickinnic53207website
Beautiful Savior Lutheran ChurchLutheran3205 N. 85Th St.53222website
Beloit Road Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches8319 West Beloit Road53219website
Bethel Bethany Church of ChristAfrican Methodist Episcopal2866 N. 54Th St.53210website
Bethlehem Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1801 North 35Th Street53208website
Brown Deer United Church of ChristUnited Church of Christ6380 W Dean Rd53217website
Brown Deer United Methodist ChurchMethodist5736 W Brown Deer Rd53223website
Calvary Chapel MilwaukeeCalvary Chapel7368 N. Teutonia Ave.53209website
Calvary United Methodist ChurchMethodist3177 S 107Th St53227website
Central UmcUnited Methodist639 North 25Th St.53233website
Central United Methodist ChurchMethodist639 N 25Th St53233website
Chinese Christian ChurchChristian9450 North 60Th Street53223website
Christian Faith Fellowship ChurchFellowship of Christian Assemblies8605 West Good Hope Road53212website
Christ KingCatholic2604 North Swan Boulevard53226website
Christ Temple Church of GodChurch of God2778 North 10Th Street53206website
Christ the King Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches7750 N 60Th Street53223website
Christ United Church of ChristAfrican Methodist Episcopal915 E. Oklahoma Ave.53207website
Church in the CityNon-Denominational2648 North Hackett Avenue53211website
Corpus ChristiAfrican Methodist Episcopal8607 W. Villard Ave.53225website
Crossing Jordan MinistriesNon-Denominational4236 N Teutonia Ave53209website
Crossroads Church of GodChurch of God8001 West Capitol Drive53222website
Diocese of MilwaukeeEpiscopal804 E Juneau Ave.53202website
Divine Peace Lutheran ChurchLutheran3203 South 76Th Street53219website
Divine Shepherd Lutheran ChurchLutheran9741 W. Beloit Rd.53227website
Eastbrook ChurchNon-Denominational5385 North Green Bay Avenue53209website
Ebenezer Lutheran ChurchLutheran1127 S. 35Th St.53215website
Ephesians Missionary Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches2417 N. 12Th St.53206website
Evangelical Covenant ChurchEvangelical7727 West Center Street53222website
Everlasting Mercy FellowshipNon-DenominationalServices Held At 3022 West Wisconsin Avenue Our Savior'S Lutheran53208website
Faith Builders International Ministries Milwaukee SouthAfrican Methodist Episcopal4901 South Howell Ave53207website
Faith Builders International Ministries Milwaukee South CentralAfrican Methodist Episcopal809 West Burnham Street53204website
Faith Lutheran ChurchLutheran1000 South Layton Boulevard53215website
Faith's Creation Christian FellowshipNon-Denominational4400 North Mayfair Road, Wauwatosa Wi53225website
First Baptist Church-W AllisBaptist Churches1576 South 78Th Street53214website
Garden Homes Lutheran ChurchLutheran2450 W. Roosevelt Dr.53209website
Gesu ChurchNon-Denominational1210 West Michigan Street53233website
Grace Lutheran Church DowntownLutheran1209 North Broadway53202website
Grace Lutheran Church MissouriLutheran3030 West Oklahoma Avenue53215website
Greater Galilee Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches2432 North Teutonia Avenue53206website

Where Milwaukee's churches stand: the map

The map shows the 60 selected congregations from the table above.

How to choose a church in Milwaukee: a practical checklist

642 of Milwaukee's 655 listings include a phone number and 142 include a website. A workable sequence:

  • Filter by tradition first; with Lutheran, Baptist, and AME each holding distinct geographies, the filter does real work here.
  • Check the map: the North Side, South Side, and East Side church belts barely overlap, and Sunday traffic is light enough that the map distance is the true cost.
  • Call before visiting; several historic congregations share buildings with newer ones, and the door sign may name both.
  • Use the corrections page for any error; edits typically apply within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 655 congregations inside Milwaukee across 34 ZIP codes. 642 of those listings carry a phone number and 142 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 17 Milwaukee 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: Wisconsin's 75 register-listed churches includes the 19 Milwaukee County buildings, and why the Upper Midwest holds 36% of American Lutheran congregations explains the settlement behind Milwaukee's Lutheran lead. The Wisconsin state page lists all 6,256 Wisconsin churches.