Local Houses of Worship

Lynchburg boasts countless places of worship from various faith traditions and preferences. For students looking for a particular church experience or religious tradition, below is a non-exhaustive list of churches that are near campus and former students have regularly attended.

If you need more information about particular preferences such as liturgical style, LGBTQ inclusion, women in leadership, or worship music, please contact one of the chaplains in the Spiritual Life Center.

Baha’i

Buddhism

Christianity

Anglican:
All Saints Church

Apostolic:
Apostolics of Lynchburg Church | The Ramp

Baptist:
Bedrock Lynchburg | Diamond Hill Baptist Church | Gospel Community Rivermont Church | Heritage Baptist Church | Madison Heights Baptist Church | Peakland Baptist Church | Thomas Road Baptist Church | West Lynchburg Baptist Church

Catholic:
Holy Cross Catholic Church | St. Thomas More Catholic Church

Disciples of Christ:
Church of the Covenant | First Christian Church | Timberlake Christian Church

Episcopal:
St. John’s Episcopal Church | St. Paul’s Episcopal Church | Trinity Episcopal Church

Lutheran:
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church (ELCA) | Our Savior Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)

Methodist:
Chestnut Hill Methodist Church | Court Street Methodist Church | Fort Hill Methodist Church | Heritage United Methodist Church | Peakland United Methodist Church | Timberlake United Methodist Church

Mormon:
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

Nazarene:
Crosspoint Church

Non-Denominational:
Blue Ridge Community Church | Mosaic Church | One Community Church | The Redeemed Parish

Orthodox:
Holy Trinity Orthodox Church | St. George Greek Orthodox Church

Pentecostal:
Cornerstone Community Church | Passion Community Church (Church of God) | Tree of Life Ministries | Prayer of Faith Temple Church

Presbyterian:
Boonsboro Presbyterian Church | First Presbyterian Church | Rivermont Evangelical Presbyterian Church | Quaker Memorial Presbyterian Church

Quaker:
Quaker Friends (on campus)

United Church of Christ:
Church of the Covenant

Hinduism

Shantiniketan Temple (Roanoke)

Humanist

Lynchburg Area Secular Humanist

Interfaith

LOTUS (Light of Truth Universal Shrine) (Buckingham) | Unity in the Seven Hills

Islam

Greater Lynchburg Islamic Association | Legacy International

Judaism

Agudath Sholom Synagogue

Unitarian Universalist

First Unitarian Church


Disclaimer: The opinions and beliefs expressed by external houses of worship do not necessarily reflect those of the administration, faculty, or staff of the University of Lynchburg.