Seattle Metropolitan Intriguing and Historical Churches

Edifices of worship, prayer and moral community have provided their congregation's stability and shelter spanning generations and sometimes even centuries. Ecclesiastical architecture is meant to inspire and provide essential meeting space for institutional activities and shared rituals.

Each of these profiled churches offers a unique narrative and presence within their respective communities. Their accompanying profiles document their origins, histories, and in many instances architectural context. The selection transcends religious denominations, philosophies and chains of leadership. Some have became the site for exceptional events. Whether offbeat or conventional, each has contributed towards a legacy within their communities. They singularly and collectively portray the diversity of religious institutions within the Seattle and Puget Sound Metropolitan region along with those that have since become repurposed.

The churches photographed and profiled include:

St. Peter's Church (Tacoma)

St. Luke's Memorial Episcopal Church (Tacoma)

Trinity Parish Church (Seattle)

Eagle Harbor Congregational Church (Bainbridge Island)

Immaculate Conception Church (Seattle)

Grace Free Lutheran Poulsbo (Currently Gran Kirk Condominiums)

Former First Methodist Church and United Capitol Hill Methodist Church (Seattle)

Former First Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle) (Currently: The Sanctuary Townhouse)

Saint Patrick Catholic Church (Tacoma)

Saint James Cathedral (Seattle)

First Lutheran Church Poulsbo

Former First Baptist Church (Edmonds)

Seabold United Methodist Church (Bainbridge Island)

Former First United Methodist Church (Seattle) (Currently: The Sanctuary at Lotte Hotel)

First Covenant Church (Seattle)

First Church of Christ Scientist (Tacoma)

African Methodist Episcopal Church (Seattle)

First Baptist Church (Seattle)

Port Madison Lutheran Church (Bainbridge Island)

Former Chevta Bikur Cholim Synagogue (Seattle) (Currently: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute)

Holy Rosary Church (Tacoma)

Temple de Hirsch Sinai (Seattle)

Former Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (Tacoma) (Currently: SOZO Church)

St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church (Tacoma)

First Presbyterian Church (Tacoma)

Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (Seattle)

Former First Baptist Church (Tacoma) (Currently: Urban Grace Church)

Former Seventh Church of Christ, Scientist (Seattle) (Currently: Seattle Church of Christ)

St. Joseph's Church (Seattle)

First Lutheran Church (Tacoma)

Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral (Seattle)

Saint Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church (Seattle)

St. Spiridon Orthodox Cathedral (Seattle)