List of the oldest churches in the United States - Wikipedia
Old Bergen Church, oldest church congregation, founded in 1660 (Reformed) San Miguel Mission claims to be the oldest church building within a US state, though it is likely that little of the original 1610 remains.
10 Oldest Churches in the United States
First built in 1521, the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista is the oldest church in America. About three decades after the Spanish arrived in the New World and established the Caribbean colonial capital in San Juan, they brought Roman Catholicism with them and initially built a …
San Miguel Mission - Wikipedia
San Miguel Chapel, is a Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Originally built around 1610, it is often referred to as the oldest church building in the continental United States. The church was rebuilt twice, once in the mid to late 17th century, and again in 1710 following the Pueblo Revolt.
San Miguel Chapel - Santa Fe, NM - Oldest Church in the USA ...
Built between approximately 1610 and 1626, San Miguel Chapel in Santa Fe is considered by most to be the oldest church structure in the United States. The c.1610 rectangular footprint was typical of the first stage of Franciscan frontier churches.
First Baptist Church in America - Wikipedia
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 .
Where is the Oldest Church in America? - WorldAtlas
Aug 30, 2018 · The oldest church in U.S. territory is the San Juan Bautista Cathedral in Puerto Rico. The oldest on the U.S. mainland is the San Miguel Mission in New Mexico.
What Are the Oldest Churches in America? — Daily Passport
The oldest church in America was built in 1521, when Puerto Rico was still under Spanish rule — and a mere 28 years after Christopher Columbus landed on the island. By the turn of the century, Puerto Rico was established as Spain’s first major colony in North America.
List of the oldest churches in the United States - Wikiwand
The designation of the oldest church in the United States requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building, and the oldest in the sense of oldest Christian church congregation.
OLDEST CHURCH BUILDINGS IN AMERICA - The Complete Pilgrim
Aug 8, 2022 · The San Miguel Mission, a tiny adobe church located deep in the heart of the America west, is the oldest church standing in the contiguous 48 states. This location, thousands of miles from the Eastern Seaboard, is an extremely odd place for such a distinctive honor.
THE LONG HISTORY - The First Church in Salem
The First Church in Salem is one of the oldest churches founded in North America. Its 377-year history began when thirty of the newly arrived Puritan settlers of the Massachusetts Bay Colony gathered together to form a church on August 6, 1629.