Churches in Columbus

Active churches in Columbus

2070 Ridgecliff Rd, Upper Arlington
covenantpcusa.org
14 sermons · 1 day ago
620 Alum Creek Dr, Columbus
lifevineyardchurch.com
16 sermons · 1 day ago
1554 Polaris Pkwy Suite 325, Columbus
crossroads.net
91 sermons
4701 Winchester Pike, Columbus
fbc.family
1 sermon
3176 South High Street, Columbus
judahtabernacle.com
1 sermon
186 N. 17th Street, Columbus
sbc-columbus.com
1 sermon
186 N. 17th Street, Columbus
secondbaptistcolumbus.com
1 sermon
4142 Westerville Road, Columbus
sanctuarycolumbus.com
1 sermon
1850 Courtright Rd., Columbus
redeemers.life
1 sermon
4105 Westerville Rd, Columbus
allnationsbaptistchurch.org
1 sermon
1250 Gemini Pl, Columbus
rockcitychurch.tv
5 sermons
1955 Frank Road, Columbus
centralbaptistcolumbus.org
1 sermon
1393 Community Park Dr, Columbus
jesusishopeministry.com
1 sermon
6077 Sharon Woods Blvd., Columbus
bakhitacolumbus.org
1 sermon
3650 Sunbury Road, Columbus
ephesus-sda.com
1 sermon
3699 Clime Road, Columbus
anchorcolumbus.com
1 sermon
1735 Bethel Rd, Columbus
bethelatreed.com
1 sermon
3880 Clime Rd, Columbus
gardencitychurch.tv
1 sermon
1535 Dewey Avenue, Columbus
mtzbaptistchurch.com
1 sermon
1375 S Hamilton Rd, Columbus
lwbfchurch.com
1 sermon
425 North Spring Rd, Columbus
oasiscitychurch.com
1 sermon
3750 Sullivant Ave, Columbus
villagechurchcolumbus.com
1 sermon
95 W 5th Ave., Columbus
614church.org
1 sermon
16185 New Columbus Road, Columbus
newcolumbusbaptist.org
1 sermon
461 St. Clair Avenue, Columbus
trinity-baptist.com
1 sermon
7399 North High Street, Columbus
highstreetbaptistchurch.com
1 sermon
1220 Bethel Rd., Columbus
mybethel.org
1 sermon
2000 East 17th Avenue, Columbus
legacybaptistcolumbus.org
1 sermon
5100 Dierker Road, Columbus
covenant-baptist.org
1 sermon
428 East Main Street, Columbus
wearemtolivet.org
1 sermon
2070 Ridgecliff Rd, Columbus
covenantpcusa.org
1 sermon
386 Buttles Ave, Columbus
sfacolumbus.org
1 sermon
5660 Trabue Rd., Columbus
ohiostjames.com
1 sermon
8145 N. High St., Columbus
worthingtoncc.org
1 sermon
3955 East Livingston Avenue, Columbus
doorchurchcolumbus.com
1 sermon
81 Price Rd, Gahanna
resurrectionpowercogic.com
8 sermons
4099 Karl Rd, Columbus
christianassembly.com
4 sermons
1718 E. Main St.
morelifechurch.com
2 sermons
147 Gladys Rd, Columbus
columbuswestchurch.com
15 sermons
1554 Polaris Parkway #320, Columbus
agathos.org
3 sermons
3750 Henderson Road, Columbus
firstalliance.church
10 sermons
4818 Parsons Ave, Columbus
leaveamark.org
3 sermons
7 West Henderson Road, Columbus
blueoceancolumbus.org
1 sermon
1780 Barrington Rd, Columbus
cptlchurch.com
2 sermons

Types of churches in Columbus

Young Adult Churches in Columbus

Many congregations near Ohio State and in the Short North, Italian Village, Grandview, and Clintonville shape services and groups for students and early‑career professionals. Expect late‑morning or evening gatherings, casual music, and small groups that meet in apartments or coffee shops along High Street. They often host service projects in the University District and mentorship for recent grads navigating the local job market.

Traditional Liturgical Heritage

Longstanding congregations in Downtown, German Village, and Olde Towne East worship with formal liturgy, vestments, and choral or organ music. Services are held in historic brick and stone sanctuaries that reflect Columbus’s 19th‑century architecture. These churches attract multigenerational families who value sacramental rhythms and a quieter, reverent pace.

Multicultural & Immigrant Congregations

Columbus’s North Side (around Morse Road and Karl Road) and the West Side support vibrant congregations serving Somali, Nepali‑Bhutanese, Latino, and other immigrant communities. You’ll find bilingual or multilingual services, translation headsets, and cultural festivals alongside ESL classes and refugee support. These churches often bridge newcomers with longtime residents through neighborhood outreach and shared meals.

Columbus Black Churches

Rooted in neighborhoods like King‑Lincoln Bronzeville, Linden, and the Near East Side, Black congregations in Columbus blend gospel worship with deep civic engagement. Many host mentoring, voter registration, and health clinics while maintaining strong ties to local schools and arts. Worship is vibrant and intergenerational, with preaching that speaks to the city’s history and present challenges.

Sermon clips from Columbus churches

82s
#WorshipNotPerformance
“Sometimes if I happen to be playing in the jazz band or in an orchestra, sometimes I pull out my music. And I know there's a difficult pack passage in there, so I practice my fingerings while Kevin is preaching. It's more interesting. That was funny. Wasn't it? Kevin thought it was funny. It's about me. Those selfish thoughts enter my head. And I read the words of the songs, but I don't read the meanings. I just read the words. I say the words without understanding what's behind them. I listen intently without hearing, or I hear intending without listening. I'm not sure which way it goes. And I forget that this is all about an opportunity to fall at the feet of the living God. I make it about me.”
70s
#NotEnslaved
“Church, I shouldn't have to say that we are not called to be enslaved to the powers that be. I can't say this enough. We are not called to be enslaved to the powers that be. An interesting thing about this enough is that revelation shows us that the church is also caught up in this power. So as we're trying not to be caught up in in in in, you know, the powers being oppressed by the the powers of government and all these sort of things, we are also a power in ourself that is also fallen, that is also good, and that also needs to be redeemed over and over and over again. But we are not called to be enslaved to the powers that be, for Paul tells us that the powers were created to be God's servants for our collective good, for humanity's collective good. And when they don't, or to put it in simple terms, when the powers become demonic, we must be that voice calling them back to their original vocation of serving general human welfare.”
52s
“``See, the miracle that Jesus offers us is not a body at rest. He offers a miracle. He says, you can have a soul at rest inside a body in motion. This is wild what he promises. I mean, think about that. What would life feel like if you were to go through all of your life? You were to do the things, you were to show up, you were to meet your responsibilities, but the whole time your soul was at rest. That's the promise. He actually says he will give you that rest, but here's the catch. He will only give you the rest when you give him the outcomes. When you trust him with the weight of the things beyond your control that you're not meant to carry, you have to give him the outcomes and then he'll give you the rest. You can't wear him on your back.”
70s
“But that's the wrong question. Who sinned? This man or his parents? Is he personally responsible, or did he inherit this impact on his life? And both options look backward. Both options, Chris, treat this man as a problem to be solved and not just a man to be loved. And notice what Jesus does not say in these first five verses. He doesn't deny that sin has entered into our world and has resulted in some brokenness. In fact, he already handled that in John chapter eight. He established that suffering does indeed impact our world and sin is the cause, and he doesn't minimize this man's suffering either. In fact, the first word in John nine is that as Jesus was passing by, he saw the blind man. He saw him, and he noticed him. And instead of asking who caused this situation, Jesus asks, how might God be at work in this situation?”
69s
“Again, it wasn't mostly with them. It wasn't with them when they were being faithful. It was with them always in the midst of the grumbling, in the midst of the murmuring, in the in the midst of the waywardness. God's grace was always present because he was always present. He never left his people. There were moments when his people wanted to leave him. There were moments when his people wanted pharaoh more than they wanted Yahweh. There are moments when his people wanted slavery more than they wanted freedom, but he did not take away the pillar because God is a God of his promises. He had promised to Abraham generations before that I will get you to the land. God is a god of his promises.”
82s
“By the way, how many of you here are grateful that God liked you when you weren't very likable? How many of are grateful that God loved you when you weren't very lovable? How many of you here are grateful that God forgave you when you didn't forgive anybody yet? How many of here are grateful that God showed mercy when we were bitter? Man, it crushes Listen. Don't think too highly of yourself. You know what happens if you think too highly of yourself? Your feelings get hurt. I know. I know. This is so hard, isn't it? You know why my feelings get hurt? Because I didn't deserve that. I deserved better. Maybe? But I might be thinking too highly of myself. Well, who's worthy of it all? Jesus is. What am I worthy of? Zippo. And I'm not talking about lighters. Nothing. Nothing. But by the mercies of God, he gives us everything. Amen?”
62s
“``And, church, can I tell you why that still blessed me? Because there's something about hearing that the son you brought thought was gone and still alive. That's not just my story. That's our father's story. Because on a Friday, heaven watched a son hang on a cross. On a Friday, they laid him in a borrowed tomb. On a Friday, it looked like death had the final words. But early Sunday morning, the news broke across heaven. He is alive. And because he is alive, hope is alive. Because he's alive, grace is alive. Because he's alive, mercy is alive. Because he's alive, broken families can be healed. Because he's alive, fathers can start all over again. Because he's alive, sons can come home. Daughters can be restored. The story is not over because god is alive.”
89s
“Revelation one six. That is made us to be kings. And and priests and kings In the bible It's represented a lion. Was a proverb thirty thirty in Asema. Prophet thirty thirty in lion is the king of the jungle. That in the spiritual realm You are a lion. Where when in Simba? The lion does not cry. the lion gets to a place just rolls. If he does not hear the other lion's roar, he knows I'm the one who reigns in his place. King. Where will he found me? Hallelujah. Hallelujah. the king does not cry. Why are you crying? Just because you have bills. Remember the bible said That he was made poor. So you can be rich. I'm not going to die poor.”
67s
“See, behind the command, you know, do not invite your friends and family, invite the poor, the lame, the blind, the sick, there's an important truth for the host, for his guests, because they're all listening, and for eavesdroppers like you and me. That is this, in our relationship to God, you and me, each one of us, in our relationship to God, we are the blind, the lame, the poor, and the crippled. That's us. Before god, in relationship with him, we are the blind, the lame, the poor, and the crippled. So Jesus' command to be gracious to those who have nothing to offer in return, that reflects the true nature of our relationship to God and God's to us.”
58s
“``And I don't know who I'm preaching to this morning, but there's somebody under the sound of my voice who is ready to walk away from the season you're in because you've been unsuccessful. There's a father on Father's Day under the sound of my voice that's ready to throw in the towel because everything you've tried has been unsuccessful. You're ready to walk away from your season because you failed in a familiar place. You're ready to walk away because you think there's a problem with your season. But I stopped by to let you know that your issue isn't your season, but baby, it just might be your strategy. So I know it makes sense to fish at night, but maybe God wants to see if you'll trust him during the day. So instead of giving up on your season, I stop by to encourage somebody to switch your strategy.”

Why Columbus churches are unique

Anchored by a major research university and a fast-growing job market, churches in Columbus, OH lean into a youthful, innovative spirit. Many congregations design gatherings that fit academic calendars and downtown workweeks, mixing thoughtful teaching with lively music and weeknight meetups. You’ll frequently find college student ministries, young adults and professionals, and modern worship with contemporary band.
Columbus churches reflect one of the Midwest’s most diverse metro areas, shaped by sizable immigrant and refugee communities from Africa and Asia alongside long-established Black and Appalachian traditions. This diversity shows up in multilingual services, cross-cultural partnerships, and community programs that serve new Americans while emphasizing unity in faith. Look for multiethnic and multicultural congregations, refugee and immigrant outreach, and bilingual Spanish-English services.
The city’s neighborhood feel—from revitalized urban districts along the rivers to family-focused suburbs—encourages congregations to root ministry in place and serve practical needs. Many churches in Columbus prioritize local partnerships, family rhythms, and care initiatives that meet people where they live. That often means neighborhood-based service projects, strong kids programs for young families, and addiction recovery and counseling.

Recent sermons from Columbus churches

Nearby cities: 9 churches in Downtown 11 churches in South Columbus 8 churches in Canal Winchester 15 churches in Chillicothe 12 churches in Scioto Township