Church

Status

Notes

Records

Berean Interdenominational Church

2754 Jackson St.

Scranton

Active

The church was interdenominational to attract all faiths.  There was no church in the area at the time.  They began as a Sunday School in 1933, meeting in a converted chicken coop.  The church was dedicated in 1937.

At church

Calvary Bible Fellowship Church

1021 Taylor Ave.

Scranton

Closed

(2006)

Was originally Taylor Ave. Mission of First German Church (Methodist Episcopal).   In 1958, the Mennonite Brethren in Christ denomination became the Bible Fellowship Church

Calvary Mennonite-Brethren in Christ Church

1021 Taylor Ave.

Scranton

Name changed

(1958)

The name of the denomination was changed to Bible Fellowship.  See Calvary Bible Fellowship Church at the same address.

Calvary Reformed Church

Corner Gibson St. & Monroe Ave.

Scranton

Closed

The church was sold in 1921, and is now the site of Temple Israel

Church of Christ

137 S. Main Ave.

Scranton

Congregation was organized in 1957.  They purchased the old Ebenezer Welsh Presbyterian Church.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

1010 Albright Ave.

Scranton

Moved

(1975)

The first Sunday School in the Scranton area was organized in 1898, and the Scranton Branch was organized in 1913.  This location was dedicated in 1957.  Moved to 505 Griffin Pond Rd., South Abington Township

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

505 Griffin Pond Rd

South Abington Township

Active

At church

City Lights Church

1924 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Church began in the 500 block of Lackawanna Ave.  It now occupies the former Providence Methodist Church

At church

Community Bible Church

1352 Heart Lake Rd.

Greenfield Township

Moved

(1999)

Moved to a permanent location in Royal, Susquehanna County

Community of Christ

1165 Luzerne St.

Scranton

Active

Was originally the Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints.  All churches in the denomination became Community of Christ in 2001 to avoid confusion with the Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

At church

Covenant Reformed Church

47 S. Church St.

Carbondale

Active

Affiliated with United Reformed Churches in America

At church

Dunmore Christian Church

126 Barton St.

Dunmore

Name changed

The name was changed to Tripp Avenue Christian Church

Dunmore Italian Christian Church

Elmdale Bible Church

1532 Mt. Cobb Rd.

Jefferson Township

Active

At church

Endeavor Chapel Mission Bible School

309 Green Ridge St.

Scranton

Name changed

Became Grace Bible Church

Evangelical Free Bible Church

431 Carbondale Rd.

Waverly

Active

At church

Faith Works Church of God in Christ Church

1525 Washburn St.

Scranton

Active

The congregation bought the building from St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in 2009.

At church

First Christian Church

2045 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

It was the second oldest congregation in the city in 1966 dating to 1833.  It was affiliated with the Disciples of Christ.

First Church Christ Scientist

520 Vine St.

Scranton

Closed

Building was put up for sale in 1981.  It is now the Children’s Library.  Services were then conducted in the Reading Room at 325 N. Washington Ave.

Free Methodist Church of the Abingtons

101 Carbondale Rd.

Waverly

Active

At church

Gospel Herald Mission

410 Spruce St., 2^nd Floor

Scranton

Name changed and moved

(1921)

Gospel Herald Society was molded into the Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church.  Moved to 1021 Taylor Ave.  See Calvary Mennonite Brethren in Christ Church and Calvary Bible Fellowship Church

Grace and Hope Mission

234 Adams Ave.

Scranton

Closed

(2001)

The church began in Scranton in 1938, and they were at this location since 1945.  The denomination is similar to the Salvation Army, but led by women.

Grace Bible Church

1550 Gardner Ave.

Scranton

Moved

(1962)

Church began in 1949

Grace Bible Church

130 University Dr.

Dunmore

Active

The present church was dedicated in 1962

At church

Italian Christian Church

339 S. Hyde Park Ave.

Scranton

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

484 Hickory Ridge Rd.

Carbondale

Active

At church

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

2021 Moosic Lake Rd.

Mt. Cobb, Jefferson Township

Active

At church

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

311 N. Irving Ave.

Scranton

Moved

This location was dedicated in 1963.  The congregation eventually moved to the Kingdom Hall on the Morgan Highway.

Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses

617 Morgan Highway

Scranton

Active

At church

John Raymond Memorial Universalist Church

445 Madison Ave.

Scranton

Closed

Church was dedicated in 1906.  It was acquired by the University of Scranton in 1987 to house their fine arts program.  It is now called the Smurfit Center.

Kurtz St. Union Church

Corner Kurtz St. & Luke Ave.

Dunmore

Closed

Little mention of it in the newspapers.  Once in 1905 and once in 1911 listing it all the churches in the city.  The area is now occupied by St. Rocco’s Roman Catholic Church.

New Covenant Fellowship

238 N. Main St.

Taylor

Active

Olive Branch Bible Church

255 S. Keyser Ave.

Old Forge

Incorporated in 2002.  Seems to no longer exist.

Our Father’s House

1820 Church Ave.

Scranton

Active

Located in the former Providence Full Gospel Tabernacle

At church

Parker Hill Community Church

607 N. Abington Rd.

South Abington Township

Active

Occupies the former Temple Baptist Church.  There is also a campus in Dickson City, in the old theater building on Business Route 6

At church

Pilgrim Holiness Church

1420 Capouse Ave.

Scranton

For their seemingly short time in existence, they rented the former Zion Evangelical Church.

Polish and Slavish Mission

429 Hickory St.

Scranton

Radical Faith Fellowship

214 W. Market St.

Scranton

Active

Occupies the building which was Puritan Congregational, later Concord UCC.

At church

Reorganized Church of Latter Day Saints

1165 Luzerne St.

Scranton

Name changed

(2001)

In 2001 the denomination changed its name to Community of Christ to distinguish itself from the Latter Day Saints (Mormons)

St. Paul’s Independent Bible Church

401 Grove St.

Taylor

Active

At church

Salvation Army

22 Dundaff St.

Carbondale

Closed

Salvation Army

1031 Price St.

Scranton

Closed

Building is now a residence

Salvation Army

419 Poplar St.

Scranton

Moved

(1987)

Purchased and refurbished the former Giant Cash and Carry.

Salvation Army

500 S, Washington Ave.

Scranton

Active

At church

Seventh Day Adventist Church

1407 Wyoming Ave.

Scranton

Active

At church

Steamtown Church

1511 Pittston Ave.

Scranton

Active

It began as a youth ministry.  In 2005 the church purchased the former Boys and Girls Club in West Scranton.  They held its first Sunday service in 2008 in the Red-Carpet Inn.  Moved to the former St. John’s the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church in 2013.

At church

The Connect Church

406 N. Main St.

Taylor

Active

At church

The Grove Church

1735 N. Main Ave.

Scranton

Active

Occupies the building that was Providence Baptist.

At church

The Rock Church

530 Morgan Highway

Scranton

Active

Non-denominational church

At church

Tripp Ave. Christian Church

126 Barton St.

Dunmore

Closed

The church was built in 1936.  After closing in 2010, the building was deeded to the Dunmore Historical Society.

Valley View Church

709 Main St.

Peckville

Active

At church

Waverly Community Church

101 Carbondale Rd.

Waverly

See Free Methodist Church of the Abingtons

Zion United Evangelical Church

1420 Capouse Ave.

Scranton

Closed

The church seemed to have gone out of existence after 1942.  In 1944 the building was rented by the Evangelical Conference to the Pilgrim Holiness Church.  In 1946, the Evangelical Church merged with the United Brethren in Christ at a meeting in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to form the Evangelical United Brethren Church. This body, in turn, united with the American Methodist Church in 1968 to form the United Methodist Church.