New Orleans, LA

St. Augustine Catholic Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1841 in, New Orleans; the mother church for nearly 100,000 African American Catholics in greater New Orleans

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 8a & 10a

ADDRESS: 1210 Governor Nicholls  MAP

PHONE: 504-525-5934

WEBSITE: http://www.staugustinecatholicchurch-neworleans.org

St. James AME Church
DESCRIPTION: This Victorian Gothic church traces its founding back to 1844 by a group of free persons of color; the church was founded when several members were mistreated at multi-racial congregation Wesley Chapel Church; Thomas Doughty was the first pastor; the present church was built in 1851 and remodeled in 1903

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ADDRESS: 222 North Roman Street  MAP

PHONE: 504-586-8381

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St. Louis Cathedral
DESCRIPTION: This landmark attraction built and consecrated in 1794; though records are skimpy on this point, considering the times, slave labor like every other part of the Quarter, must have played a role in its construction; the church was designated a minor basilica in 1964

TOURS: Mon-Sat 9a-5p, Sun 1:30-5p

SATURDAY WORSHIP: 5p

ADDRESS: 615 Pere Antoine Alley  MAP

PHONE: 504-525-9585

WEBSITE: http://stlouiscathedral.org

First African Baptist Church
DESCRIPTION: Founded in the 1830s; it is among the oldest continuous African American church congregation in Louisiana; the current edifice was built in the early 1900s

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ADDRESS: 2216 3rd Street  MAP

PHONE: 504-895-1229

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First African Baptist Church - 6th District
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1894 by Rev. Solomon T. Clanton resulting from a split from the Austerlitz Street Baptist Church

SUNDAY WORSHIP: 10a

ADDRESS: 3524 Lasalle Street  MAP

PHONE: 504-891-5069

WEBSITE: http://www.firstafrican6.org

St. Peter AME Church
DESCRIPTION: The oldest Black congregation in New Orleans, its edifice was constructed in 1858 as the Jefferson City Methodist Episcopal Church, African Americans were permitted to worship in Jefferson City ME until after the Civil War; in 1877, the White congregation sold the property to St James AME Church, which had been organized in 1850; listed on the National Historic Landmark Register

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ADDRESS: 1201 Cadiz Street  MAP

PHONE: 504-891-3488

WEBSITE: http://hisstpeterchurch.org‎

Voodoo Spiritual Temple
DESCRIPTION: Founded in 1990; Voodoo originates from the Fon word “Voudon”, which means “the power that is invisible”; Voodoo originated from West and Central African earth-based religions; a Priestess is onsite

SUNDAY WORSHIP: n.a.

ADDRESS: 828 North Rampart Street  MAP

PHONE: 504-522-9627
WEBSITE: http://www.voodoospiritualtemple.org