List of the oldest churches in the United States

Some of these churches are located in areas that were part of the original Thirteen Colonies that made up the United States in 1776.

[citation needed] Shield Chapel Methodist Church was established and built in Canton, Illinois, in 1840 and still exists today, 181 years later.

Wesley United Methodist Church was established and built in Canton, IL in 1895.

[citation needed] Shield Chapel Methodist Church was established and built in Canton, Illinois, in 1840 and still exists today, 181 years later.

Wesley United Methodist Church was established and built in Canton, IL in 1895.

Old Ship Church (1681), Hingham, Massachusetts, the only surviving 17th-century Puritan meeting house in the US, and the oldest church building in continuous ecclesiastical use in the nation

The Old Stone Church

Memorial Congregational Church, Sudbury Massachusetts — Memorial Congregational Church in its present location and building

VIEW OF EXTERIOR FROM SE - Christ Church, 22-26 North Second Street, Philadelphia, HABS PA,51-PHILA,7-37

St. James Parish, Wilmington, NC — St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington, NC

Spanish colonists began constructing the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine in 1793

The Log Church of the Church of the Holy Family in Cahokia is a well-preserved example of poteaux-sur-solle construction

The congregation of the St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans was founded in 1718

The chapel of St. Mary's Mission , which was established in 1841

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.

The Merion Friends Meeting House was built in 1695, making it the second-oldest Friends meeting house in the United States

St. Luke's Church , ca. 1680s, is the oldest extant church building in Virginia

Rehoboth Church was constructed in 1786