Leading churches

Leading Black churches to visitRanked state by state

Which churches make it easiest to plan a first visit? We rank them on what we could check ourselves: published service times, online giving, a working website and a confirmed tradition.

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Leaders matrix: the top Black churches to visit nationwide

Score out of 100. Each colour is something we checked on the church’s own website or listing.
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Top 30 Black churches to visit nationwide

#ChurchCityTraditionSunday worshipGive onlineWebsiteConfirmed
116th Street Baptist ChurchBirmingham, ALBaptist10:45 am✓✓✓
2Ebenezer Baptist ChurchVirginia Beach, VAAfrican American11 am✓✓✓
3Greater Bethel Temple Apostolic ChurchLouisville, KYApostolic11:30 am✓✓✓
4New Hope Church-God in ChristMurfreesboro, TNCOGIC11 am✓✓✓
5Bethel ChurchAnn Arbor, MIAME10 am✓✓✓
6Brown Chapel AME ChurchSelma, ALAME10:30 am✓✓✓
7Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist ChurchMontgomery, ALBaptist10:30 am✓✓✓
8Greater Second Baptist ChurchLittle Rock, ARAfrican American10:30 am✓✓✓
9Greater St Mark Baptist ChurchLouisville, KYMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓✓
10Greater Works ChurchAsheville, NCCOGIC10:30 am✓✓✓
11Mount Calvary Baptist ChurchMullica Hill, NJAfrican American10 am✓✓✓
12Mt Sinai FellowshipDavenport, IACOGIC11:30 am✓✓✓
13New Ebenezer Baptist Church Columbia South CarolinaColumbia, SCBlack Baptist9:30 am✓✓✓
14New Hope Baptist ChurchVirginia Beach, VAMissionary Baptist10 am✓✓✓
15New Hope Church of GodCowan, TNCOGIC11 am✓✓✓
16Nineteenth Street Baptist ChurchWashington, DCBaptist10 am✓✓✓
17Rock of Refuge Full Gospel AssemblyTurnersville, NJApostolic11:30 am✓✓✓
18Shiloh Baptist ChurchDenver, COMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓✓
19Zion Apostolic AssemblyPitcairn, PAApostolic11:30 am✓✓✓
20Zion Baptist North Campus, Wheaton MDWheaton, MDBlack Baptist9:15 am✓✓✓
21Zion Hill Baptist ChurchIndianapolis, INMissionary Baptist11 am✓✓✓
22Zion Rest Baptist ChurchAustin, TXMissionary Baptist10 am✓✓✓
23Zion Tabernacle Apostolic ChurchIndianapolis, INApostolic11:30 am✓✓✓
24Tabernacle Baptist ChurchSelma, ALBlack Baptist10 am✓✓✓
25Ebenezer Baptist ChurchAtlanta, GABaptist10 am✓✓✓
26First African Baptist ChurchSavannah, GABlack Baptist10 am✓✓✓
27Greater Mount Carmel Baptist ChurchBaton Rouge, LABlack Baptist10:45 am✓✓✓
28Greater St Paul Baptist ChurchCocoa, FLMissionary Baptist10:45 am✓✓✓
29Mt Moriah Missionary ChurchIndianapolis, INMissionary Baptist7 pm✓✓✓
30Mt Rose ChurchDallas, TXMissionary Baptist8 am✓✓✓

How we rank: churches earn points for what a first-time visitor needs and what we could check ourselves in October 2026: a Sunday service time published on the church's own website (30), Sunday school or Bible study times (10), an online giving page (20), a working website (15), a phone number (10) and tradition confirmed on its own site or a documented history (15). It is not a judgment of worship or community; churches can improve their place by sending us their schedule.