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St. George's United Methodist Church (Philadelphia), built in 1769, America's first and oldest continuously used Methodist church in the world. African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas , founded 1792, oldest black Episcopal congregation in the United States (Episcopal)
Considered to be the world's first purpose-built church. [21] Etchmiadzin Cathedral: Vagharshapat: Armenia: 301 (tradition); current church: 483–484 Armenian Apostolic Church: According to scholars it was the first cathedral of the world (but not the first church) built in ancient Armenia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mar Sarkis Monastery ...
The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is the first parish in North America and is located in St. Augustine Florida. It is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. The existing structure was constructed over five years (1793–1797) and was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark on April 15, 2021.
The First Baptist Meetinghouse, also known as the First Baptist Church in America is the oldest Baptist church congregation in the United States. The Church was founded in 1638 by Roger Williams in Providence, Rhode Island. The present church building was erected between 1774 and 1775 and held its first meetings in May 1775.
First Church of Christ, Congregational, Farmington: 1771 1975 Farmington, CT: Congregational: Mission San Antonio de Padua: 1771 1976 Monterey County, CA: Spanish Colonial: Roman Catholic: San Francisco de Asís Mission Church: 1772–1816 1970 Ranchos de Taos, NM: Spanish Colonial: Roman Catholic: First Baptist Church in America: 1775 1960 ...
San Miguel Mission, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, established in 1610, is the oldest church in the United States.. The Catholic Church in the United States began in the colonial era, but by the mid-1800s, most of the Spanish, French, and Mexican influences had demographically faded in importance, with Protestant Americans moving west and taking over many formerly Catholic regions.
Oldest Protestant church in the "New World" (the Americas and certain Atlantic islands such as Bermuda). St. Peter's Church was the first of nine Parish churches established in Bermuda by the Church of England. It was originally built in 1612, but rebuilt several times and its oldest parts today are thought to date from the 1620s.
The church as it appeared in the early 1870s San Miguel Mission in 1904, after being remodeled in the 1880s. The original San Miguel church was probably built shortly after the founding of Santa Fe in 1610 and was the first church in the new settlement.