Places of worship

Faith centers for many beliefs call county home

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Anglican

The Anglican Mission of Southern Maryland (orthodox and traditional): Meets at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in California in Rooms 108 and 109. Call 301-475-9337; visit www.amosm.net.

- St. Anne's Anglican Catholic Church: Located at Dent Chapel at the Charlotte Hall Veterans Home, 29608 Charlotte Hall Road in Charlotte Hall. 301-472-1763 and 301-934-3260; visit www.anglicancatholic.org.

Apostolic

- St. Matthew's Free Gospel Church of Christ: Located at the corner of Hollywood Road and McIntosh Road in Leonardtown. 301-475-2910.

Assemblies of God

- Patuxent River Assembly of God: Located at Route 4 east of Route 235 in California. 301-862-9200; visit www.pragnet.org.

Baha'i

- Baha'i Faith. 301-884-8764; visit www.bahai.org.

Baptist

- Blessed Redeemer Baptist Church: Located at 38582 Brett Way in Mechanicsville. Call 301-274-5822.

- Callaway Baptist Church: Located at the intersection of routes 249 and 5 in Callaway. 301-994-0655.

- Calvary Baptist Church. 301-862-1413.

- First Missionary Baptist Church of Lexington Park: Located on Lincoln Avenue about a half-mile south of Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park. 301-863-8388; visit www.firstmissionary.org.

- Gospel Light Baptist Church: Located on Romans Way off Route 5 in Mechanicsville. 301-884-7366; visit gospellightbaptistchurch.org.

- Hughesville Baptist Church: Located on Old Leonardtown Rd. in Hughesville. 301-274-3672 or 301-884-8645.

- Leonardtown Baptist Church: Located on Route 245 about a quarter-mile east of the Maryland State Police barrack in Leonardtown. 301-475-2131; www.lbcmd.org.

- Lexington Park Baptist Church: Located at the corner of Shangri-La Drive and Willows Road in Lexington Park. 301-862-2552; visit www.lpbconline.org.

- Patuxent Baptist Church: Located at 22614 on Chancellor's Run Road in Great Mills. 301-866-0001.

- Victory Baptist Church: Located off Golden Beach Road in Charlotte Hall. 301-884-8503.

Christian Church/Disciples of Christ

- Truth Bible Church: Located at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, 44219 Airport Road in California, 301-737-4208; visit truthbiblechurch.com.

- Southern Maryland Faith Community: Located at Starmaker Learning Center in Wildewood. 301-872-5401.

Christian Science

- The Christian Science Society of Lexington Park: Located at the intersection of Town Creek Drive and Route 235. 301-863-2882.

Church of Christ

- St. Mary's County Church of Christ: Located on St. Andrew's Church Road in California. 301-863-9410; visit ourlordschurch.com.

Church of God

- Life Community Church of God: Located at 22512 Chancellor's Run Road in Great Mills. 301-862-3831; www.lccog.com.

- St. Matthew's Free Gospel Church of Christ: Located at corner of Hollywood and McIntosh roads in Leonardtown. Call 301-475-2910.

Episcopal

- All Faith Episcopal Church: Located on Route 6 in Mechanicsville. 301-884-3773; visit www.allfaithchurch.com.

- All Saints Episcopal Church - Oakley Parish: Located on Route 470 (Oakley Road) one mile off Route 242 in Avenue. 301-769-4288.

- Christ Episcopal Church: Located on Route 238 ( Maddox Road) off Route 234 in Chaptico. 301-884-3451; e-mail office@christepiscopalchaptico.org.

- Church of the Ascension: Located on Great Mills Road about a half-mile from the main gate of Patuxent River Naval Air Station. 301-863-8551; visit www.churchoftheascension-patuxent.org.

- Old Fields Episcopal Church: Located on Prince Frederick Road in Hughesville. 301-274-3796.

- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church: Located at 44078 St. Andrew's Church Road (Route 4), in California, about two miles from Route 235. 301-862-2247.

- St. George's Episcopal Church: Located at 19167 Poplar Hill Lane in Valley Lee. 301-994-0585.

- St. John's United Episcopal Church: Located on North Sandgates Road in Oakville. 301-373-3862; visit www.stjohnsuec.org.

- St. Mary's Chapel: Sunday worship at 8 a.m. at St. Mary's Chapel in Ridge about one mile south of intersection of Routes 235 and 5. Holy Eucharist Service held at 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Mary's City. 301-862-4597.

Foursquare

-The Lighthouse Church: Services currently held at Esperanza Middle School in California. 301-863-6038; visit www.thelighthousechurchonline.net.

Grace Brethren

ï Grace Chapel: Currently meeting at Mechanicsville Elementary School. 301-884-3504; visit www.gracechapelsomd.com.

Holiness

= Park Hall True Holiness Church: Located at 47690 Park Hall Road in Park Hall. 301-863-2153.

Jehovah's Witness

- Callaway Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses: Located at 20770 Seth Court in Callaway. 301-994-3010.

- Hughesville Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses: Located on Route 231 East in Hughesville. 301-274-0484.

Jewish

- Beth Israel Congregation: Located at Bunker Hill and Midway drives in Lexington Park. 301-862-2021.

Latter-Day Saints

- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Located on Old Rolling Road off Route 235 in California. 301-863-8002.

Lutheran

- Good Samaritan Lutheran Church ELCA: Located off Great Mills Road at 20850 Langley Road, 1/8 mile north of Route 5 in Lexington Park. 301-863-4740; visit www.goodsamlutheran.com.

- St. Paul's Lutheran Church: Located on the corner of routes 5 and 6 in Charlotte Hall. 301-884-5184.

- Shepherd of the Bay Lutheran Church: Meets at Dowell Elementary School in Lusby. 301-373-3299; visit www.shepherdofthebay.com.

- Trinity Lutheran Church: Located on Shangri-La Drive next to Lexington Park Elementary School. 301-863-9512; e-mail trinity@trinitylexpk.org.

Mennonite

- Stauffer Mennonite Church: Services held every other Sunday. Located in Loveville. No phone.

- Mechanicsville Mennonite Church: Located on Bishop Road between Route 247 and Friendship School Road in Mechanicsville. 301-373-5733.

AME

- Ebenezer AME Church: Located in Charlotte Hall. 301-884-8879.

- St. John's AME Church: Located on Prince Frederick Road in Benedict. 301-274-5874.

- St. Luke's UAME Church: Located on Route 249 in Piney Point. 301-994-9897.

- St. Mark Union AME Church: Located on Happyland Road in Valley Lee. 301-994-2090.

Nazarene

- Hollywood Church of the Nazarene: Located at 24710 Sotterley Road in Hollywood. 301-373-2130; e-mail hollymdnaz@verizon.net.

- Leonardtown Church of the Nazarene: Located on Washington Street in Leonardtown. 301-475-2538.

Nondenominational

- Faith Bible Church: Located at 26325 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville. 301-373-2273; visit www.faithbiblemd.org.

- Gospel Tabernacle of Prayer Church: Located on Budd's Creek Road in Clements. 301-769-2966.

- Oasis of Victory Church: Located on Tulagi Place in Lexington Park. 301-862-5630.

- SAYSF Bible Church: Located at 46544 Rue Purchase Road in Lexington Park. 301-862-3755; visit www.saysf.org.

- SouthPoint Church: Meets at Leonardtown High School in Leonardtown. 240-925-8787.

Pentecostal

- Living Hope First United Pentecostal Church: Located on Midway Drive in Lexington Park. 301-862-9805.

- Greater Morning Star Pentecostal Church of St. Mary's: Located at 47359 Lincoln Ave. in Lexington Park. 301-863-7507.

- Living Word Community Church: Located at 39371 Harpers Corner Road in Mechanicsville. 301-884-0167; visit www.lwccmech.org.

Presbyterian

- Cornerstone Presbyterian Church: Located on Town Creek Drive in California. 301-862-5016; visit www.cornerstonepca.org.

- Grace and Peace Presbyterian Church: Located at 22646 Benswood Road in California. 301-475-2111.

- Patuxent Presbyterian Church (USA): Located on Route 4 at Kingston Creek Road in California. 301-863-2033; visit www.paxpres.org.

Roman Catholic

- Holy Angels Catholic Church: Located on Route 242 in Avenue. 301-769-3332.

- Holy Face Catholic Church: Located at 20408 Point Lookout Road in Great Mills. 301-994-0525.

- Immaculate Conception Catholic Church: Located at 28297 Old Village Road in Mechanicsville. 301-884-3123.

- Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church: Located on Route 235 one mile north of the main gate of Patuxent River Naval Air Station in Lexington Park. 301-863-8144.

- Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church: Located on Chaptico Road in Chaptico about a half-mile from Route 234. 301-884-2502.

- Our Lady's Church at Medley's Neck: Located on Route 244 in Medley's Neck about one mile from Route 5. 301-475-8403.

- Sacred Heart Catholic Church: Located on Route 238 in Bushwood, one mile west of Route 242. 301-769-3100.

- St. Aloysius Catholic Church: Located on Washington Street (Route 245) in Leonardtown. 301-475-8064.

- St. Cecilia's Catholic Church: Located on Mattapany Road near St. Mary's College in St. Mary's City. 301-862-4600.

- St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church: Located at the end of Route 243 (north of Leonardtown), 21370 Newtown Neck Road, in Compton. 301-475-9885.

- St. George Catholic Church: Located at 19199 St. George Church Road in Valley Lee. 301-994-0607.

- St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church: Located at St. John's Road and Route 235 in Hollywood. 301-373-5212 or 301-373-2281.

- St. Joseph's Catholic Church: Located at 29119 Point Lookout Road in Morganza. 301-475-3293.

- St. Michael's Catholic Church: Located on Route 235 in Ridge. 301-872-4321 or 301-872-5771.

- St. Peter Claver Catholic Church: Located on St. Peter Claver Road, off Route 5 in St. Inigoes. 301-872-5460.

Seventh-day Adventist

- Patuxent Seventh Day Adventist Church: Located on Route 5 and Whirlwind Road, about four miles south of Leonardtown. 301-475-2082.

Unitarian Universalist

- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of the Chesapeake meets at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center. 301-880-0508; visit www.theuucc.org.

- Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Southern Maryland: Services are held at the Chancellor's Run Activity Center in Chancellor's Run Regional Park. 301-373-9293; visit www.uufsm.org.

United Methodist

- Bethesda United Methodist Church: Located in Valley Lee. 301-994-9416.

- Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church: Located at 37345 New Market Road in Charlotte Hall. Call 301-884-7320.

- Hollywood United Methodist Church: Located on Mervell Dean Road in Hollywood. 301-373-2500.

- Lexington Park United Methodist Church: Located on Great Mills Road. 301-863-8500; visit www.lpumchurch.org.

- Mt. Zion United Methodist Church: Located on Mount Zion Church Road in Laurel Grove in Mechanicsville. 301-884-4132.

- Mt. Zion United Methodist Church: Located on Mount Zion Church Road in St. Inigoes. Call 301-872-4006.

- St. Luke United Methodist Church: Located at 12880 Point Lookout Road in Scotland. 301-872-5142.

- First Saints Community Church, with campuses in Ridge, St. George Island and Leonardtown. 301-475-7200; visit www.firstsaints.org.

- Zion United Methodist Church: Located on Route 235 in Lexington Park. 301-863-5161.

Wesleyan

- Real Life Wesleyan Church: Meeting at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church hall in Mechanicsville. 301-481-2063.