Nashville, TN

Finding a Church in Nashville: 533 Congregations Sorted by Tradition and Neighborhood

15 minute read Churches List editorial desk

Nashville limestone church with a tall steeple among hackberry trees, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.
Nashville limestone church with a tall steeple among hackberry trees, rendered in stipple ink with sepia wash.

Nashville holds 533 congregations inside the directory's city boundary. This guide sorts every tradition represented and maps where each gathers.

533congregations inside Nashville
36distinct traditions represented
135listings with a church website

Nashville lists 533 Christian congregations in the Churches List directory across 31 ZIP codes. The city's nickname inside American church history is earned by institutions, not just congregations: Nashville is the headquarters city of the Southern Baptist Convention's publishing arm, the United Methodist Publishing House, and the National Baptist Convention's historic boards, and its congregational roster reflects all three.

Baptist congregations lead at 157 listings. Methodist congregations follow at 64, and Church of Christ congregations at 56: Middle Tennessee is the institutional heart of the restoration movement, with its universities and publishing concerns ringed around Nashville, and the per-capita Church of Christ presence here exceeds every other city in this guide series.

Which traditions have the most churches in Nashville?

Nashville's 533 listings divide among roughly three dozen traditions, with African Methodist Episcopal at 48, Church of God at 25, and Presbyterian at 20 leading the middle tier. Eleven Nashville buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings, including Holy Trinity Community Church (listed 1972), one of the city's oldest standing Gothic Revival sanctuaries.

Congregations by tradition, Nashville (June 11, 2026)

Baptist Churches157
Methodist64
Church of Christ56
African Methodist Episcopal48
Church of God25
Presbyterian20
Church of the Nazarene18
Episcopal14
Christian12
Catholic12
Non-Denominational11
Seventh Day Adventist10

Which Nashville churches hold National Register of Historic Places listings?

11 Nashville church buildings hold National Register of Historic Places listings as of June 11, 2026. The register-listed congregations in this directory include Seventh Avenue Church of Christ (listed 1984); Holy Trinity Community Church (listed 1972); East Nashville Baptist Church (listed 2005); Third Baptist Church (listed 1979); First Community Church (listed 2024); Nashville Christian Church (listed 2005); Saint Ann Episcopal Church (listed 1983); First Presbyterian Church (listed 1970); Tulip Street United Methodist Church (listed 1984); Clark Memorial United Methodist Church (listed 2024).

A sortable selection of Nashville churches by tradition

The table below holds 60 of Nashville's 533 congregations, selected for record completeness: register-listed buildings first, then congregations with verified details and working websites. The Nashville city page lists every congregation.

60 selected congregations of 533 listed in Nashville
ChurchTraditionStreetZIPRecords
Clark Memorial United Methodist ChurchMethodist1014 14Th Ave N37208National Register, website
Holy Trinity Community ChurchAfrican Methodist EpiscopalCharlotte Pike37224National Register, website
Seventh Avenue Church of ChristChurch of Christ1730 7Th Avenue North37208National Register, website
Tulip Street United Methodist ChurchMethodist522 Russell St37206National Register, website
East Nashville Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches2100 Scott Avenue37216National Register
First Community ChurchCommunity1815 Knowles Street37208National Register
First Presbyterian ChurchPresbyterian4815 Franklin Road37220National Register
Nashville Christian ChurchChristian2319 Lebanon Road37214National Register
Saint Ann Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal419 Woodland Street37206National Register
Third Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches5275 Buena Vista Pike37218National Register
United Methodist Publishing House (Umph)MethodistPo Box 80137202National Register
Aldersgate United Methodist ChurchMethodist512 Rosebank Ave37206website
Andrew Price Memorial United Methodist ChurchMethodist2846 Lebanon Rd37214website
Anointed Life Fellowship ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal1208 Mcferrin Avenue37206website
Arlington United Methodist ChurchMethodist1360 Murfreesboro Rd37217website
AssumptionCatholic1227 7Th Avenue North37208website
Barth Vernon United Methodist ChurchMethodist6200 Robertson Rd37209website
Beech Creek Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches3101 Curtis Avenue37218website
Belle Meade United Methodist ChurchMethodist121 Davidson Rd37205website
Bellevue United Methodist ChurchMethodist7501 Old Harding Rd37221website
Bell Road Church of the NazareneChurch of the Nazarene416 Bell Road37217website
Bellshire Assembly of GodAssemblies of God1116 Darbytown Drive37207website
Belmont ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal68 Music Square East37203website
Belmont United Methodist ChurchUnited Methodist2007 Acklen Avenue37212website
Blakemore United Methodist ChurchMethodist3601 W End Ave37205website
Bordeaux Seventh-Day Adventist ChurchSeventh Day Adventist5121 Buena Vista Pike37218website
Born AgainAfrican Methodist Episcopal858 W Trinity Lane37207website
Buena Vista Church of ChristChurch of Christ2520 Buena Vista Pike37218website
Calvary Chapel NashvilleAfrican Methodist Episcopal121 Fairway Drive37214website
Calvary Pentecostal ChurchPentecostal1390 Old Hickory Blvd.37218website
Calvary United Methodist ChurchMethodist3701 Hillsboro Rd37215website
Cathedral of PraiseAfrican Methodist Episcopal4300 Clarksville Hwy37218website
Cathedral of the IncarnationCatholic2015 West End Avneue37203website
Christ ChurchAfrican Methodist Episcopal15354 Old Hickory Blvd.37211website
Christ Community Church of Metropolitan NashvilleAfrican Methodist Episcopal4425 Ashland City Hwy37218website
Christ Episcopal ChurchEpiscopal900 Broadway37203website
Christian ChurchChristian3700 Richland Avenue37205website
Christian Global Outreach MinistriesNon-Denominational2352 Haskell Dr37013website
Christ the KingCatholic3001 Belmont Boulevard37212website
Church of Christ at BroadmoorChurch of Christ264 Broadmoor Drive37207website
Church of God of ProphecyChurch of God1268 Old Hickory Boulevard37207website
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsChurch of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints364 Haywood Ln37211website
Covenant Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches8201 Mccrory Ln37221website
Crievewood United Methodist ChurchMethodist451 Hogan Rd37220website
Diocese of TennesseeEpiscopal50 Vantage Way Ste 10737228website
Donelson Christian ChurchChristian2319 Lebanon Road37214website
Donelson FellowshipAfrican Methodist Episcopal3210 Mcgavock Pike37214website
Donelson Heights United Methodist ChurchMethodist84 Fairway Dr37214website
East End United Methodist Church - Davidson CountyMethodist1212 Holly St37206website
Eastminster Presbyterian ChurchEvangelical3930 Gallatin Rd37216website
Edgehill United Methodist ChurchMethodistPo Box 12825837212website
Emmanuel Church of the Apostolic FaithApostolic3020 Lebanon Pike37214website
First Apostolic ChurchApostolic406 Maplewood Lane37216website
First Church of the NazareneChurch of the Nazarene510 Woodland Street37206website
First United Pentecostal Church - NashvillePentecostal7512 Charlotte Pike37209website
Gethsemane Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1208 Litton Avenue37216website
Glencliff United Methodist ChurchMethodist2901 Glencliff Road37211website
Glendale Baptist ChurchBaptist Churches1021 Glendale Lane37204website
Glendale United Methodist Church - NashvilleUnited Methodist900 Glendale Lane37204website
Global Vision BaptistBaptist ChurchesAirport Radisson Conference Room37229website

Where Nashville's churches stand: the map

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

How to choose a church in Nashville: a practical checklist

Most Nashville listings include a phone number; 135 of 533 include a website. To shortlist:

  • Filter by tradition first; Nashville's Baptist, Methodist, and Church of Christ geographies overlap less than the map suggests.
  • Open two or three church pages within the filtered set and compare service notes for music and format, the dimension on which Nashville congregations differ most.
  • Call ahead during major music-industry events; several downtown congregations adjust Sunday logistics around them.
  • Use the corrections page for stale details; edits typically apply within two business days.

How this guide was assembled

The Churches List directory snapshot of June 11, 2026 records 533 congregations inside Nashville across 31 ZIP codes. 521 of those listings carry a phone number and 135 carry a website. National Register status comes from the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places database; 11 Nashville 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: Tennessee's 113 register-listed churches includes the full Davidson County list, and Memphis's 297 Baptist congregations covers the state's other church capital. The Tennessee state page lists all 10,471 Tennessee churches.