Churches in Fort Wayne

Active churches in Fort Wayne

5335 Bass Road, Fort Wayne
thepointe.church
41 sermons · 4 days ago
10125 Illinois Road, Fort Wayne
sonrisefw.com
3 sermons
5903 E Dupont Rd, Fort Wayne
gracesummitchurch.com
2 sermons
6102 Evard Rd., Fort Wayne
brookside.org
3 sermons
2818 Carroll Rd, Fort Wayne
christshope.church
8 sermons
5927 E State Blvd, Fort Wayne
hopechurchfw.org
8 sermons
7810 St Joe Center Rd N.E, Fort Wayne
gracewaypeople.com
1 sermon

Types of churches in Fort Wayne

Modern Fort Wayne Churches

Expect contemporary worship bands, practical teaching, and a relaxed feel. Many of these congregations cluster Downtown and in West Central near Electric Works, as well as around the Purdue Fort Wayne and Coliseum corridors, drawing students and young professionals. Livestreams, coffee bars, and weeknight gatherings are common.

Family-Friendly Churches in Fort Wayne

Found largely in Aboite Township and the northwest near Dupont and Lima Roads, these churches prioritize kids’ and youth ministries. Families find nursery check-in, sports leagues, and weekday preschool options, plus ample parking and easy access off Illinois Road and I-69. Weekend schedules often include multiple identical services to fit busy Southwest Allen County routines.

Traditional Lutheran Churches

Rooted in Fort Wayne’s German-Lutheran heritage and supported by a major Lutheran seminary, these congregations emphasize historic liturgy, hymnody, and catechesis. You’ll find pipe-organ music and vested choirs in long-established sanctuaries on the near north and east sides, including areas around Lakeside and East State. They attract worshipers seeking reverence, creed, and sacramental life.

Multicultural & Burmese Churches

Fort Wayne hosts one of the largest Burmese communities in the U.S., and many congregations offer services or fellowship in Burmese, Chin, or Karen alongside English. These churches often meet in southeast neighborhoods and along the Coliseum/East State corridors, providing translation, citizenship help, and cultural celebrations. Spanish-language and multilingual ministries also serve growing Latino families on the south and southeast sides.

Sermon clips from Fort Wayne churches

69s
#SacrificialHope
“Samuel gave up so much of his comfortability, his life as a sacrifice to his people and to his god to see just a glimmer of the hope that we would get in Jesus. Today, friends, I know so many of you come in here with anxieties, fears, sadness, and pain. You feel isolated, alone, and outnumbered just like Samuel was in this moment. But God continuously chose those Israelite people even when they made mistakes, even when they felt alone and messy. Even a man like Samuel who may seem all that great, he was a person too. Okay? And he got it wrong. But God, God still gave them a hope for a future through the lineage of King David who would lead to their eternal life and paradise with our king.”
62s
“When he interrupts our schedule, when he calls us out of our comfort zone, man, we all like the idea of Jesus take the wheel till he takes us down a road we don't like. Our song changes real quick, don't we? Sweet talk to solid walk. Sweet talk. Real good at sweet talking. Lord, lead my life. Solid walk says, Lord, I'm with you. And you know what? There's less talk and more action. God says it and I do it. I just go. If Jesus is only lord until he disagrees with me, he's not lord. He's a consultant.”
46s
“Kind of three areas that I want you to look at. Have you been controlling and fearful? It's usually a sign that there's a hole in the bottom of your cup. Have you been trying to please people? Like, you do desperately trying to to make people happy, to fill up some hole. Is there a performance area? If I could I could just achieve this or if I could just do this, then people would love me. They would care for me. I would feel good. I wanna say, like, all of those are just signs that there's a hole in the bottom, and we need God to fill that. And I think he can do that. I know he can do that.”
30s
“``But what David shows us is in a place where he was at, where there were so many different things he could pray about, he didn't take the time to do that. Instead, he simply told God how much he longs for him and how much his soul thirsts for him, and that he recognized that the love of God is better than life. And I think that's a kind of solitude that you're really not compelled to do until you have enough experience and age, honestly, where you've seen just how faithful God is in your life.”
49s
“``Many of us are are comfortable trusting God as long as he moves at our speed. God's timing stinks, doesn't it? Yes. Because it's not our timing. I want it now. God says, no. They were like, how about now? God says, no. When? He says, don't worry about it. Just trust me. How many of us really like the answer? Hey. Don't worry about it. Just trust me. No. I wanna know. Because it's it's the it's it's the control side that's really built into us. But the the kingdom of God has never operated according to your urgency. God's not like a vending machine. We pop our prayer in and out comes our answer.”
40s
“This is an objective reality that you and I have to put ourselves beneath. We must submit ourselves to it. For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and yet forfeit their very soul. Do those other things matter? Well, of course, they do. We can't just say that there's only one thing that matters. There's a lot of things that matter. But there's one thing that matters absolutely most, and maybe you never realize that there is an objective purpose that God has given you when it comes to raising up the next generation of Christ followers.”
43s
#FinishWithChrist
“But the Christian race, listen, it ends with an eternal savior. It ends with Jesus Christ. It ends with the one who redeemed us. So, church family, listen. The finish line, it's coming. It's coming. Make no mistake about it. It's coming. And the reward is where the greatest prize is is not a crown. The greatest prize is Christ himself. Let me ask you, how will you finish? How will you finish the race? Time is short. James tells us life is a vapor. It appears for a while and it vanishes away.”
57s
#OutnumberedSeries
“``Friends, for the entirety of our series, Outnumbered, we have watched Israel look for the biggest and the strongest judge ready to save them. But they really didn't need the strongest and most wise judge. They needed a king who would save them from themselves. A king who would save us all from our sin. The cool thing about Samuel is he went on to anoint the first two kings of Israel who would unite all these disbanded tribes into one nation. The most famous of these kings being king David, the man after God's own heart. His name might sound familiar because we see it listed later on in Matthew one in the lineage of Jesus, the king of kings.”
51s
#GetCloseToGod
“how do we hear from God? We have to get close to God. Now you might be asking, pastor Julia, how do we get close to God? What does that even mean? It means getting in your word, studying, turning on worship music, going to sign up for a grow group, meeting up with that grow group. Or if you're like me, putting your phone in phone jail. Anyone else trying to get that screen time down with me? Okay. Good. Good. I'm not alone in that. So when we are practicing these things, we are creating space or silence at times to listen.”
49s
#WillingToObey
“How do we hear from God? We have to be willing to obey. Samuel had been given tough news to deliver to Eli. He'd been given news to deliver that he didn't agree with or like. Like when the Israelites wanted a king. I can only imagine when we find him at this point in the story. He's feeling isolated, alone, and outnumbered. He had spent his life serving the Israelite people back to when he was brought to the temple to learn with Eli, prophesying, keeping his Nazarite vow, and then being their judge. And they wanted a king.”

Why Fort Wayne churches are unique

Shaped by manufacturing roots and one of the nation’s largest Burmese communities, churches in Fort Wayne often serve remarkably international congregations alongside long-time Midwestern families. Many provide multilingual worship and translation, offer ESL and citizenship classes, and organize refugee and immigrant support that blend global traditions with local hospitality.
With family-centered neighborhoods and a big-small-town rhythm, Fort Wayne churches prioritize next-generation discipleship and deep community ties. Weekends and weeknights often feature strong kids programs for young families, neighborhood-based small group culture, and outreach like youth sports and mentoring.
The three rivers and a revitalized downtown encourage outward-facing ministry and arts-friendly gatherings, while nearby campuses draw students and young professionals who shape a thoughtful, energetic faith scene. Many congregations balance historic traditions with modern expressions through modern worship with contemporary band, grounded expository Bible teaching, and campus-connected college student ministries.

Recent sermons from Fort Wayne churches

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