Places Of Worship in United States

This church has a firm foothold in the 21st century, with a website featuring archived sermons and music spanning three decades. In addition to numerous worship opportunities, St. Luke's has vibrant Sunday School and VBS programs, an active music ministry offering several concerts each year, and an established Preschool.

Built in the 1950s, the First Baptist Church in San Carlos has an intimate congregation of less than 100. Surrounded by neatly manicured lawns and large oak trees, the church regularly rents out the facility for both American and Spanish congregations, as well as to Catholic charities, who have held adult day services for more than 30 years. The church provides Sunday School for youth groups and mass for all comers every Sunday at 11 a.m. 

St. John The Evangelist Parish is an Episcopal church. The members are committed to worship and preaching and reaching out to the wider community and world. It has adult education and Bible study groups, where people gather to learn and share in the name of the Lord. St. John's also takes pride in its ministry to children. It has a youth group program that promotes learning and growing together by taking field trips, playing games and bringing faith into their everyday lives. Services begin at 8am and 10am on Sundays. 

This picturesque church has been a focal point of Reading Center for generations. Its tower has been the focus of many photos depicting the New England town center.

Old South United Methodist Church features youth and family ministries, music ministries, Sunday school, adult education and small group meetings.

Rev. Janet Smith-Rushton is senior pastor at the church.

Founded in 1911, St. Benedict has been a Somerville institution for a century. Located on a quiet side street, just off of Broadway, St. Benedict also owns the school across the street. It maintains a congregation of 900, a spectacular feat for a building of this size. It  gives Mass in English and Spanish. The Sunday night Spanish Mass is also broadcast live on the internet. 

In 1823, a Methodist circuit rider named Jesse Walker came to the land along the DuPage River in order to bring Christianity to the Pottawatomie people of Illinois. Circuit riders were traveling preachers who moved on horseback to spread the gospel message. Led by Walker, a small group of settlers formed the first Methodist church in Plainfield in 1829. The current church was built in 1848, with subsequent additions built in 1921, 1952, 1966 and 2004.

The United Methodist Church of Port Washington, which preaches about, "Open hearts, open minds and open doors," offers prayer services, study groups and youth programs. It has become a major religious staple in town.