United States is a melting pot cultures and each distinct culture brings along their own religion. As with the other large North American cities, Miami also offers a wide variety of places of worship. About 39% of Florida's residents attend weekly church services and Miami has more than 500 religious sites with around 28 denominations. Here's a list with details about the numerous places to worship in the Miami area:
Catholicism
Catholicism is the dominant religion in Continental US and also in the state of Florida. It is estimated that 26% of Florida's population is Catholic. Miami has over 50 Catholic churches and numerous Catholic schools. Florida and the Southwestern US were the first territories to be discovered by Spanish explorers and settlers in 1513. Catholics arrived before the Protestant Reformation and Catholic Reformation.
Archdiocese Of Miami
9401 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33138
Ukrainian Catholic Church Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
38 NW 57th Avenue
Miami, FL 33126
Judaism
The first record of Jews arriving to Florida was in 1763, however the Jewish population remained under 25,000 persons until the 1940s. Today with about 750,000 people identifying as Jewish, Florida is home to the third largest Jewish population in the US.
Temple Israel of Greater Miami
137 NE 19th Street
Miami, FL 33132
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther. Some 7.5 million Lutherans reside in US and the Lutheran community in the US is the second largest in the world after Germany.
St Mark's Lutheran Church
3930 S Le Jeune Road
Miami, FL 33134
Islam
Several thousand Muslims immigrated to the United States between 1880 and 1914 from the Ottoman Empire and South Asia. Nowadays the 1.8 million Muslims residing US are spread out all over the country, however there are a few mosques in Miami.
Muhammad's Mosque
5600 Northwest 7th Avenue
Miami, FL 33127
Orthodox
Orthodoxy is the world's second largest Christian community, with some 300 million adherents. Orthodoxy is largely concentrated in Eastern Europe but it has smaller communities all over the world, including Miami.
ST Peter and Paul Orthodox Church
1411 SW 11th Street
Miami, FL 33135
Hinduism
Hinduism is the third largest and one of the world's oldest organized religions. Approximately 0.5% of total US population are Hindus. The majority of American Hindus are South Asian Americans, immigrants from India and Nepal.
Hindu Temple of South Florida
12511 SW 112 Avenue
Miami, FL 33175
Buddhism
Buddhism came to the US during the 19th century with the arrival of the first Buddhist immigrants arrived from Eastern Asia. Later on, Buddhist missionaries from Japan would also arrive to the US. Shortly afterwards many American intellectuals started to take interest in Buddhism.
Wat Buddharangsi Buddhist Temple of Miami
15200 SW 240th Street
Homestead, FL 33032
Baptists
Miami has three mega-churches and two of which are Baptist. A mega-church is a church that has 2,000 or more followers attending mass or other activities in an average weekend.
Antioch Missionary Baptist Church of Miami Gardens
21311 NW 34th Avenue
Miami Gardens, FL 33056
Assemblies of God
The third mega-church located in Miami belongs to the Assemblies of God. The Assemblies of God was founded in 1914 and is a Protestant Pentecostal denomination.
Trinity Church
17801 NW 2nd Ave
Miami, FL 33169
Non-Denominational / Independent Churches
There are various non-denominational or independent churches in the Miami area. These churches or institutions of Christianity are not formally aligned with any established denomination and they remain officially autonomous. Non-denominational is generally used to refer to different forms of independence, whether theological or political.
Miami Shores Christian Church
10150 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Shores, FL 33138
Methodists
The are more than 40 Methodist churches in Miami, making them a well-represented religion in this area. Methodism is a branch of Protestantism that is represented by a number of denominations and organizations, having approximately 70 million adherents worldwide.
First United Methodist Church of Miami
400 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
Presbyterian
The Presbyterian Church is a mainstream Protestant Christian denomination in the US. The Presbyterian church owes its roots thanks to the Swiss/French theologian and lawyer John Calvin in the 16th century.
First Presbyterian Church Of Miami
609 Brickell Avenue
Miami, FL 33131
Episcopalian
Episcopal Church is a mainstream Anglican Christian church, predominately found in the US. It has over 2 million members within the US. Its first parish was founded in 1607.
Holy Family Episcopal Church
18501 NW 7th Avenue
Miami Gardens, FL 33169
Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination, which has its origins in the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival. The largest Apostolic church is in Nigeria, where there are over 4.5 million members.
Pentecostal Tabernacle International
18415 NW 7th Avenue
Miami, FL 33169
Calvary Chapels
Calvary Chapel is an Evangelical association of Christian churches with some thousand congregations worldwide. The name Calvary usually refers to pictures or sculptures representing the scene of the crucifixion of Jesus.
