Wilmington, North Carolina

Churches of Wilmington

A growing photographic record of congregations, sanctuaries, former churches, and historic religious buildings. Select a site to open its gallery.

The collection

Fourteen sites are included now. The card grid and map are designed to expand as additional buildings are photographed.

Map

The numbered markers correspond to the cards and gallery pages.

Map of the fourteen featured Wilmington churches and historic sacred spaces A schematic street map showing the featured sites from Second through Eighth Streets and Grace through Queen Streets, with Mount Zion A.M.E. Church shown separately at 1111 North Fifth Avenue. Cape Fear River Second St.Third St.Fourth St.Fifth St.Sixth St.Seventh St.Eighth St. Grace St.Chestnut St.Market St.Dock St.Orange St.Ann St.Nun St.Church St.Castle St.Queen St. NORTHSIDE INSET N. Fifth Ave. St. Mark’s Episcopal Church — 600 Grace Street1Habib Temple No. 159 — 602 Orange Street2Maranatha Temple of Praise — 515 Ann Street3Holy Ghost Deliverance Tabernacle of Prayer — 425 S. Fourth Street4New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church — 504 S. Sixth Street5Fourth Street Gothic Church — 625 S. Fourth Street6Gregory Congregational Church U.C.C. — 609 Nun Street7Templo Adoración y Alabanza — 209 S. Seventh Street8Temple of Israel — 1 S. Fourth Street9Church of the Good Shepherd — 515 Queen Street10Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church — 712 Chestnut Street11Terra Sol Sanctuary — 507 Castle Street12Mount Zion A.M.E. Church — 1111 N. Fifth Avenue13Saint Thomas Preservation Hall — 208 Dock Street14
  1. 1St. Mark’s Episcopal Church600 Grace Street
  2. 2Habib Temple No. 159602 Orange Street
  3. 3Maranatha Temple of Praise515 Ann Street
  4. 4Holy Ghost Deliverance Tabernacle of Prayer425 S. Fourth Street
  5. 5New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church504 S. Sixth Street
  6. 6Fourth Street Gothic Church625 S. Fourth Street
  7. 7Gregory Congregational Church U.C.C.609 Nun Street
  8. 8Templo Adoración y Alabanza209 S. Seventh Street
  9. 9Temple of Israel1 S. Fourth Street
  10. 10Church of the Good Shepherd515 Queen Street
  11. 11Chestnut Street Presbyterian Church712 Chestnut Street
  12. 12Terra Sol Sanctuary507 Castle Street
  13. 13Mount Zion A.M.E. Church1111 N. Fifth Avenue
  14. 14Saint Thomas Preservation Hall208 Dock Street

Schematic map based on street and block addresses; not to scale. Mount Zion A.M.E. Church is shown in a Northside inset at 1111 N. Fifth Avenue, several blocks north of the central cluster. Each gallery page includes a link to the precise street address.