In Alphabetical Order:

FORMER:  Advent Lutheran Church
900 block E. Orange St.
1897 – began with a building on Clark Street
1900 – new church built; Architect:  Clifton J. Evans
1901 – congregation moved into new church on East Orange St.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1971-1973 – merged with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church to become Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, built in East Lampeter Twp.

FORMER:  Isaac Gilmore’s African Church
near W. James St., Spring Garden (now Charlotte St.)
?   — founded by Isaac Gilmore, a chimney sweep and property owner (“man of colour”)
1841 & 1843 – noted in Bryson’s Lancaster City Directory

All Saints’ Anglican Church (Anglican Catholic Church)

1980 – founded by Episcopalians opposed to 1976 revisions of the “Book of Common Prayer”; services held in Zion Lutheran Church, E. Vine St.
1983 – moved to former Ascension Lutheran Church on Wabank St.
? – moved to Homestead Village, Rohrerstown -

FORMER:  Ascension Evangelical Lutheran Church
SE corner Hazel and Laurel Sts. at Wabank Rd.
1910 – congregation organized as Park Hill Lutheran Mission
1911 – five lots purchased at the corner of Hazel St. and Wabank Rd.; church built
1934 – new addition added
1960 – 50th anniversary and rededication of renovated interior
Currently – Alpha and Omega Community Center

FORMER SITE:  Bethany Evangelical aka Second or English Evan. Church, United Evan., and Evan. United Brethren became Bethany United Methodist
300 block of W. Orange & Concord Sts.
1895 – church built.  Architects:  Evans & Remley
1897 – Sanborn map
1980 – congregation merged with Covenant United Methodist Church
1982 – building removed; became parking lot

Bethany Presbyterian Church
25 N. West End Ave.
1897 – Bethany Chapel built on present site   Architect:  D. M. Rothenberger
1954 – present brick church built.  Architect:  Henry Y. Shaub

Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church (Bethel A.M.E.)
450 E. Strawberry St.
1817 – organized and founded
1821 – first church and school bult on present site
1879 – fire destroyed building and present church was built
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
Graveyard adjoins the church; started c. 1821.

FORMER:  Bethel Union Church  
SE corner W. Orange & N. Prince Sts.
1841 – congregation organized and affiliated with "Church of God in North America".
1842 – property acquired at SE corner of S. Prince and W. Orange Sts.   Church built at this location was called Union Bethel Church.  Architect:  unknown.  Builder:  Israel Cooper. Columbia, PA.
1925 – changed name to First Church of God and moved to new church built at W. Chestnut & Charlotte Streets
1926 – building cased in light brick; made into apartments; storefronts to sidewalk on first floor level.

FORMER:  East King Street Methodist Episcopal Church
FORMER:  Broad Street Methodist Church
Christ United Methodist Church
SW corner of E. Chestnut at Broad Street / E. Walnut St. and McCaskey Ave.
1871 – founded as East King Street Methodist Episcopal Church; church bult on northside of East King Street between Plum and Ann Sts.
1910 – chartered as Broad Street Methodist Church
1911 – church built at SW corner of Broad and E. Chestnut Sts.  (1982 – became a commercial property)
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1958 – church built at 935 E. Walnut at McCaskey Ave.; name changed to Christ Methodist Church

Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church
West King & Manor Sts.
1868 – Chapel built on Manor St.
1881 – congregation organized
1891 – cornerstone laid
1892 – church built.  Architect:  James H. Warner
1920 – church damaged by fire and rebuilt

FORMER:  Christian and Missionary Alliance
237 W. Chestnut St., Northside
1903 – building was purchased
1928 – congregation was chartered by Lanc. Co. courts
1956 – second church bult at Wabank and Euclid Streets and called “Neighborhood Church”
1982 – third church built on Pitney Road
1982 – original building being used for commercial purposes

FORMER SITE:  Church of the Brethren
343 N. Charlotte, east side (NOTE:  this was the former site of a “colored” cemetery)
1893 – property acquired
1897 – datestone on building
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

Church of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
537 Howard Ave.
1983 – organized in a private home
c. 1986 – church built from two adjoining houses 535/537 Howard Ave.

FORMER:  Church of the Poor
FORMER:  Holiness Christian Church
Ross Street United Methodist Church
312 E. Ross at Shippen Sts.
1907 – Church of the Poor chartered by courts; land acquired
1910 – property acquired by Holiness Christian Church from Church of the Poor (Evangelical)
1911 – church built
1912 – chartered by courts
1916 – property conveyed to Lancaster County Missionary and Church Extension Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church for the use of the newly organized Ross Street Church.
1937 – second church building built
1944-1951 – Holiness Christian Church was located at 14 Farnum St.

Covenant United Methodist Church (formerly Covenant Evangelical United Brethren Church)
NW corner of W. Orange & Mulberry Streets
1884 – congregation organized and founded at the former property of Salem Church of God, W. Orange & Concord Sts.
1925 – present site purchased and church built.  Architects:  Ritcher & Eller, Reading, PA
1926 – dedication
1980 – nearby Bethany Church, merged with this congregation

 Degel Israel Synagogue
416 Chester St. at S. Duke
1896 – congregation organized as an orthodox synagogue
1900 – Synagogue built.  Architect:  W. Wallace Brotherick
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1923 – building destroyed by fire and rebuilt
1964 – new synagogue built in Lancaster Township

Eastern Methodist Episcopal Church
645 E. Walnut St. near Franklin St.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

Ebenezer Baptist Church (Independent)
701 N. Lime St. at New Street
1900 – organized as a mission; frame building on North St. near S. Duke St.
1903 – land acquired at 420 Locust St.
1905 – chartered by courts
1906 – church built at 420 Locust St. between Duke and Christian Sts.
1927 – acquired church property at 150 Locust St. at Lime St. from First Pentecostal Church; property at 420 Locust St. was sold to private owner, razed in 1972.
? – acquired church property on N. Lime St. from St. Andrews United Church of Christ

Emmanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Westside of N. Pine St. at W. Walnut St.
1888 – congregation organized
1890 – cornerstone laid for a church
1898 – church extension   Architect:  D. M. Rothenberger
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1916 – new church built.  Architect:  A. A. Richter, Reading, PA

Faith Reformed Church became Faith United Church of Christ
S. Duke at Green St./ 1294 Wabank Rd. at Euclid Ave.
1889 – meetings begun in Rockland Street Public School
1897 – founded as Faith Mission Church
1901 – first church built
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1966/1967 – new church built on S. Duke at North and Rockland Sts.
1982 – building sold to St. John the Baptist Catholic Church
1982 – church building acquired on Wabank Rd. from the Christian and Missionary Alliance

First Baptist Church (The Third) FORMER:  Calvary Independent Church
600 N. Duke St. at E. Frederick St.
1937 – church built by Calvary Independent
1952 – congregation moved to Manheim Twp.; building on N. Duke St. purchased by First Baptist Church

FORMER:  First Church of Christ, Scientist (aka Christian Science Reading Room)
120-124 N. Prince St.
1921 – built on old Sener property of two houses.  Architect:  Melvern R. Evans
? – moved to Lancaster Twp.
? – current church located at 200 W. Lemon St. at Water St.

First Church of God
344 Chestnut at Charlotte St.
Early church activity in Elliot’s Chapel
1841 – church founded
1848 – congregation chartered by Lancaster County courts.
1849 – property acquired at SE corner N. Prince & W. Orange; building remains for commercial use
1925-1926 – church built of Atglen stone, Gothic style; congregation moved to present site. 
Architects:  Richter & Eiler, Reading, PA

FORMER:  First Church of God Mission Chapel
NW side of Green St. at S. Christian St.
1879 – property conveyed to church
1882/1883 – city directory lists a mission at this site
1883 – property sold to private owner

First Presbyterian Church (formerly English Presbyterian Church)
130-134 E. Orange St.
1763 – church founded
1770 – first church built
1804 – chartered as the “English Presbyterian Church of Lancaster”
1850 – present church bult and first church removed.  Architect:  John E. Carver/Charles M. Howell.
1877 – new spire.  Architect:  Frederick Philip Dinkelberg
1889 – Evans Chapel built next to church and over the remaining portion of graveyard:  Architect:  J. A. Dempwolf, York, PA
1919 – name changed to “First Presbyterian Church”
1926 – entire interior renovation and spire.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1930 – 3-story Sunday school building.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
Former Graveyard adjoins church. 
1770 – graveyard begun around church
1850 – church construction required removal of some graves
1846 – joined in organizing Lancaster Cemetery

First Reformed Church, now First Reformed Church, United Church of Christ
40 E. Orange St.
1732 – organized
1736 – first church built of logs, corner of E. Orange & Christian Sts.
1752- 1758 – second church built of stone; log church sold and moved across the street and used as a private residence until it was destroyed by fire in 1836.
1852-1854 – stone church removed; present Romanesque brick church built with two steeples.
Architect:  Jacob Wall, Baltimore
Former Cemetery – to the rear of the church
c. 1736 -- begun
1846 – Lancaster Cemetery was organized on N. Lime St.
1872 – graveyard at church was destroyed; some stones placed in the walls; others removed to Lancaster Cemetery.

First United Methodist Church
NW Corner N. Duke & E. Walnut Sts.
1807 – founded with services in a private home
1809-1810 – one-story brick church built on south side of Walnut St. west of Christian St.
1840 – property purchased on west side on N. Duke St. south of Walnut St.
1841 – second church built on new lot; building removed in 1892 and replaced by a dwelling
1889 – land purchased on NW corner of Duke & Walnut Sts
1890 – church built with an 80 ft. tower at the corner.  Architect:  Thomas P. Lonsdale, Phila.
1892 – church dedicated
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1930 – renovations Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1946 – fire destroyed sanctuary and caused extensive damage
1947 – "a local architect and a Philadelphia firm of church architects working together made sketches of the church as it will appear when rebuilt"
1948 – rebuilding begins; cornerstone laid
1949 – rededication of rebuilt church
1950 – new organ, chapel furnishings, etc.
1809/1810 – FORMER:  Wesleyan Graveyard laid out around the Methodist Church
1851 – cemetery removed and remains went to Lancaster Cemetery; no inscriptions were copied.

FORMER SITE:  Gotwald Chapel (Mission Chapel of St. John’s Lutheran Church)
233 W. James St. at Arch St., northside
1870 – chapel building erected
c. 1940 – mission discontinued
c. 1941-c. 1951 – property leased to the Church of the Nazarene
1947 – property sold to private owner
c. 1952 – building removed.

Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
NE corner of N. Queen & E. James Sts.
1855 – Mission Sunday School/James Street Mission, organized by Trinity Lutheran Church (3 different buildings in this vicinity on James St.)  The first one was two rooms in a home at 21 W. James St.
1857 – 29-31 E. James St. – second location was a building remodeled for the school purposes
1872 –- third location of the James Street Mission; church built on lot purchased for $4000; this church was demolished c. 1906
1906/08 – present church built.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban

Grace United Evangelical Church
S. Shippen at Locust St.
1843 – congregation began
1849 – land purchased on west side of N. Water St. between Orange & Chestnut Sts., church built as Salem Church of the Evangelical Association.
1867 – English speaking members left the church.
1898 – lot purchased at Shippen & Locust Sts., and chapel built.  Architect:  D. M. Rothenberger
1911-1912 – new church built.  Architect:  A. A. Richter, Lebanon
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1963 – addition to the rear

Hellenic Orthodox Church of the Annunciation
64 Hershey Avenue, west side
1921 – church was chartered by the Lancaster County Courts
1922 – property at 215 S. Queen St. was acquired; church sold to Pentecostal Church in 1960
1960 – present church built

Jewish Synagogue
Rockland St.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

FORMER SITE:  Lancaster Friends Meetinghouse
131 S. Queen St.  East side of S. Queen St. between Vine and Farnum Sts.
1754 – land deeded
1759 – brick meetinghouse built
1802 – discontinued
1841-1842 – used as African School by Lanc. City. School District
1845 – sold to private owner; eventually became I.O.O.F. Hall.
Late 1800’s – removed; graveyard sold and destroyed
1974 – site became Salvation Army building

FORMER SITE:  Lancaster Moravian Church (St. Andrew’s Moravian Church)
SW corner of W. Orange & Market Streets
1750 – stone church built on this site
1820 – first brick church built
1879 – second brick church renovations and improvements.  Architect:  F. P. Dinkelberg
1966 – congregation moved to Manheim Twp., church was removed, and site was sold. 

FORMER SITE:  Lancaster Reformed Mennonite Church or James St. Mennonite Church
North side of E. James St. at Cherry St.
1904 – church built on this site.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
NOTE:  When it was built it was the largest Mennonite meeting house in the U.S. & Canada.
1973 – property gifted to LGH
1980 – building removed

FORMER SITE of three churches: 
NW corner of Mulberry & Grants Sts.

Lancaster United Brethren Church
1860 – lot purchased; church built
1867 – sold church to Evangelical Association.

English Evangelical Church a/k/a Second Church
1867 – acquired property of United Brethren Church
1872 – new church built at Mulberry & Marion St.

Lancaster Church of the Brethren
1872 – property acquired from Evangelical Church.
1893 – property exchanged for vacated property at 343 N. Charlotte St. (east side of Charlotte St.)
Aft. 1893 – church removed and now the site of a dwelling.

Lutheran Church of Christ
Pearl & Sixth St.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

FORMER:  Memorial Presbyterian Church
426 S. Queen St. at Andrew St.
1871 – “memorial” church built
1914 – present limestone church built.  Architect:  A.A. Richter, Reading, PA
2011 – church put up for sale
Currently – the Connection Center/Light of Hope

Mennonite Church
E. Chestnut at Sherman St.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

FORMER SITE:  East Vine Street Mennonite (Mennonite Mission Church)
112 E. Vine St., south side, east of S. Duke St.
1888 – church built
1908 – moved to another location (135 E. Chestnut St.); church acquired by East Vine Street Mennonite Church
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1975-1976 – building removed as part of an urban renewal project.

 Mount Zion United Brethren Church
Fremont & Laurel Sts.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

FORMER:  Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
N. Ann & Ross Sts./346 E. Clay St. at N. Plum St.
1904 – formally organized; acquired former St. Matthew’s Lutheran property on N. Ann St.
1905 – two lots purchased at the corner of N. Plum & E. Clay Sts.
1906 – new church built at SW corner N. Plum & Clay Streets.    Architect:  D.M. Rothenberger; builder- J. S. Baily & Son
1911 – purchased an adjoining lot, first used as parsonage
1955 & 1969 – two educational wings added
1988 – purchased tract on Petersburg Rd., Manheim Twp.
1993 – sold church in the city, now Lancaster 1 Hispanic Seventh Day Adventist

FORMER:  New Mennonite Church
14 Farnum St. southside, near S. Queen St.  (formerly named “East German Street” until 1917)
1855 – congregation organized, this property was purchased from the Methodists, and meetinghouse was built.
1897 – noted on Sanborn Map
1904 – built new brick church with stone trimmings on north side of E. James St. at Cherry St.  Became Lancaster Reformed Mennonite Church or James Street Mennonite Church. 
1904 – 1966 – Farnum St. site used by various other small churches
Currently – privately owned

FORMER SITE:  Olivet Baptist Church and First Baptist Church
Northside of E. Chesnut St., between Cherry and Lime Sts.
1872/1874 – land purchased and church built for First Baptist congregation
1898 – building sold to private party; became Martin’s Hall (dance hall
1907 – restored as a church by Olivet Baptist
1926 – changed their name to First Baptist Church again
1950 – building collapsed during repairs

Otterbein United Methodist Church (formerly an Evangelical United Brethren Church)
SE Corner - 727 N. Queen & Clay Sts.
1902 – Sunday School mission organized by Covenant Church
1904 – Congregation organized
1905 – Chapel built on E. Clay Street (Otterbein Chapel)
1925 – cornerstone laid for Otterbein E. U. B. Church.  Architect:  George E. Savage, Phila.
1926 – Church built and dedicated
1967 – sanctuary renovated, and church rededicated
1968 – United Brethren and Methodist Churches merged

Redeemer Lutheran Church
Sixth & Pearl Sts.
1902 – organized from Sunday School at 835 Manor St.
1904 – chartered by courts
1907 – land acquired and brownstone chapel built by Christ Lutheran Church
1908 – founded
1917 – property deed to Redeemer congregation by Christ Lutheran Church
1939 – fire destroyed church; rebuilt

FORMER:  Reformed Episcopal Church of the Atonement
FORMER:  First Pentecostal Church
150 Locust St. at Lime St.
1902 – chartered by the courts
1904-1908 – owned church property at 413/415 E. King St.
1908 – acquired Locust St. property
1921 – congregation dissolved and church was sold to the Pentecostal Church
1927 – property acquired from Pentecostal Church by Ebenezer Baptist Church

Sacred Heart of Jesus, Roman Catholic Church
SE Corner W. Walnut & Nevin Sts.
1901 – original chapel and parochial school.  Architect:  James H. Warner
1904 – new rectory, 3-story, double front.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1953 – new stone church built

St. Andrews Reformed Church/United Church of Christ
701 N. Lime at New St.
1884 – organized as a mission of St. Paul’s Reformed Church
1895 – land acquired by St. Paul’s and chapel built
1897 – congregation organized
1908 – parsonage built on New St.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1925 – new church built.  Architects – Richter & Eiler, Reading
1939 – second church built
? – church property sold to Ebenezer Baptist Church

St. Anne’s Roman Catholic Church
E. Liberty St. at N. Duke St.
1923 – church founded, congregation organized; services held in a dwelling, which later became a convent.  The Gunzenhauser properties, located at 929 and 925 North Duke Street which were part of the Hartman Estate, were purchased as sites for the first church, school, convent, and rectory.  c. 1890 - Lewis S. Hartman residence – S.E. corner of N. Duke & Liberty St.  Architect:  James H. Warner
1924 – parochial school opened
1931 – school built and congregation uses school auditorium as parish church
1977 – new church built in Manheim Townshiip--- St. John Neumann Church became a new parish.

St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church
Northside of E. Orange St. at Ann Street
1870 – parish organized and church built.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang
1871 – parochial school established
1896 – St. Anthony's Institute (School), E. Orange; date on parish house next to church

FORMER:  St. James African Church
near Reigart’s Landing (S. Prince St.)
1841 & 1843 – noted in Bryson’s Lancaster City Directory

St. James Episcopal Church (St. James Protestant Episcopal Church), (formerly Church of England)
103 N. Duke St. – NE corner N. Duke and E. Orange Sts.
1744 – founded
1746-1753 – first church built of stone on present site “by Thomas Jeffries”
1776-1783 – church closed during Rev. War (Church of England)
1818-1820 – beginnings of present church built of brick; Federal style on same site.  Architect: Unknown; rectory built; sexton’s house built.
1871 – enlargement & improvements to building.  Architect:  C. M. Burns, Jr., Phila.
1880 – square tower added to NW corner of building.  Architect:  Charles Marquedent Burns, Jr., Phila.
1903 – parish house built on the site of a former Sunday School building destroyed by fire
Graveyard adjoins church: 
c. 1744 – first burials; 1908 -- closed to burials

St. James Reformed Episcopal Chapel
146 Locust St. at S. Lime St.
1868 – St. James Chapel, Locust St. at Stony Alley.  Architect:  Joshua W. Jack
1895 – complete chapel renovation.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map

 St. John's Free Protestant Episcopal Church
321 W. Chestnut Street
1852 – lot purchased at NW corner of Mulberry & Chestnut Sts.
1853 – founded; cornerstone laid.  Architect:  John E. Carver, Phila.
1858 – parsonage was built by John H. Evans, Lanc.  Architect:  Oscar C. M. Caines
1882/1884 – present church renovations and southern annex.  Architect: Edwin F. Durang, Phila.
1915 – parish house cornerstone laid.  Architect:  Wm. Pritchett, Phila.
1938 – rebuild after the fire.  Architect:  John Lane Evans, Phila.

St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran
221 W. Orange at Arch St.
1853 – congregation organized; first church built in Greek Revival style.  Architect:  ?
1854 – dedicated
1890 – present stone church built.  Architect:  James H. Warner

FORMER SITE:  St. John’s Reformed Church (United Church of Christ)
NE Corner of W. Orange & Mulberry Sts.
1870 – organized by German-speaking element of First Reformed Church
1872 – first church built
1959 – congregation moved to new location; property acquired by Lancaster School District; building removed
1975 – congregation merged with St. Paul’s Church of Lancaster to become Church of the Apostles in E. Hempfield Twp.

 St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church
S. Duke and North Sts.
1973 – masses for Spanish-speaking Catholics began in basement chapel of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
1982 – church founded; building acquired from Faith United Church of Christ

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
440 St. Joseph Street
1849 – German-speaking members of St. Mary’s Church petitioned for creation of a new parish.
1850 – first church built of brick
1868 – parochial school organized
1881 -- Sisters' House and the parochial school.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang, Phila.
1885 – second brick church built, keeping the steeple   Architect:  J. William Shickel, NY
1891 – rectory.  Architect:  P. A. Welsh
1908 – St. Francis Sisters Convent.  Architect:  George I. Lovatt, Sr.
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map – church, convent, and
Cemetery – laid out in 1850.  New cemetery located in Lancaster Twp.

FORMER:  St. Luke’s Reformed/United Church of Christ
719 Marietta Ave. at W. Orange St.
1879 – congregation organized and first church built
1888 – church building greatly expanded.
2015 – property sold to Lancaster Hispanic II Church, Seventh Day Adventists; congregation transferred to Trinity U.C.C. Church, East Petersburg.

FORMER:  St. Mark’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
49 S. Ann St. at East End Ave.
1902 – congregation organized and first church built at 541 Freiburg St. (now Pershing Ave.)
1912 – noted on Sanborn Map
1930/31 – second church built at this second location.  Architect:  Howard Eiler, Reading
1971 – congregation merged with Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in East Lampeter Twp.; building acquired by Ray’s Temple Church of God, In Christ.

St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church (Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roman Catholic) formerly St. John Nepomucene Mission or Chapel
SE corner, Prince, and Vine Sts.
1741 – mission established
1743 – first log church built
1760 – first church burned
1761-1762 -- stone church built.  Architect:  Unknown
1852-1854 – third church built of brick.  Architect:  Napoleon Le Brun, Philadelphia
1867 – fire damage required reconstruction of church and new (raised) roof.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang
1881-1885 – stone church built in 1760 was removed, and St. Mary’s Convent, School, and Orphanage built on that site; 4 stories with a tower.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang, Philadelphia
1885 – alterations to church.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang 
1894 – orphanage/school.  Architect:  Edwin F. Durang 
1894 – rectory.  Architect:  James H. Warner, Lancaster 
1907 – parish school.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban, Lancaster 
1908 – St. Mary's Hall.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1956 – Architects:  Starr & Long, Wohlsen Construction
Former St. Mary’s Cemetery (c. 1742-1883) adjoined church
1853 – new cemetery land donated on New Holland Ave.
1883 – remains and stones removed to new cemetery

FORMER:  A. Herr Smith Memorial Chapel/St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
N. Ann Street between Ross & Clay Sts.
1894/1895 – plans to build the A. Herr Smith Memorial Chapel, an English mission of St. Stephen’s Lutheran
1903 – congregation organized; cornerstone laid
1904 – St. Matthew’s Church not successful; chapel building conveyed to Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church
c. 1906 – building razed

St. Paul’s Methodist Episcopal Church (Second Methodist Episcopal Church)
SW corner of S. Queen & Farnum Sts.
1848 – congregation organized
1855 – lot on east side of S. Queen St. acquired and a rough log building erected as a temporary church
1860 – brick church built at 215 S. Queen St. (became St. Paul’s Church of God in Christ) Architect:  William Hensel
1897 – shown on Sanborn map
1913 – ground broken for new stone church built across the street from previous church. 
1916 – new church dedicated.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban; builder:  John Grube

FORMER SITE:  St. Paul’s Reformed/United Church of Christ (Second Reformed or English Reformed)
NW corner of N. Duke & Orange Sts.
1849/50 – organized out of English-German language dispute in First Reformed Church.
1850 – building erected on SW corner of N. Duke & Orange Sts.; used until 1905; building removed in the 1970’s for the new courthouse.  Builder/Architect:  Joshua W. Jack
1881 – Name “St. Paul’s” officially adopted
1900 – property on NW corner of N. Duke & E. Orange Sts. acquired
1902-1904 – stone church built on NW corner
1904 – article about dedication states the Architects were C. Emlen Urban and Chas. W. Bolton, of Phila., who designed and drew the plans.
1975 – congregation merged with St. John’s Church in Wheatland Hills to form the new Church of the Apostles.
1981 – church building was removed at NW corner of Duke & Orange Sts.  to make way for Steeple House Condominiums

St. Paul’s Reformed Mission Church
NE corner of N. Lime & New Sts.
1895 – chapel built.  Architect:  Benjamin D. Price, Atlantic Highlands, NY

St. Peter’s Reformed/United Church of Christ
SW corner of College Ave. & Buchanan Ave.
1897 – Sunday School in association with Lanc. Theological Seminary and F&M College
1906 – congregation founded
1906-1926 – services held in Seminary Chapel
1954 – church built next to original chapel

FORMER:  St. Stephen’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, now Crossroads Mennonite Church
401 Church St. at S. Duke St.
1874 – congregation organized out of Trinity Lutheran Church
1875/1882 – present church built.  Architect:  Jacob Nothdurft
1999 – building sold to Mennonite Church; congregation merged with St. Paul’s Lutheran, Millersville
193 –what became South Christian Street Mennonite Church began as an outreach ministry
1938 – built a church at Locust and Christian Sts.
1999 – moved to former St. Stephen’s Lutheran Church building and changed its name to Crossroads Mennonite Church

FORMER:  St. Stephen’s Reformed Church (Franklin & Marshall College Chapel)
West side of College Ave.
1865 – college chapel organized as a congregation
1928 – dissolved when St. Peter’s Church at College and Buchanan Aves. was built.

FORMER:  Salem Church of God
328 W. Orange Street, SW corner of W. Orange & Concord Sts.
1875 – congregation organized in Roberts' Hall; services also held in YMCA and Temperance Hall.
1877 – church built at SW corner of W. Orange & Concord Sts. and dedicated.  Architect:  unknown
1884 – congregation dissolved and property conveyed to newly organized United Brethren Church
1884-1926 – former site of Covenant United Brethren Church
1927-1959 – former site of First Pentecostal Church, Assembly of God
by 1984 – used as a commercial building (incl. Theobald School of Dance)
1986 – purchased by Community Mennonite Church, 328 W. Orange

FORMER:  Salem Evangelical Church
134 N. Water St., west side between W. Orange and W. Chestnut Sts.
1848 – land deeded
1849 – church built
1886 – noted on Sanborn map
1904-1905 – building sold to private owner for a cigar factory; congregation moved to Second & Pearl Sts., built a brick church, and became Pearl Street United Methodist Church.
By 1984 – building much altered, became Moose Lodge.

San Juan Bautista Roman Catholic Church (Iglesia Catolica San Juan Bautista)
425 S. Duke St.
Only Hispanic parish in the Diocese of Harrisburg, dedicated in particular, to the spiritual and temporal needs of Hispanics in Lancaster County.
c. 1985 – began as a Roman Catholic Hispanic congregation
2002 – became an official Hispanic parish

FORMER:  Second Evangelical (Mission) Church
128 N. Mulberry Street, at Marion Street
1872 – cornerstone laid
1873 – Church built at Mulberry and Marion Streets, and also called Bethany Evang. Church until 1894.  Architect:  unknown
1896-1939 – property owned by Lanc. School District.
1939-1953 – a Bible School which later evolved into Lancaster Bible College was located in this building, and called Lancaster Bible Center.
1953-1965 Grace Baptist Church aka Grace Fellowship Church (later moved to E. Hempfield Twp.)
aft. 1965 – Foursquare Gospel Church aka International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, acquired the property
Currently – a residence

FORMER SITE:  Second Presbyterian Church (Old Mechanics’ Hall)
S. Queen St.
1852 – congregation organized; purchased Old Mechanics’ Hall
1854 – church built.  Architect:  Oscar C. M. Caine
1858 – congregation reunited with First English Presbyterian Church

Seventh Day Adventist Church
151 City Mill Road
1905 – chartered by courts
1905-1911 – 14 E. German St.
1911-1919 – 22 E. German St. (after 1917, Farnum St.)
1920-1923 – 45 S. Duke St. (GAR Hall)
1923-1927 – 419 S. Prince St., east side between Andrew & Prince Sts.
1928-1971 – acquired church at 610 Second St. at Coral St.
1972 – church dedicated in Lancaster Twp.

FORMER SITE:  Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue
26-28 E. Orange St.-- SW corner of E. Orange & Christian Sts.
1867 – first synagogue built at this site.  Architect:  Joshua W. Jack
1884 – remodeling of the interior and exterior.  Architect:  Jacob Nothdurft.
1886 – noted on the Sanborn fire map.
1896 – present synagogue built at N. Duke & James St.
1896-1897 – building removed.  Orange Street Opera House built on the site.

Shaarai Shomayim Synagogue
NW corner W. James & N. Duke St.
1896 – present synagogue built.  Architect:  James H. Warner

FORMER:  A. Herr Smith Memorial Chapel
N. Ann & Ross Sts.

FORMER SITE:  Swedenborgian Congregation (First New Jerusalem Society of Lancaster)
Northside of first block of E. Vine St.
1828 – early adherents in the city
1836 – congregation started; lot donated; built a small frame temple and school-room
1841 – chartered by the court as the First New Jerusalem Society of Lancaster
1843 – listed in Lanc. City Directory
1850 – noted on Lanc. City map
1874 – church destroyed by fire
1874-1893 – services being held on the 3rd floor of John F. Long’s & Son Bldg., 10 N. Queen St.
1893-1919 – services held at 323 W. King St.
c. 1920-1946 – located at 519 Reynolds Ave. near Marshall St., eventually giving up the building and meeting in homes.

FORMER:  Temple Beth-El Synagogue
25-27 N. Lime St.
1945 – acquired the former Dr. James E. Baker residence built in 1904.  Architect:  Mantle Fielding
2002 – congregation built a new synagogue and moved to 1836 Rohrerstown Rd.
currently – Church of God congregation

Trinity Lutheran Church (Church of the Holy Trinity, Evangelical Lutheran)
51 S. Duke St.
1730 – congregation began; first/oldest Lutheran congregation in Lancaster
1734-1738 – first church, built of stone, was erected on the SE corner of S. Duke & Mifflin Sts.
1761-1766 – brick church built on the NE corner of S. Duke & Mifflin Sts.  Architect:  Johannes Grosch?
1774 – Tannenberg organ installed
1785-1794 – bell tower and steeple built. Architect:  Abraham Colladay (SAH Archipedia- Lancaster)
1853 – major renovations to interior, door moved from middle of Duke St. side
1876 – a chapel was built along S. Duke St. on the front part of cemetery.  Architect:  Frederick Philip Dinkelberg, Jr.
1893 – church remodeled
1931 – chapel and auditorium designed.  Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1952-1954 – Parish house which includes a chapel was built where the cemetery had been located.
Former Cemetery – to the south and east of church where present Parish House is located
1857 – closed to burials
1876 – some stones and remains moved to Woodward Hill Cemetery
1877 – new chapel built on part of the old graveyard.
1949 – graveyard removed, some stones taken to Landis Valley Museum, most destroyed. 
Memorial wall remains to the east side of the church.

FORMER SITE:  Union Schoolhouse and Church of All Christian Denominations (Elliot’s Chapel or White Chapel)
Southside of E. Chestnut St. between Queen and Duke Sts., opposite PA Railroad Station
1822 – frame meetinghouse built by followers of John Elliot, a “reformed” Methodist preacher
1830 – joined by the “Winebrenner” movement
1842 – followers of John Winebrenner built and moved to Bethel Union Church, Orange & Prince St. (it became the First Church of God)
1843-1847 – First Baptist Church acquired title to this meetinghouse
1854 – some Church of God members returned to this chapel and affiliated with the United Brethren in Christ.
1860 – built their own United Brethren Church at NW corner of Mulberry and Grant
1864-1875 – building was removed from this site.

FORMER:  Western or Third Methodist Episcopal Church (aka West or Charlotte Street Mission Chapel); (aka Lancaster Avenue United Methodist Church)
238 Lancaster Avenue
1893 – land deeded and cornerstone laid, church built.  Architect:  Benjamin D. Price;    
Contractor:  Israel P. Mayer
1969 – congregation merged with Pearl Street United Methodist Church.  
Church building sold to private owner who had leased it to religious groups, including:
1919-1971 – St. Paul's United Methodist Spanish Church.
1972 - 1990's – had also been Faith Tabernacle Chapel (Pentecostal)
Currently – residence

Unitarian/Universalist Church of our Father
538 W. Chestnut St., at Pine St., SW corner
1902 – church organized under the auspices of the Unitarians
1909 – church built and dedicated   Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1974 – name changed to Unitarian Universalist Church of Lancaster

FORMER:  Zion Lutheran Church, now Lord’s House of Prayer
135 East Vine St.
1827 – organized by German-speaking membership during English-German language dispute in Trinity Lutheran Church
1828 – first church built
1857 – cemetery begun on S. Queen St.
1871 – present brick church built.  Architect:  Edwin Forrest Durang
1872 – three large bells cast in Borghum, Germany were hung in the steeple
1894 – parsonage next to church Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1897 – new steeple/bell tower Architect:  C. Emlen Urban
1942 – German language services discontinued
1982 – congregation dissolved; building sold
 ?    – property became the Lord’s House of Prayer

TOTAL:  86 known churches in Lancaster City

A reference guide for this research includes the book Churches and Cemeteries of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, by A. Hunter Rineer Jr., 1993.

 Updated Feb 2024

- Deb Oesch