Loyola University Maryland

Campus Ministry

Local Houses of Worship

As a Jesuit institution, Loyola welcomes a diverse religious population including a variety of the Christian denominations, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. Loyola invites all students to actively engage and explore their own religious traditions/ spiritual identities. There are a number of places of worship a short distance from Loyola's campus where students can expand their community to foster a deeper sense of self and Others. If you need assistance connecting with one of these communities, please contact Campus Ministry at campusministry@loyola.edu or 410-617-5755.

Faith Traditions

Click on a faith tradition below to view their respective places of worship in the area.

African Methodist Episcopal

Empowerment Temple Church

4217-4221 Primrose Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
443-738-0460 (phone)
410-813-4027 (information hotline)

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Jamal-Harrison Bryant
Sunday Worship: 7:30am, 9:30am, 11:30am
Discipleship: Thursday - 6:30pm
Bible Study: Tuesday - 7:30pm
Distance from Loyola: 4.5 miles (about 12 minutes)
Call church about possible shuttle service

Bethel AME Church

1300 Druid Hill Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-4273

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Frank M. Reid III
Sunday Worship: 7:15am, 9:45am
Bible Study: Wednesday - 12pm, 7pm
Note: See the website for dates and times of the radio broadcast.
Distance from Loyola: 3.8 miles (about 9 minutes)

Ebenezer AME Church

20 West Montgomery St.
Baltimore, MD 21230
410-783-0190

Pastor: Rev. Dr. J. Ruth Travis
Sunday Worship: 10am
Distance from Loyola: 5 miles (about 12 minutes)

Mt. Calvary AME Church

300 Eudowood Ln.
Towson, MD 21286
410-296-9474

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Ann F. Lightner-Fuller
Email: mcamec@msn.com
Sunday Worship: 8am, 11am
Family Bible Study: Thursday - 6:30pm
Weekday Prayer: Monday through Friday - 6am
Distance from Loyola: 4.8 miles (about 12 minutes)

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Baha'i

Baha'i Faith - Baltimore City

6307 Elinore Ave
Baltimore, MD 21206
410-832-2440

Distance from Loyola: 5.9 miles (about 14 minutes)

Baha'i Faith - Baltimore County

W. Saratoga and N. Eutaw
Baltimore, MD
410-832-7046

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Baptist

University Baptist Church

3501 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-467-2343

Interim Pastor: Rev. Sharon Smith
Email: info@ubcbaltimore.org
Sunday Worship: 9am
Distance from Loyola: 1.4 miles (about 2 minutes)

Calvary Baptist Church

120 W. Pennsylvania Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
410-825-3360

Pastors: Rev. Dr. William Sean Lee and Sarah W. Lee
Email: pastor@calvarybaptist-towson.org
Sunday Worship: 11am
Bible Study: Wednesday - 7pm
Distance from Loyola: 4.1 miles (about 11 minutes)

Northside Baptist Church

1100 E. Northern Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21239
410-433-8854

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Walter L. Parrish III
Email: nbchurch@verizon.net
Sunday Worship: 11am
Distance from Loyola: 2.9 miles (about 7 minutes)

Woodbrook Baptist Church

25 Stevenson Ln.
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-377-2350

Pastor: Rev. John Ballenger
Email: church@woodbrook.org
Sunday Worship: 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: 2.4 miles (about 6 minutes)

Union Baptist Church

1219 Druid Hill Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21217
410-523-6880

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Alvin C. Hathaway, Sr.
Sunday Worship: 10am
Distance from Loyola: 3.8 miles (about 9 minutes)

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Buddhist

The Buddhist Network of Greater Baltimore 

The website provides information about Buddhist centers in the Baltimore area.

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Church of Christ

University Parkway Church of Christ

530 West University Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-467-7371

Pastor: Rev. Rick Adsit
Email: admin@universityparkwaychurch.org
Sunday Worship: 11am
Bible Study: Sunday 10am, Wednesday 7pm
Distance from Loyola: 1.2 miles (about 2 minutes)

First and St. Stephen's United Church of Christ

6915 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-377-5224

Pastor: Rev. Terry Fitzgerald
Email: firststucc@gmail.com
Sunday Worship: 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: 3 miles (about 7 minutes)

Huber Memorial United Church of Christ

5701 York Road
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-435-1496

Pastor: Rev. P.M. Smith
Sunday Worship: 7:30am, 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: 1.5 miles (about 3 minutes)

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Christian Orthodox

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation

24 West Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-727-1831

Pastor: Fr. Dean Moralis
Sunday Worship: 8:45am (Orthros), 10am (Divine Liturgy)
Distance from Loyola: 3 miles (about 6 minutes)
Note: There are two other large Greek Orthodox churches in the Baltimore area that are about 20 minutes away: St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church.

Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church

1723 East Fairmont Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-276-6171

Pastor: Fr. John Vass
Sunday Worship: 9am
Distance from Loyola: 4.7 miles (about 12 minutes)

St. Andrew's Orthodox Church

2028 E. Lombard Street
Baltimore, MD 21231-1923
410-750-9298

Pastor: V. Rev. Theodore Boback
Sunday Worship: 9:30 am
Distance from Loyola: 5.6 miles (about 13 minutes)

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Coptic Orthodox

St. Mary Coptic Orthodox Church of Maryland

8340 Woodward St.
Savage, MD 20763
301-725-0220

Pastor: Fr. Shenouda Ebeid
Saturday and Sunday Worship: 8:30am
Distance from Loyola: 25.7 miles (about 38 minutes)

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Episcopal

Church of the Redeemer

5603 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-435-7333

Interim Rector: Rev. Robert W. Ihloff
Contemporary Service: Saturday - 5pm
Sunday Worship: 10am
Distance from Loyola: 1.4 miles (about 3 minutes)

Episcopal Church of the Guardian Angel

2629 Huntingdon Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-235-5740

Pastor: Rev. Alice Jellema, Rector
Sunday Worship: 8am, 10am
Bible Study: Wednesday - 11am
Distance from Loyola: 2.1 miles (about 4 minutes)

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Hindu

Greater Baltimore Hindu-Jain Temple

2909 Bloom Rd.
Finksburg, MD 21048
410-861-9345

Chief Priest: Padmanabha S. Joshi
Email: gbt101@yahoo.com
Services: See Website
Distance from Loyola: 24.5 miles (about 36 minutes)

Johns Hopkins University Interfaith Center

3509 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-261-1880

Distance from Loyola: 1.4 miles (about 2 minutes)

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 Islam

Islamic Society of Baltimore

6631 Johnnycake Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21244
410-747-4869

Email: info@isb.org
Distance from Loyola: 13 miles (about 26 minutes)

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Jewish

Bolton Street Synagogue

212 W. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-235-5354

Rabbi: John Franken
Worship: Friday - 7:30pm, Saturday: 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: 0.3 miles (about 1 minute)
Note: This is an open, egalitarian, unaffiliated Jewish community rooted in tradition.  They are dedicated to fostering Jewish culture, learning and prayer in a participatory environment.

Beit Tikvah Reconstructionist Temple

5802 Roland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-464-9402

Rabbi: Larry Pinsker
Email: info@beittikvah.org
Worship: See website.  Several types of service are offered.
Distance from Loyola: 2.1 miles (about 6 minutes)

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Lutheran

First English Lutheran Church

3807 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-235-2356

Pastor: Rev. Donald L. Burggraf
1st Sunday of the Month: 10am worship service
Contemporary Sunday Worship: 9am, 11:15am
Bible Study: Thursday - 7-9pm
Distance from Loyola: 0.8 miles (about 1 minute)

Calvary Lutheran Church

2625 E. Northern Parkway
Baltimore, MD 21214
410-426-4302

Pastor: Rev. Quentin Poulson
Sunday Worship: 8:15am, 11am
Bible Study: Mon,Weds - 7pm
Distance from Loyola: 4.8 miles (about 11 minutes)

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

8516 Loch Raven
Towson, MD 21286
410-825-7905

Pastor: Thurman Frey
Email: holycros@comcast.net
Sunday Worship: 10am
Distance from Loyola: 5.9 miles (about 13 minutes)

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Mennonite

North Baltimore Mennonite Church

4615 Roland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-467-8947

Pastor: Dave Greiser
Email: info@bmoremenno.org
Sunday Worship: 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: 0.9 miles (about 2 minutes)

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Non-Denominational Christian Service

University Baptist Church

3501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-467-2343

Interim Pastor: Rev. Sharon Smith
Service: The Gathering (Contemporary Service) - Sunday in the Sanctuary, 7pm
Note: This service is primarily geared toward young adults / college population from diverse denominational backgrounds.

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Pentecostal

New Antioch Church

2401 Saint Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-7040

Pastor: Bishop Orlando Allen Wilson
Sunday Worship: 8am, 11am
Bible Study: Wednesday - 7pm
Distance from Loyola: 2.2 miles (about 5 minutes)

Kingdom Worship Center

6419 York Rd.
Towson, MD 21212
410-377-3500

Pastor Bishop Gregory Dennis, Elder Tonya Dennis
Sunday Worship: 8am, 11am
Bible Study: Tuesday - 7pm
Distance from Loyola: 2.7 miles (about 7 minutes)

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Presbyterian (USA)

Central Presbyterian Church

7308 York Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21204
410-823-6145

Pastors: Rev. John Schmidt, Rev. George Antonakos
Email: john@centralpc.org, george@centralpc.org
Contemporary Worship: Sunday - 9am, 10:45am
Traditional Worship: Sunday - 10:45am
Young Adult Program: Contact Katy Hutton and Joe Strube
Distance from Loyola: 3.9 miles (about 10 minutes)

First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church

210 West Madison St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-728-5545

Interim Pastor: Rev. David C. Harris
Email: Information@firstfranklin.org
Sunday Worship: 10:30am
Distance from Loyola: about 8 minutes

Towson Presbyterian Church

400 West Chesapeake Ave.
Towson, MD 21204
410-823-6500

Pastor: Rev. Lindley G. DeGarmo
Email: tpc@towsonpres.org
Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 10am
Distance from Loyola: 5.2 miles (about 13 minutes)

Govan's Presbyterian Church

5828 York Rd.
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-435-9188

Interim Pastor: Rev. Tom Harris
Email: office@govanspres.org
Sunday Worship: 11am
Distance from Loyola: 1.8 miles (about 5 minutes)

Second Presbyterian Church

4200 Saint Paul St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-467-4210

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Thomas W. Blair
Email: presbalt@verizon.net
Sunday Worship: 9am, 11:15am
Distance from Loyola: 0.5 miles (about 1 minute)

Roland Park Presbyterian Church

4801 Roland Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-889-2000

Pastor: Rev. Mark W. Hanna
Email: pastor@rolandparkchurch.org
Sunday Worship: 10am
Distance from Loyola: 1.3 miles (about 3 minutes)

Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church

6200 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-377-7232

Interim Pastor: Rev. Dr. Scott Wilson
Email: office@bmwpc.org
Sunday Worship: 10:30am, Fellowship at 11:30am
Bible Study: Sunday - 9:15am
Distance from Loyola: 1.3 miles (about 3 minutes)

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Presbyterian (CPA)

Timonium Presbyterian Church

303 West Timonium Rd.
Timonium, MD 21093
410-252-5663

Pastor: Dr. Nicholas Ganas
Sunday Worship: 9:30am
Distance from Loyola: 9.9 miles (about 16 minutes)

Faith Christian Fellowship

505 East 42nd St.
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-323-0202

Pastors: Rev. Craig Garriott, Rev. Stan Long
Email: fcfoffice@fcfchurch.org
Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 11am
Note: Multicultural church affiliated with Presbyterian Church of America (PCA)
Distance from Loyola: 1.5 miles (about 2 minutes)

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Unitarian

First Unitarian Universalist Church of Baltimore

1 West Hamilton St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
410-685-2330

Minister: Rev. David Carl Olson
Sunday Worship: 11am
Distance from Loyola: 3.7 miles (about 9 minutes)

Towson Unitarian Universalist Church

1710 Dulaney Valley Rd.
Lutherville, MD 21093
410-825-6045

Pastor: Rev. Clare L. Petersberger
Email: churchoffice@towsonuuc.org
Sunday Worship: 9:30am, 11:15am
Distance from Loyola: 6.7 miles (about 16 minutes)

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United Methodist

St. John's of Baltimore City United Methodist Church

2640 St. Paul Street (at E. 27th St.)
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-366-7733

Pastors: Rev. Dr. Amy McCullough, Dr. Reddix
Sunday Worship: 11:30am
Distance from Loyola: 1.9 miles (about 3 minutes)

Grace United Methodist Church

5407 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21210
410-433-6650

Pastor: Rev. Dr. Amy McCullough
Sunday Worship: 8:30am, 10am
Distance from Loyola: 1.1 miles (about 2 minutes)

Lovely Lane United Methodist Church

2200 Saint Paul Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
410-889-1512

Pastor: Rev. Nancy Nedwell
Email: lovelylane@cavtel.net
Sunday Worship: 11am
Bible Study: Sunday - 10am
Distance from Loyola: 2.3 miles (about 5 minutes)

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