New Bern NC Churches & Houses of Worship

New Bern is a Town of Churches

Interior altar of St. Paul's Catholic Church	Entrance of Christ the King Episcopal Church	Gothic Revival Style First Baptist Church	Temple B’nai Sholem

New Bern's skyline, replete with many spires, attests to the fact that church-going is very important to New Bernians. We have listings below to help you find a congregation and church where you'll be welcomed.

Early North Carolina settlers brought their faiths with them and contributed immeasurably to the civilizing of this frontier area, and New Bern has always represented a haven for religious freedom for settlers of many denominations from around the world. The Catholic church is the earliest in NC. One of the earliest synagogues in the South is here and still practicing. Almost all religious denominations are represented.

For more information on New Bern area churches, call the New Bern/Craven County Church Information Line at: (252) 514-4000.

Christian Churches in New Bern: Click on the Yellow Pages directory listing of the various churches in New Bern to find the denomination you are looking for, which include the following.

• Anglican, Assembly of God, all Baptist derivations, including Free-Will, Missionary, Independent, Southern.
• There are a number of Bible Churches, all Christian divisions, including Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Independent, Missionary Alliance, Church of Christ, Church of God, and AME.
• Episcopal, Holiness, Independent, Lutheran, Methodist and United Methodist.
• Pentecostal, Pentecostal-Holiness, Presbyterian, United Methodist, United Pentecostal.
• Christian Science, Seventh-Day Adventist, Jehovah's Witnesses, Latter Day-Saints
• Mennonite, (Note that a Mennonite family has a popular home-style restaurant on Middle Street downtown called Baker's Square.)

Catholic Churches in New Bern:

• The oldest Catholic Church in North Carolina is in New Bern. St. Paul's Catholic Church still owns the historic downtown church, but it is used only for Friday morning mass, weddings and other special occasions. The new St. Paul's is located on Country Club Road in Trent Woods and has a K-8 school attached.
• There are also Catholic Churches in Oriental (St. Peter the Fisherman) and nearby Havelock (Annunciation Catholic Church).

Non-Denominational Churches:

• We have several non-denominational churches and one trans-denominational church.

Jewish Synagogues in New Bern:

• Temple B’nai Sholem is one of the first Jewish Synagogues in North Carolina and is still operating today in the same building.