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FULL LISTING OF RELIGIOUS SITES IN THE COMPLETE AMERICAN PILGRIM

October 8, 2018 By Howard Kramer Leave a Comment

The following churches, cathedrals, synagogues and shrines are featured in The Complete American Pilgrim:

NEW ENGLAND

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – Kittery Point, ME

BOWDOIN CHAPEL – Brunswick, ME

NEWINGTON TOWN CHURCH – Newington, NH

SHAKER MEETINGHOUSE – Canterbury, NH

ROCKINGHAM MEETINGHOUSE – Bellows Falls, VT

FIRST PARISH CHURCH – Plymouth, MA

OLD INDIAN MEETINGHOUSE – Mashpee, MA

SEAMEN’S BETHEL CHAPEL – New Bedford, MA

OLD SHIP CHURCH – Hingham, MA

UNITED FIRST PARISH CHURCH – Quincy, MA

OLD NORTH CHURCH – Boston, MA

OLD SOUTH MEETINGHOUSE – Boston, MA

STEPHEN’S CHURCH – Boston, MA

KING’S CHAPEL – Boston, MA

OLD SOUTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Newburyport, MA

JOHN’S CONGREGATIONL CHURCH – Springfield, MA

GREAT FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE – Newport, RI

TOURO SYNAGOGUE – Newport, RI

SIX PRINCIPAL BAPTIST CHURCH – North Kingstown, RI

FIRST BAPTIST MEETINGHOUSE – Providence, RI

ABINGTON CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – Pomfret, RI

BATTELL CHAPEL – New Haven, CT

MARY’s CHURCH – New Haven, CT

 

NEW YORK

OLD QUAKER MEETINGHOUSE – Flushing, NY

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Jamaica, NY

KANE STREET SYNAGOGUE – Brooklyn, NY

TRINITY CHURCH – New York, NY

PAUL’S CHAPEL – New York, NY

PETER’S CHURCH – New York, NY

SHRINE OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON – New York, NY

MARBLE COLLEGIATE CHURCH – New York, NY

FIFTH AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – New York, NY

PATRICK’S CATHEDRAL – New York, NY

CENTRAL SYNAGOGUE – New York, NY

TEMPLE EMANU-EL – New York, NY

ARCHDIOCESAN CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY TRINITY – New York, New York NY

SPANISH & PORTUGUESE SYNAGOGUE – New York, NY

CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE DIVINE – New York, NY

RIVERSIDE CHURCH – New York, NY

SHRINE OF ST. FRANCIS CABRINI – New York, NY

THE CLOISTERS – New York, NY

OLD DUTCH CHURCH – Sleepy Hollow, NY

OLD CADET CHAPEL – West Point, NY

VASSAR CHAPEL – Poughkeepsie, NY

CRISPELL MEMORIAL FRENCH CHURCH – New Paltz, NY

SHRINE OF THE NORTH AMERICAN MARTYRS – Auriesville, NY

MONASTERIES OF NEW SKETE – Cambridge, NY

CROSS ISLAND CHAPEL – Oneida, NY

PALMYRA TEMPLE – Palmyra, NY

OUR LADY OF VICTORY BASILICA & SHRINE – Lackawanna, NY

 

NEW JERSEY & PENNSYLVANIA

MARK COPTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH – Jersey City, NJ

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART – Newark, NJ

NASSAU PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Princeton, NJ

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY CHAPEL – Princeton, NJ

OLD ST. MARY’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Burlington, NJ

FAIRFIELD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Fairton, NJ

WASHINGTON MEMORIAL CHAPEL – Valley Forge, PA

KATHERINE DREXEL MISSION CENTER & SHRINE – Bensalem, PA

BETH SHOLOM SYNAGOGUE – Elkins Park, PA

MERION FRIENDS MEETINGHOUSE – Merion Station, PA

CHRIST CHURCH – Philadelphia, PA

GLORIA DEI CHURCH – Philadelphia, PA

MOTHER BETHEL AME CHURCH – Philadelphia, PA

MIKVEH ISRAEL – SYNAGOGUE – Philadelphia, PA

GEORGE’S UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Philadelphia, PA

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF STS. PETER AND PAUL – Philadelphia, PA

NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. JOHN NEUMANN – Philadelphia, PA

RODEPH SHALOM SYNAGOGUE – Philadelphia, PA

AFRICAN EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. THOMAS – Philadelphia, PA

GERMANTOWN MENNONITE MEETINGHOUSE – Philadelphia, PA

THOMAS OF VILLANOVA CHURCH – Villanova, PA

AUGUSTUS LUTHERAN CHURCH – Trappe, PA

AMISH HERITAGE SITES – Lancaster, PA

SHRINE OF FATHER RAPHAEL – Bolivar, PA

VINCENT ARCHABBEY – Latrobe, PA

JOHN BAPTIST BYZANTINE CATHEDRAL – Munhall, PA

HEINZ MEMORIAL CHAPEL – Pittsburgh, PA

 

MID-ATLANTIC

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH (OLD SWEDES) – Wilmington, DE

BARRATT’S CHAPEL – Frederica, DE

OLD TRINITY CHURCH – Church Creek, MD

THIRD HAVEN MEETINGHOUSE – Easton, MD

IGNATIUS CHURCH – Port Tobacco, MD

NAVAL ACADEMY CHAPEL – Annapolis, MD

LOVELY LANE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Baltimore, MD

JAMES CHURCH – Baltimore, MD

NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE ASSUMPTION OF MARY – Baltimore, MD

NATIONAL SHRINE OF ELIZABETH ANN SETON – Emmitsburg, MD

JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Washington, DC

CATHEDRAL OF ST. MATTHEW THE APOSTLE – Washington, DC

ADAS ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE – Washington, DC

NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – Washington, DC

NICHOLAS CATHEDRAL – Washington, DC

WASHINGTON NATIONAL CATHEDRAL – Washington, DC

REHOBOTH CHURCH – Monroe, WV

JAMESTOWN CHURCH – Jamestown, VA

JOHN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Hampton, VA

BRUTON PARISH CHURCH – Williamsburg, VA

LUKE’S CHURCH – Smithfield, VA

JOHN’S CHURCH – Richmond, VA

BETH AHABAH SYNAGOGUE – Richmond, VA

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH – Petersburg, VA

POHICK CHURCH – Lorton, VA

LEE CHAPEL – Lexington, VA

 

MIDWEST

CANE RIDGE MEETINGHOUSE – Paris, KY

BASILICA OF ST. JOSEPH PROTO-CATHEDRAL – Bardstown, KY

CATHEDRAL OF THE ASSUMPTION – Louisville, KY

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL – Cincinnati, OH

ISAAC M. WISE TEMPLE – Cincinnati, OH

WEST UNION PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – West Union, OH

ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH – Cleveland, OH

KIRTLAND TEMPLE – Kirtland, OH

ANN DE DETROIT CATHOLIC CHURCH – Detroit, MI

MARINER’S CHURCH – Detroit, MI

MISSION CHURCH – Mackinac Island, MI

LITTLE CEDAR GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH – Brookville, IN

NATIONAL SHRINE OF ST. MOTHER THEODORE GUERIN – St. Mary-In-The-Woods, IN

BASILICA OF THE SACRED HEART – Notre Dame, IN

CHAPEL OF THE RESURRECTION – Valparaiso, IN

BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS – Chicago, IL

BASILICA OF ST. HYACINTH – Chicago, IL

MADONNA DELLA STRADA CHAPEL – Chicago, IL

HOLY TRINITY ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL – Chicago, IL

ALICE MILLAR CHAPEL – Evanston, IL

UNITY TEMPLE – Oak Park, IL

NAUVOO TEMPLE – Nauvoo, IL

CHURCH OF THE HOLY FAMILY – Cahokia, IL

BASILICA OF ST. JOSAPHAT – Milwaukee, WI

JOAN OF ARC CHAPEL – Milwaukee, WI

ANNUNCIATION GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH – Wauwatosa, WI

FIRST UNITARIAN SOCIETY MEETINGHOUSE – Madison, WI

HOLY HILL NATIONAL SHRINE OF MARY – Hubertus, WI

 

SOUTH ATLANTIC

THOMAS EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Bath, NC

DUKE CHAPEL – Durham, NC

BELMONT ABBEY CATHEDRAL – Belmont, NC

OLD ST. ANDREW’S PARISH CHURCH – Charleston, SC

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH – Charleston, SC

KAHAL KADOSH BETH ELOHIM SYNAGOGUE – Charleston, SC

EMANUEL AME CHURCH – Charleston, SC

CHRIST CHURCH – Savannah, GA

CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST – Savannah, GA

FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH – Savannah, GA

MICKVE ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE – Savannah, GA

JERUSALEM LUTHERAN CHURCH – Rincon, GA

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH – Augusta, GA

EBENEZER BAPTIST CHURCH – Atlanta, GA

NORTH POINT COMMUNITY CHRUCH – Alpharetta, GA

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF ST. AUGUSTINE – St. Augustine, FL

MEMORIAL PERSBYTERIAN CHURCH – St. Augustine, FL

BENEDICT THE MOOR MISSION – St. Augustine, FL

PHOTIOS SHRINE – St. Augustine, FL

NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH – Tarpon Springs, FL

ANNIE PFEIFFER CHAPEL – Lakeland, FL

BAUGHMAN CENTER CHAPEL – Gainesville, FL

SAN JOSE CHURCH – San Juan, PR

CATHEDRAL OF SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – San Juan, PR

 

DEEP SOUTH

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – Mobile, AL

DEXTER AVENUE KING MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH – Montgomery, AL

RUDOLPH TUSKEGEE CHAPEL – Tuskegee, AL

16TH STREET BAPTIST CHURCH – Birmingham, AL

INDIAN SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH – McWilliams, AL

WOODVILLE BAPTIST CHURCH – Woodville, MS

SINKING CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH – Johnson City, TN

MARY’S EPISCOPAL CATHEDRAL – Memphis, TN

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF ST. LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE – New Orleans, LA

CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL – New Orleans, LA

TOURO SYNAGOGUE – New Orleans, LA

SMYRNA METHODIST CHURCH – Searcy, AR

THORNCROWN CHAPEL – Eureka Springs, AR

PRAYER TOWER – Tulsa, OK

WHEELOCK MISSION CHURCH – Millerton, OK

PERKINS CHAPEL – Dallas, Texas

LOIS PERKINS CHAPEL – Georgetown, TX

AVENUE L BAPTIST CHURCH – Galveston, TX

MARTIN’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH – Houston, TX

LAKEWOOD CHURCH – Houston, TX

PRESIDIO CHAPEL – Goliad, TX

CATHEDRAL OF SAN FERNANDO – San Antonio, TX

MISSION SAN ANTONIO DE VALERO (THE ALAMO) – San Antonio, TX

YSLETA MISSION – El Paso, TX

 

GREAT PLAINS

BASILICA OF ST. MARY – Minneapolis, MN

CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL – St. Paul, MN

MARY’S CHAPEL – St. Paul, MN

CHRIST CHAPEL – St. Peter, MN

PETER’S CATHOLIC CHURCH – Mendota, MN

ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC CHURCH – Davenport, IA

BASILICA OF ST. FRANCIS XAVIER – Dyersville, IA

CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF ST. LOUIS – St. Louis, MO

SHRINE OF ST. PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE – St. Charles, MO

OLD ST. FERDINAND’S SHRINE – Florissant, MO

MCKENDREE CHAPEL – Jackson, MO

COMMUNITY CHRISTIAN CHURCH – Kansas City, MO

CONCEPTION ABBEY BASILICA – Conception Junction, MO

OLD STONE CHURCH – Buffalo, ND

RENNER LUTHERAN CHURCH – Renner, SD

FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH – De Smet, SD

CHAPEL IN THE HILLS – Rapid City, SD

DOWD CHAPEL – Boys Town, NE

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Bellevue, NE

WHITE CHURCH CHRISTIAN CHURCH – Kansas City, KS

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF THE RESURRECTION – Leawood, KS

 

SOUTHWEST

SAN MIGUEL MISSION – Santa Fe, NM

LORETTO CHAPEL – Santa Fe, NM

SAN FRANCISCO DE ASIS MISSION CHURCH – Taos, NM

MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BAC – Tucson, AZ

CHAPEL OF THE HOLY CROSS – Sedona, AZ

SHRINE OF THE AGES – Grand Canyon Village, AZ

OUR LADY OF GUADELUPE CHURCH – Antonito, CO

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY CHAPEL – Colorado Springs, CO

ALMA COMMUNITY CHAPEL – Alma, CO

SALT LAKE CITY TEMPLE – Salt Lake City, UT

BOUNTIFUL TABERNACLE – Bountiful, UT

LITTLE CHURCH OF THE WEST – Las Vegas, NV

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH – Carson City, NV

 

CALIFORNIA

MISSION SAN DIEGO DE ALCALA – San Diego, CA

BETH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE – San Diego, CA

SADDLEBACK CHURCH – Lake Forest, CA

CRYSTAL CATHEDRAL – Garden Grove, CA

WAYFARER’S CHAPEL – Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS – Los Angeles, CA

FIRST AME CHURCH OF LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles, CA

WILSHIRE BOULEVARD TEMPLE – Los Angeles, CA

MISSION SANTA BARBARA – Santa Barbara, CA

MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO DE TOLOSA – San Luis Obispo, CA

MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA – San Juan Bautista, CA

MISSION SAN CARLOS DE CARMELO – Carmel, CA

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH – Fresno, CA

YOSEMITE VALLEY CHAPEL – Yosemite Valley, CA

CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE LIGHT – Oakland, CA

STANFORD MEMORIAL CHURCH – Stanford, CA

FISHERMAN’S AND SEAMAN’S MEMORIAL CHAPEL – San Francisco, CA

IGNATIUS CHURCH – San Francisco, CA

HOLY VIRGIN CATHEDRAL – San Francisco, CA

GRACE CATHEDRAL – San Francisco, CA

GLIDE MEMORIAL CHURCH – San Francisco, CA

CONGREGATION SHERITH ISRAEL SYNAGOGUE – San Francisco, CA

CONGREGATION EMANU-EL SYNAGOGUE – San Francisco, CA

 

NORTHWEST & PACIFIC

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH – Cheyenne, WY

CHAPEL OF THE TRANSFIGURATION – Moose, WY

MAMMOTH CHAPEL – Yellowstone, WY

MARY’S MISSION – Stevensville, MT

CATALDO MISSION – Cataldo, ID

PAUL ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH – St. Paul, OR

CLAQUATO CHURCH – Chehalis, WA

TEMPLE DE HIRSCH SINAI – Seattle, WA

HOLY ASSUMPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY CHURCH – Kenai, AK

CHURCH OF THE HOLY ASCENSION – Unalaska, AK

KAWAIAH’O CHURCH – Honolulu, HI

MOKUAIKAUA CHURCH – Kailua-Kona, HI

SHRINE OF ST. DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI – Kalaupapa, HI

DULCE NOMBRE DE MARIA CATHEDRAL BASILICA – Hagatna, GU

 

 

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