This is a directory of historic North Omaha church buildings. Many are still churches; some are not. Everything listed here is still standing unless noted otherwise. For more information, see my article called History of Churches in North Omaha. Do you know information that’s not included here? Please share in the comments!
| Name | Address | Name | Address | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Cleaves Temple CME Church (built 1907 as Norwegian-Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church) | 2431 Decatur St. | 2. Episcopal Church of the Resurrection (built 1927) / St. Phillip the Deacon Episcopal Church (merged) | 3004 Belvedere Blvd. | |
| 3. St. Vincent of Lerins Western Rite Orthodox Church (built 1908 as a house) | 2502 N. 51st St. | 4. Faith Mission Church (built 1906) | 2532 Binney St. | |
| 5. Hillside Presbyterian Church (built 1910, closed) | 2710 N. 28th Ave. | 6. St. John’s AME Church (construction began in 1921, finished in 1951) | 2402 N. 22nd St. | |
| 7. Bethel AME Church (built 1901 as First United Evangelical Church) | 2428 Franklin St. | 8. Grace Apostolic Church (built 1928 as Military Theater) | 2216 Military Ave. | |
| 9. Robinson Memorial Church of God (built 1915) | 2304 N. 26th St. | 10. Zion Baptist Church (built 1906) | 2215 Grant St. | |
| 11. Paradise Baptist Church (built 1927) | 2124 Lothrop St. | 12. St. Matthew Baptist Church (built 1915) | 1001 N. 30th St. | |
| 13. Community Baptist Church (built 1891 as St. Mark’s Episcopal Church) | 8019 N. 31st St. | 14. Pilgrim Baptist Church (built 1900 as Calvary Baptist Church) | 2501 Hamilton St. | |
| 15. Rising Star Baptist Church (built 1900 as First Universalist Church; then Harford Memorial United Evangelical Brethren) | 1823 Lothrop St. | 16. Second Baptist Church (built 1915 as Plymouth Congregational Church) | 1832 Lothrop St. | |
| 17. Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church (built 1958 as Immanuel Baptist Church) | 5501 N. 50th St. | 18. Cross Road Baptist Church (built 1948 as Evangelical Mission Covenant Church) | 6068 Ames Ave. | |
| 19. Lowe Avenue Presbyterian Church (built 1906, closed) | 1023 N. 40th St. | 20. Mt. Moriah Baptist Church (built 1912 as Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) | 2602 N. 24th St. | |
| 21. Immanuel Community Church (built 1949) | 2761 Lake St. | 22. New Life Presbyterian Church (built 1906) / Hillside Presbyterian Church in North Omaha (merged) | 4060 Pratt St. | |
| 23. Holy Name Catholic Parish Church and School | 3014 N. 45th St. | 24. Blessed Sacrament Catholic Parish Church and School (closed) | 3020 Curtis St. | |
| 25. St. Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church (closed) | 5314 N. 14th Ave | 26. Holy Family Catholic Church and School (closed) | 1715 Izard St. | |
| 27. St. Richard Catholic Church (closed) | 4320 Fort St. | 28. St. John’s Parish Catholic Church | 2500 California Plaza | |
| 29. St. Philip Neri Blessed Sacrament Parish Church and School | 8201 N. 30th St. | 30. St. Bernard Catholic Church | 3601 N. 65th St. | |
| 31. St. Cecilia Catholic Parish Church, Cathedral and School (1888 – 1905 at 4117 Hamilton St.; cathedral built 1905, finished 1959) | 701 N. 40th St. | 32. Mother of Perpetual Help Catholic Church | 5215 Seward St. | |
| 33. St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Church | 2423 Grant St. | 34. Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (built 1906, closed) | 4757 N. 24 St. | |
| 35. Sacred Heart Catholic Church (built 1895) | 2218 Binney St. | 36. Benson Christian Church | 2704 N. 58th St. | |
| 37. Christ Temple Christian Church | 2124 N. 26th St. | 38. Benson Christian Church | 2704 N. 58th St. | |
| 39. Sonrise Christian Church | 4623 N. 54th Cir. | 40. Shiloh Christian Church | 1501 N. 33rd St. | |
| 41. Pilgrim Christian Church | 2818 N. 70th St. | 42. Northside Family Christian | 4102 Florence Blvd | |
| 43. Freedom Christian Church | 4606 N. 56th St. | 44. Fort Street Christian Church | 5116 Terrace Dr. | |
| 45. Florence Alliance Christian Church | 8702 N. 30th St. | 46. Florence Christian Church | 7300 Northridge Dr. | |
| 47. City Church Christian Church | 6051 Maple St. | 48. Christian Discipleship Christian Church | 1823 Lake St. | |
| 49. Church Of Christ Church | 5922 Fort St. | 50. Church Of Christ Church | 5118 Hartman Ave. | |
| 51. Tabernacle Church of Christ | 1521 N. 25th St. | 52. Church of Christ Church | 4628 Grand Ave. | |
| 53. New Life Church of Christ | 1712 N. 24th St. | 54. Antioch Church of Christ | 3654 Miami St. | |
| 55. Jesus Christ Church of Christ | 1517 N. 30th St. | 56. Friends Of Christ Evangelical Church of Christ | 3208 Corby St. | |
| 57. Faith Temple Church of Christ | 3049 Curtis Ave. | 58. Church Of The Living God Church of God in Christ (built 1916) | 2029 Binney St. | |
| 59. International Church of God in Christ | 4628 Grand Ave. | 60. Church of God in Christ | 2025 N. 24th St. | |
| 61. Cathedral of Love Church of God in Christ | 2816 Ames Ave. | 62. Power House Church of God in Christ | 2553 Browne St. | |
| 63. New Life Church of God in Christ | 1712 N. 24th St. | 64. New Bethel Church of God in Christ (built 1910) | 1710 N. 25th St. | |
| 65. Freedom Church Assembly Church of God in Christ | 4430 Florence Blvd. | 66. Gethsemane Church of God in Christ | 5720 N. 24th St. | |
| 68. Faith Temple Church of God in Christ | 2108 Emmet St. | 69. Faith Temple Church of God in Christ | 3049 Curtis Ave. | |
| 70. Church Of The Living God Church of God in Christ | 3805 Bedford Ave. | 71. Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints | 8283 N. 34th St. | |
| 72. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints – Florence Ward | 5217 N. 54th St. | 73. American Lutheran Church | 4140 N. 42nd St. | |
74. Augustana Lutheran Church | 3647 Lafayette Ave. | 75. Bethany Lutheran Church | 5151 Northwest Radial Hwy. | |
| 76. Trinity Lutheran Church | 6340 N. 30th St. | 77. St Paul Lutheran Church | 5020 Grand Ave. | |
| 78. Shepherd Of The Hills Lutheran Church | 6201 N. 60th St. | 79. St. John’s Lutheran Church | 11120 Calhoun Rd. | |
| 80. Lutheran Church of Our Redeemer | 4757 N. 24th St. | 81. Northside Community Lutheran Church | 1511 N. 20th St. | |
| 82. Mount Olive Lutheran Church (built 1948) | 7301 N. 28th Ave. | 83. Lutheran Metropolitan Ministries Church | 4205 Boyd St. | |
| 84. Hope Lutheran Church (built 1910) | 2723 N. 30th St. | 85. Immanuel Lutheran Church | 2725 N. 60th Ave. | |
| 86. Deaf Bethlehem Lutheran Church | 5074 Lake St. | 87. Garden-Gethsemane Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Church | 4543 Camden Ave. | |
| 88. Pearl Memorial United Methodist Church | 2319 Ogden St. (closed) | 89. Asbury United Methodist Church | 5226 N. 15th St. (closed) | |
| 90. Florence Methodist Church | Bluff St. (closed) | 91. Olive Crest United Methodist Church (built 1958) | 7180 N. 60th St. | |
| 92. Trinity United Methodist Church | 6001 Fontenelle Blvd. | 93. Clair Memorial United Methodist Church | 5544 Ames Ave. | |
| 94. Calvin Memorial United Presbyterian Church (closed) | 3105 N. 24th St. | 95. Benson United Presbyterian Church | 5612 Corby St. | |
| 95. Bethlehem Baptist Church (built 1926) | 2118 Browne St. | 96. Miller Park Presbyterian Church (closed) | 3020 Huntington Ave. | |
| 97. St. John Missionary Baptist Church (built 1917) | 3912 N. 16th St. | 98. Mount View Presbyterian Church | 5308 Hartman Ave. | |
| 99. First Presbyterian Church of Florence (founded 1857, built 1950) | 8314 N. 31st St. | 100. Beth Hamedrosh Adas Yeshuran Synagogue (built 1922, closed) | 2531 Seward St. | |
| 101. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (build date unknown) | 4932 Ohio St. | 102. Clair Memorial United Methodist Church; originally St. Paul Lutheran Church (built 1913) | 2443 Evans St. (closed) | |
| 103. Walnut Hill Methodist Episcopal Church (Built 1888; Wesley Methodist Episcopal (1936-1939); Nazarene Central Church (1946-1964); House of Prayer (1965-c2009); Kingdom Builders Christian Center (2010-present) | 4039 Charles St. | 104. Hirst Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church; earlier Monmouth Park Methodist (built 1887; demolished 1902; rebuilt 1905; demolished c1950) | N. 34th and Larimore Ave. | |
| 105. Ames Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church (1929-1975); Trinity Hope Tabernacle (1975-1978); Freestone Baptist Church (1978-present) | 4023 Ames Ave. | 106. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church (built 1888; moved 1954 [see #92]); Church of the Living God, C.W.F.F. (1955-present) | 2029 Binney St. | |
| 107. Logan Fontenelle Chapel (1950-1967); moved 1968 | N. 20th and Clark Streets | 108. Holy Angels Catholic Parish Church and School (built 1910-closed 1983) | 2720 Fowler St. | |
| 109. Immanuel Baptist Church ( | 110. Morning Star Baptist Church (founded 1921, moved in 1947, rebuilt 1980-present) | 1920 Burdette St. | ||
Other historic religious places in North Omaha include:
- Notre Dame Convent and Notre Dame High School (closed)
- Poor Clare’s Convent (closed)
- St. Benedict the Moor Catholic School, 2326 Grant St. (closed)
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MY ARTICLES ABOUT HISTORIC CHURCHES IN NORTH OMAHA
GENERAL: Directory | Black Churches | Florence Churches
METHODIST: 17th Street | Pearl Memorial UMC | St. John’s AME | Bethel AME | Cleaves Temple | Ames Avenue | Trinity | Walnut Hill | 18th Street |
BAPTIST: Mount Moriah | Zion | Immanuel |
CATHOLIC: Holy Family | St. Benedict the Moor | St. John’s | Holy Angels | Sacred Heart | St. Cecilia
PRESBYTERIAN: Calvin Memorial | Hillside | First United | Covenant | St. Paul
EPISCOPALIAN: St. Phillips |
COGIC: New Bethel | Faith
LUTHERAN: Hope | St. Paul
OTHERS: Mt. Calvary |
RELATED: St. Clare’s Monastery | Omaha Presbyterian Theological Seminary | North Omaha Catholic Schools | Black Churches | Florence Churches
MY ARTICLES ABOUT HISTORIC BLACK CHURCHES IN NORTH OMAHA
Main Article: Historic Black Churches in North Omaha
Churches: St. John’s AME Church | Mount Moriah Baptist Church | Hope Lutheran Church| Bethel AME Church | New Bethel COGIC | Zion Baptist Church | Rising Star Baptist Church | Faith Temple COGIC | Mt. Calvary Community Church | St. Benedict the Moor Catholic Parish
Former Churches: Calvin Memorial Presbyterian Church | Hillside Presbyterian Church | St. Philip the Deacon Episcopal Church
North Omaha History 
Do you have any information regarding the first Saint Cecilia church? It was a simple wood structure, erected at 4117 Hamilton Street (Walnut Hill/Orchard Hill districts just beyond Bemis Park). Its first service was December 2, 1888. Because of the small number of Catholics in that area, northwest of the city, mostly rural, there were monthly services. The structure was physically relocated on 40th Street, one block south of Cuming Street, in 1903/1904. It served the Catholic presence in that place, at the head of Page Street, until it was destroyed in November, 1917, when scaffolding used to erect the south bell tower of the present Cathedral was blown over, onto the old church. The only place for Catholics to gather on Sundays was the recently enclosed “new Cathedral”. From that point onward services have been continuous held to the present.
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Hi Rev. Gutgsell! I have added this info to the directory now, and I am going to write an article. I will cite you as the source of this info; please feel free to send more if you’re inclined. Thanks very much for sending it!
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Never been hungry. Do you have any photos or other information about the Fontenelle Chapel that we think was near 24th and Clark (maybe 20th and Clark?). A friend’s parents were the ministers there from about 68 to 70, and we tried to find it today and could not; and surprisingly can find no information about it online anywhere. Thanks for any help.
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Hi Myron, and thanks for your note. I found a little bit and added it to the article. The church was established in 1950 by the Krimmer Mennonite Brethren Conference. It was at N. 20th and Clark Streets, and stayed there until 1968 when it moved to south Omaha and took a new name. That congregation is still going, and you can find their history at https://faithbibleomaha.com/church-history/
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