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LISTING OF HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN ORLEANS PARISH EAST BANK
(also see surrounding
cities and parishes listed below) |
| Academy
Of The Sacred Heart Chapel |
| Annunciation
Catholic Church |
| Annunciation
Episcopal Church (see Church of the Annunciation, Episcopal) |
| Baptist
Theological Seminary Chapel |
| Berean
Presbyterian Church |
| Blessed
Sacrament Catholic Church |
| Blessed Seelos Catholic Church (formerly called St. Vincent dePaul) |
| Broad Street Mission Church |
| Cabrini
High School and Chapel |
| Canal
Street Presbyterian Church |
| Carrollton
Avenue Church Of Christ |
| Carrollton
Presbyterian Church |
| Carrollton
United Methodist Church |
| Center Of
Jesus The Lord (formerly Carmelite Convent) |
| Chapel
Of The Holy Comforter-Anglican/Episcopal |
| Christ
Church Cathedral |
| Christian
Bible Fellowship (Building was formerly Redeemer Lutheran Church) |
| Church Of Christ
in Eastern New Orleans |
| Church
Of The Annunciation (Episcopal) |
| Coliseum
Place Baptist Church |
| Congregation
Agudath Achim Anshe Sfard |
| Congregation
Beth Israel |
| Corpus Christi
Catholic Church |
| Edgewater
Baptist Church |
| Epiphany,
Church Of The (Catholic) |
| Felicity
United Methodist Church |
| Fellowship
Missionary Baptist Church |
| First
African Baptist Church |
| First African
Baptist Church-Sixth District |
| First
Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA. |
| First Church Of
Christ Scientist |
| First
Emanuel Baptist Church |
| First English
Lutheran Church |
| First
United Methodist Church (merged with Grace United Methodist Church 2008) |
| First
Presbyterian Church |
| First Street
United Methodist Church |
| First
Universalist Unitarian Church |
| Fourth Church
Of Christ Scientist |
| Gentilly
Baptist Church |
| Gentilly Presbyterian
Church |
| Gloria
Dei Lutheran Church |
| Grace Episcopal
Church |
| Grace Lutheran
Church (present location) |
| Grace Lutheran Church
(original building now
Christian's Restaurant) |
| Grace United
Methodist Church (merged with First United Methodist Church effective 2008) |
| Greater
Saint Stephen Full Gospel Church |
| Greek
Orthodox Cathedral Of The Holy Trinity |
| Harbor Church (Congregation meets at 6100 Canal Boulevard in former Lakeview Baptist Building) |
| Holy
Angels Academy Chapel (Now converted to senior housing center) |
| Holy
Ghost Catholic Church, New Orleans Also see St. Katherine Drexel Church |
| Holy Name
Of Jesus Catholic Church |
| Holy Rosary
(Our Lady of the Holy Rosary) Catholic Church |
| Holy Trinity
Catholic Church (closed) |
| Immaculate Conception
(known locally as 'Jesuits' on Baronne') |
| Immanuel
Evangelical Lutheran Church (building now owned by Victory Fellowship |
| Incarnate
Word Catholic Church |
| Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregation |
| Jah Center for Positive Change (see Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church below) |
| Korean
Presbyterian Church of New Orleans |
| LaHarpe
Community United Methodist Church |
| Lakeview
Baptist Church NO LONGER IN OPERATION |
| Lakeview
Presbyterian Church |
| Lake Vista United
Methodist Church |
| Mater Dolorosa
Catholic Church |
| Milne Boys
Home Chapel |
| Mount Calvary
Fellowship |
| Mount Calvary Lutheran Church (see Jah Center For Positive Change) |
| Mount Tabor
Baptist Church |
| Mount Zion United
Methodist Church |
| Napoleon
Avenue Methodist Church |
| New Orleans Community Church |
| Norwegian
Seamen's Church |
| Notre Dame De Bon Secours (destroyed in 1915 hurricane) |
| Notre
Dame Catholic Seminary |
| Our Lady
of Good Counsel Catholic Church |
| Our
Lady of Guadeloupe Catholic Church |
| Our Lady of Lavang
Catholic Church |
| Our Lady Of
Lourdes Catholic Church CLOSED SINCE KATRINA AND FOR SALE |
| Our Lady
Of Prompt Succor |
| Our Lady Of The Sacred
Heart /St. Boniface |
| Our Lady Star
Of The Sea Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Original Saint
Ann's Church and Shrine |
| Original
Saint Joseph Academy and Convent |
| Parker Memorial
Methodist Church |
| Payne Memorial AME Church |
| Peace Church
(Presbyterian) |
| Pilgrim
Progress Missionary Baptist Church |
| Prince
Of Peace Lutheran Church |
| Rayne Memorial
United Methodist Church |
| Redeemer
Presbyterian Church (sharing space with St. Charles Ave. Baptist Church) |
| Resurrection
Of Our Lord Catholic Church |
| Sacred Heart
of Jesus Church |
| Saint
Alphonsus Community Center |
| Saint Andrew Episcopal Church |
| Saint Anna's
Episcopal Church |
| Saint.
Anthony Of Padua Catholic Church |
| Saint. Augustine
Catholic Church |
| Saint Cecilia
Church (Now closed) |
| Saint Charles Avenue Baptist Church |
| Saint Charles Avenue
Church Of Christ |
| Saint
Charles Presbyterian Church |
| Saint
Clare's Monastery |
| Saint David
Catholic Church |
| Saint. Dominic
Catholic Church |
| Saint Francis
de Sales Catholic Church |
| Saint.
Francis Of Assisi Catholic Church |
| Saint Frances
Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church |
| Saint
Gabriel The Archangel Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint George's
Episcopal Church |
| Saint Henry's
Catholic Church |
| Saint James
African Methodist Church |
| Saint James
Major Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint Joan
Of Arc Catholic Church |
| Saint
John Lutheran Church |
| Saint John
The Baptist Catholic Church |
| Saint. Joseph's
Catholic Church (Tulane Avenue) |
| St. Katherine Church (was original St. Joseph Church) See St. Joseph Church |
| Saint Katherine Drexel Church (formerly Holy Ghost Church) |
| Saint. Leo The Great
Catholic Church |
| Saint
Louis Cathedral, New Orleans |
| Saint Luke
Anglican Episcopal Church (Original Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church) |
| Saint Luke
United Methodist Church |
| Saint Maria
Goretti Catholic Church |
| Saint
Mark Coptic Orthodox Church |
| Saint Mark's
Methodist Church of the Vieux Carre |
| Saint
Mary Of The Angels Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint
Mary's Assumption Catholic Church |
| Saint
Mary's Catholic Chapel |
| Saint
Mary's Italian Church (Old Ursuline Chapel) |
| Saint Mathew
Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Saint Matthew
United Church Of Christ |
| Saint
Matthias Catholic Church |
| Saint Maurice
Catholic Church |
| Saint Monica
Catholic Church |
| Saint. Patrick
Catholic Church |
| Saint
Paul's Episcopal Church |
| Saint
Paul Lutheran Church |
| Saint
Paul The Apostle Catholic Church |
| Saint
Peter A.M.E. |
| Saint Peter
Baptist Church |
| Saint Peter
and Paul Catholic Church (Closed 2001) |
| Saint Peter Claver
Catholic Church |
| Saint Pius
X Catholic Church, |
| Saint Raphael
The Archangel Catholic Church (see also Transfiguration Catholic Church below) |
| Chapel and Hermitage of Saint Raymond and Our Lady of Good Help (no longer exists) |
| Saint Rita of
Cascia Catholic Church |
| Saint. Roch Cemetery
Chapel |
| Saint. Rose Of
Lima Catholic Church |
| Saint. Stephen
Catholic Church |
| Saint Theresa
Of Avila Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint
Theresa Little Flower of the Child Jesus Catholic Church |
| Saint Vincent
De Paul Catholic Church (Renamed St. Francis Seelos Church) |
| Salem United
Church Of Christ |
| Second Baptist
Church Sixth District |
| Second
Free Mission Baptist Church |
| Second Mount
Olive Baptist Church |
| Sixth Baptist Church |
| Sojourn Church NO LONGER IN OPERATION |
| Suburban
Baptist Church |
| Temple Sinai
Jewish Reform Congregation |
| TheWay Christian
Church |
| Third Presbyterian
Church, New Orleans (closed August 1,
2004) |
| Transfiguration Catholic Church, New Orleans (this parish replaces St. Raphael the Archangel and also St. Francis Xavier Cabrini) This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
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| Trinity
United Methodist Church |
| Touro Synagogue |
| Union
Bethel AME Church |
| Unitarian
Universalist Church and Community Center |
| Valence
Street Baptist Church |
| Watson Memorial
Teaching Ministries (building was Napoleon Ave Presbyterian Church) |
| Zion Lutheran
Church |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP
LOCATED IN EAST BANK JEFFERSON PARISH |
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| All
Saints Episcopal Church, River Ridge, LA. |
| Atonement
Lutheran Church, Metairie, LA |
| Chinese
Presbyterian Church, Kenner, LA |
| Christ
Church Anglican Catholic, Metairie, LA |
| Christ
The King Lutheran Church, Kenner, LA |
| Congregation
Gates Of Prayer, Metairie, LA |
| Faith
Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Metairie, LA. |
| Faithful Word Assembly Kenner, :LA |
| First
Baptist Church, Kenner, LA |
| First English
Lutheran Church, Metairie, LA |
| First
Trinity Evangelical United Church Of Christ, Metairie, LA. |
| Grace Presbyterian
Church, Metiairie, LA. |
| Jefferson
Presbyterian Church, Jefferson, LA. |
| John Calvin Presbyterian
Church, Metairie, LA |
| Kenner
Church of the Nazarene, Kenner, LA |
| Kenner
Presbyterian Church, Kenner, LA. |
| Masjid AbuBakr
Mosque |
| Metairie
Ridge Presbyterian Church, Metairie, LA |
| Munholland
United Methodist Church, Metairie, LA. |
| Our
Lady Of Divine Providence Catholic Church This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Parkway
Presbyterian Church, Metairie, LA. |
| Saint Angela
Merici Catholic Church |
| Saint Agnes
Catholic Church, Jefferson, LA |
| Saint Ann
Church and Shrine, Metairie, LA |
| Saint Augustine's
Episcopal Church, Metairie, LA |
| Saint Benilde
Catholic Church, Metairie, LA |
| Saint Catherine
Of Siena Catholic Church, Metairie, LA |
| Saint
Christopher Catholic Church |
| Saint Clement
of Rome Catholic Church |
| Saint
Edward The Confessor Catholic Church, Metairie, LA |
| Saint Francis
Xavier Catholic Church |
| Saint Lawrence The Martyr, Metairie, LA |
| Saint
Louis King of France Catholic Church, Metairie, LA |
| Saint
Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Saint Martin's Episcopal Church, Metairie, La. |
| Saint
Mary Magdalin Catholic Church |
| St.
Matthew The Apostle, Jefferson, LA. |
| Saint
Matthew United Methodist Church |
| Saint Philip
Neri Catholic Church, Metairie, La. |
| Saint
Rita of Cascia, Harahan, LA. |
| Shir
Chadash Conservative Congregation, Metairie, LA |
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| ORLEANS AND JEFFERSON PARISH WEST
BANK HOUSES OF WORSHIP |
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| Note: An excellent article on the history of the Catholic Church in Algiers, LA, as prepared by Lynn E. Parker, Jr. is available here. |
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| Algiers
Church Of Christ (This church is now called DeGaulle Drive Church Of Christ) |
| Algiers United
Methodist Church (Algiers) |
| All Saints Catholic Church (Algiers) |
| Aurora
United Methodist Church (Algiers) |
| Belle
Chasse Community United Methodist Church |
| Connect Church (Algiers) |
| DeGaulle Drive Church Of Christ (Algiers) |
| Faith
Presbyterian Church, (Harvey, LA) |
| First
Baptist Church of Belle Chasse, LA. |
| First Pentecostal
Church, (Marrero, LA) |
| Gretna United
Methodist Church |
| Holy Name Of Mary
Catholic Church (Algiers) |
| Holy Spirit
Catholic Church (Algiers) |
| Love Lutheran
Church (Algiers) |
| Metropolitan
Tabernacle (Algiers) (Conversion of theatre to church) |
| Mount
Olivet Episcopal Church (Algiers) |
| Navigators Christian Fellowship (Algiers) |
| Oak Park Baptist Church ( see Connect Church) |
| Our
Lady Of Perpetual HelpChurch, (Belle Chasse) |
| Our
Lady Of Wisdom Nursing Facility Chapel, (Algiers) |
| Our Lady Of
Prompt Succor, (Westwego, La) |
| Saint Andrew
The Apostle Catholic Church, (Algiers) |
| Saint
Anthony Catholic Church, (Gretna) |
| Saint John
Bosco Chapel at Hope Haven (Marrero) This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint.
Joseph's Catholic Church (Gretna) |
| Saint
Joseph The Worker Catholic Church, (Marrero, LA) |
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| Saint Mark's
Catholic Church, Ama, LA. |
| Saint Martha
Catholic Church, (Harvey, LA) |
| Saint
Philip Episcopal Church, (Algiers) |
| Saint
Rosalie Catholic Church, (Harvey, LA) This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
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| Visitation
of Our Lady, (Marrero, LA) |
| Woodland Presbyterian
Church, (Algiers) |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP
IN SAINT BERNARD PARISH |
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| Our Lady Of Prompt
Succor, Chalmette, LA. |
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HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN ST. TAMMANY PARISH |
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| Bethany
Lutheran Church, Slidell, LA |
| Calvary
Baptist Church, Slidell, LA. |
| Christ
Episcopal Church, Covington, LA. |
| Covington Presbyterian
Church |
| Faith
Presbyterian Church, Covington, LA |
| First
United Methodist Church, Covington, LA |
| First
United Methodist Church, Slidell, LA |
| Madisonville
Presbyterian Church, Madisonville, LA |
| Mary Queen
Of Peace Catholic Church, Mandeville, LA. |
| Mount
Olive African Methodist Episcopal Church, Slidell, LA. |
| New Covenant
Presbyterian Church, Mandeville, LA |
| Our Lady Of
The Lake Catholic Church , Mandeville, LA. |
| Pearl
River United Methodist Church, Pearl River, LA |
| Penn Chapel,
Mandeville, LA. |
| Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Lacombe, LA |
| Saint Anselm
Catholic Church, Madisonville, LA. |
| Saint
Jane De Chantal Catholic Church, Abita Springs, LA. |
| Saint
John Of The Cross Catholic Church, Lacombe, LA |
| Saint
John The Baptist Catholic Church, Folsom, LA |
| Saint. Joseph's
Seminary College St. Benedict, La. |
| Saint
Luke The Evangelist, Slidell, LA. |
| Saint
Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Slidell, LA.. |
| Saint
Peter Catholic Church, Covington, LA |
| Saints
Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Pearl River, LA (Original building now
a private residence) |
| Saints Peter and Paul
Catholic Church, Pearl River, LA (present church) |
| Saint Timothy
United Methodist Church, Mandeville, LA |
| Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Abita Springs, LA |
| United Methodist
Church of the Servant, Mandeville, LA. |
| Waldheim Settlemet
Church, Covington, LA. |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP
IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH |
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| All
Saints Episcopal Church, Ponchatoula, LA |
| Three
Catholic chapels in Independence, LA. |
| Episcopal Church
of the Incarnation, Amite, LA |
| First Baptist Church, Amite, LA |
| First
Baptist Church, Independence, LA |
| First United Methodist Church, Hammond, LA. |
| Grace Memorial
Episcopal Church, Hammond, LA |
| Holy
Ghost Catholic Church, Hammond, LA. |
| Mater
Dolorosa, Independence, La. |
| New Life
Full Gospel Church, Amite, LA. |
| Our Lady Of
Pompeii, Tickfaw, LA. |
| Queen Of The
Most Holy Rosary Chapel, Ponchatoula, LA |
| Rosaryville
Retreat House, Ponchatoula, LA. |
| Saint.
Joseph's Catholic Church Ponchatoula, LA. |
| Saint Helena
Catholic Church, Amite, LA. |
| United Methodist
Church- Ponchatoula, LA |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP
IN THE RIVER PARISHES |
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| Ascension
Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, LA. |
| Manresa Jesuit
Retreat House, Convent, LA. |
| Meadows
Chapel, Prairieville, LA. |
| Saint Anne
Catholic Church, Sorrento, LA |
| Saint Charles
Borromeo Catholic Church, Destrahan, LA |
| Saint
Gabriel Catholic Church, St. Gabriel, LA. |
| Saint.
James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, LA. |
| Saint
John The Baptist Church, Edgard, LA |
| Saint
John The Evangelist Catholic Church, Plaquemine, LA. |
| Saint Joseph's
Catholic Church, Paulina, LA |
| Saint Luke
Baptist Church, St. James Parish, LA. |
| Saint Mary's
Chapel, Convent, LA. |
| Saint Michael
The Archangel Catholic Church, Convent, LA. |
| Saint Peter Catholic Church, Reserve, LA This church scheduled for merger 2024 |
| Saint Philip
Catholic Church, Vacherie, LA. |
| Saint
Stephen The Martyr Catholic Church, Maurepas, LA. |
| Saint
Theresa of Avila, Gonzales, LA |
| Saint Thomas
Catholic Church, Springfield, LA |
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| Assumption
Of The Blessed Virgin Catholic Church, Plattenville, LA. |
| Christ
Episcopal Church, Napoleonville, LA. |
| Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Morgan City, LA. |
| Saint
Anne Catholc Church in Napoleonville, LA. |
| Saint Elizabeth
Catholic Church, Paincourtville, LA |
| The Cathedral
Of St. Francis De Sales, Houma, LA. |
| Saint
Joseph Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux, LA. |
| Saint
John's Episcopal Church, Thibodaux, LA. |
| Saint
John The Evangelist Catholic Church, Thibodaux, LA |
| Saint
Mary's Nativity Catholic Church, Raceland, LA. |
| Saint Matthew Episcopal
Church, Houma, LA |
| Saint
Philomene Catholic Church, Labadieville, LA |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP
IN WASHINGTON PARISH |
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| Annunciation
Catholic Church, Bogalusa, LA |
| Elizabeth
Sullivan Memorial Methodist Church, Bogalusa, LA. |
| First
Pentecostal Church, Bogalusa, LA. |
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| HOUSES OF WORSHIP IN NEARBY CITIES |
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| ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA |
| Alexandria,
Louisiana area churches |
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| BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA |
| First Baptist Church.
Baton Rouge, LA. |
| First
Presbyterian Church, Baton Rouge, LA |
| First United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Jimmy Swaggart
Ministries, Baton Rouge, LA. |
| St. James
Episcopal Church, Baton Rouge, LA. |
| St. Jean Vianney
Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, LA |
| St. Joseph's
Catholic Cathedral, Baton Rouge, LA |
| Saint
Mary Of False River, New Roads, LA. |
| St. Thomas
Moore Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, LA. |
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| CADDO PARISH, LOUISIANA |
| Belcher-Dixie Presbyterian Church |
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| THE FELICIANA PARISHES OF LOUISIANA |
| Churches
in East Feliciana Parish |
| Grace
Episcopal Church, St. Francisville, LA. |
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| LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA AREA |
| Cathedral
of Saint John The Evangelist, Lafayette, LA. |
| Saint Patrick's
Catholic Church, Lafayette, LA. |
| Saint
Peter's Catholic Church, Carencro, LA. |
| Saint Martin
DE Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville, LA. |
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| MONROE AREA CHURCHES |
| Composite of churches
in the Monroe, La. area |
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| NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA |
| Natchitoches
Churches page |
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| SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA |
| Shreveport,
Louisiana area churches |
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| CHURCHES IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
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| Cathedral
of St. Peter The Apostle, Jackson, MS |
| Christ Episcopal
Church, Bay St. Louis, MS. |
| Our Lady Of The
Gulf Catholic Church, Bay St. Louis, MS |
| Saint Andrew's Episcopal
Cathedral, Jackson, MS. |
| St.
Paul Episcopal Church, Woodville, MS. |
| Saint Rose
De Lima Catholic Church, Bay St. Louis, MS. |
| Rose
Hill Baptist Church, Natchez, MS. |
| Saint
Clare Catholic Church, Waveland, MS. |
| St. Mary's Basilica, Natchez, MS. |
| Temple
B'Nai Israel, Natchez, MS. |
| Trinity
Episcopal Church, Natchez, MS. |
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| OTHER CHURCHES OF INTEREST THAT
WE HAVE VISITED |
| Sacred
Heart Catholic Church, Tampa Florida |
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OTHER CHURCH LINKS |
| Website with information on churches in New York City http://www.faithstreet.com/ |
| Churches of Central Virginia |
News of church closings and mergers from local media. |
| November of 2023, the Archdiocese in New Orleans announced the intended closing or merger of several churches. As churches are closed or merged, we will update this site to reflect those changes. |
| December 2014 Archbishop of New Orleans announces sale of several former Catholic Church properties includimg Our Lady Of Lourdesand and Sts. Peter and Paul in New Orleans. |
| 8/20/2012 New report released regarding closed Catholic Church dispositions. Individual church pages have been updated with the new information. |
| 12/11/2011 - An article in the New Orleans Times Picayune has announced the closing of Grace Episcopal Church on Canal Street on January 5th. The closing was announced by Bishop Morris Thompson. |
| 12/10/2011 - The Archdiocese announced today that the Center Of Jesus The Lord, presently housed in the old Carmelite Convent on North Rampart Street, will be moving to the facilities of the presently closed Our Lady Of Good Counsel Church. |
| New Orleans Archdiocese to sell or lease thirteen properties including seven closed churches 2/1/2011 |
| SPECIAL NOTICE: Catholic Archdiocese announces church closings and mergers. 4-9-2008 (See Report Here) |
| Christine Shannon has provided a report on the founding dates of several Louisiana and Mississippi churches. For a PDF copy, click here |
| OAK PARK BAPTIST CHURCH in Algiers, has now become CONNECT CHURCH. |
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GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SITE |
| NOTE: If we have missed any historical
churches, or if the information contained herein is inaccurate, we will be happy to add to or update the site upon request. Effective 2009, the managers of this site have relocated outside of the New Orelans area. Churches wishing to add or update information should contact the Steeplechasers at jdemajo (at) demajo.net to coordinate those requests. |
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THE STORY OF THE STEEPLECHASERS AND NEW ORLEANS CHURCHES.COM |
NewOrleansChurches.com was begun in 2001 by Kathleen DeMajo at the time that she was a freshman at a Cabrini High School in New Orleans. Ms. DeMajo was given an assignment to document the history, and provide photographs of several parish churches in her immediate neighborhood in New Orleans. Her father, Engineer and programmer John DeMajo, placed her report on-line on a web server that he operated in conjunction with his engineering and construction company. Through log records from that site, her family soon realized that Kathleen's photos and data were being viewed by a multitude of users including visitors to the New Orleans area, cruise lines based in New Orleans, and by the congregations of the featured churches.
When it became apparent that the site was providing a needed service to the community, Mr. DeMajo and his daughter became known as the "Steeplechasers" and they set out to improve and upgrade the site in order to provide information on as many churches as possible in Southern Louisiana and Mississippi. As musicians and members of the American Guild of Organists, John and Kathleen also decided to extend the site's resources to include information on the pipe organs that were housed in many of the churches that they featured. With efforts extending over several years, they were able to photograph most major churches in the Gulf South. Later, friends Jonathan Fox and Ellyn Orth-Meier teamed up with John and Kathleen, providing additional coverage for the site.
Following Hurricane Katrina, and the loss of our New Orleans facilities, the DeMajo family relocated outside of the Gulf South area. We have pledged, however, to keep NewOrleansChurches.com operating as a continuing service to our friends and viewers. We wish to acknowledge the dedication of Ms. Ellyn Orth-Meier who has worked closely with us in gathering updated information and photographs, as well as Mr. Eric Ordoyne, and others who have helped to keep the organ information on the site updated.
Both NewOrleansChurches.com and our sister site www.churchesofvirginia.org, are privately owned and managed, non-commerical sites that operate strictly as a free service to the cities and the various congregations that are featured. The operations are funded entirely by the DeMajo Family, and listings on the site are provided, free-of-charge and upon request, to any legitimate church or institution of worship in the coverage area.
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