Churches in Jacksonville

Active churches in Jacksonville

11844 Mandarin Rd, Jacksonville
mandarinpres.com
43 sermons · 4 days ago
1322 Eastport Rd, Jacksonville
changedbygrace.org
40 sermons · 4 days ago
5863 Moncrief Road, Jacksonville
stthomasmbcjax.org
49 sermons · 4 days ago
9232 Gibson Avenue, Jacksonville
pmbcjax.com
57 sermons · 4 days ago
14286 Beach Blvd #2, Jacksonville
coe22.com
4 sermons
3930 University Blvd S, Jacksonville
ubnc.org
3 sermons
1993 Edgewood Avenue West, Jacksonville
allpeopleint.org
2 sermons
9501 Arlington Expressway, Jacksonville
weareimpact.com
10 sermons
2765 State Road A1A, Jacksonville
hopechurchmayport.com
7 sermons
3738 Winton Dr, Jacksonville
spmbcjax.org
2 sermons
7310 Collins Rd, Jacksonville
argylechurch.net
2 sermons
12240 Sago Ave W, Jacksonville
oceanwaychurch.com
8 sermons
8081 Lenox Ave. Jacksonville, FL 32221
rise-church.com
4 sermons
6225 Lake Gray Blvd, Jacksonville
journeychurch.org
1 sermon
14985 Old St. Augustine Rd, Jacksonville
missionwaychurch.org
4 sermons
1677 Southside Blvd, Jacksonville
rcjax.net
4 sermons
9917 103rd St, Jacksonville
christchurchjax.org
2 sermons
9555 R.G. Skinner Parkway, Jacksonville
celebration.org
3 sermons
125 West Ashley Street, Jacksonville
firstbaptist.com
2 sermons

Types of churches in Jacksonville

Contemporary Jacksonville Churches

Many congregations across the Southside, Mandarin, and Baymeadows emphasize modern worship bands, casual dress, and practical Bible teaching. These churches often run multisite campuses and strong streaming options to serve commuters spread from the Urban Core to the Beaches.

Historic & Liturgical Churches

In Riverside/Avondale, Springfield, and San Marco, long-established congregations worship in landmark sanctuaries with stained glass and pipe organs. Services follow traditional liturgy and choral music, appealing to residents who value reverence and continuity along the St. Johns River.

Jacksonville Military-Friendly Churches

With NAS Jacksonville on the Westside and Naval Station Mayport at the Beaches, many congregations prioritize support for active-duty service members and their families. Expect deployment care teams, flexible scheduling, childcare, and community groups that help newcomers plug in quickly between PCS moves.

Multicultural & Spanish-Language Churches

Growing Hispanic, Brazilian, and Caribbean communities in Arlington and the Southside have shaped congregations that offer bilingual Spanish–English or Portuguese services. These churches often host ESL classes, immigration-resource nights, and cultural celebrations that connect newcomers with long-time Jacksonville residents.

Sermon clips from Jacksonville churches

57s
#LoveJesusDaily
“``Do you love Jesus? It's so easy for us to go through the motions, but we don't want to be guilty of forsaking that love. Part of our time in God's word is demonstrating that we do love him. We're spending this time with him so that we can get to know him, so that we can love him better, so that we can obey him more, so that we can understand what his will is for us, that we live for his pleasure. So even though you're you're doing all of these things and asking all of these questions and you're writing all of these things down on your pad, you've got to remember the most important part of all of this is that you love the Lord. And you're doing this because you wanna draw near to him.”
55s
#AriseLordIntercede
“K. So he's painted this portrait of the wicked person who preys on other people and preys on the innocent and seems to do so without any consequence. What does he do with this? What do we do with this? Well, he turns to God and he intercedes. Verse 12. Arise, Lord. Lift up your hand, oh God. Do not forget the helpless. In other words, time to get up. It's time to get moving, Lord. He's interceding on behalf of all the innocent who are suffering at the hands of the wicked. Now note that David is frustrated. He's angry, but he's still asking. He's not having a conversation with himself or somebody else about God, but he is saying it directly to God and making the demand.”
54s
#ObedienceRequiresTrust
“But don't confuse god's instructions to try again with repeating your past. Peter isn't merely doing the same thing. He's doing it again under divine instruction. Last night, Peter went fishing on his own accord. This morning, Peter goes fishing because Jesus gave him a word. Same action but different authority. That's why you've got to know when god said it. You gotta have some discernment to know it is god speaking because when god says go, you gotta be able to go. If god says forgive, you gotta forgive. If god says wait, you gotta wait. You may not understand it but obedience doesn't require understanding. Obedience requires trust.”
78s
#UseWhatYouHave
“He's 17. Right now, as the future goes, he's gonna develop his other skills and talents. But at age 17, he uses the one skill he has. Amen. And your children, down the road, they're develop other skills and talents. But right now, you gotta tell them, listen, use what you have and don't feel inferior to nobody. Never think you have to shrink yourself to fit in with small people. Let me say it again. Never think you have to shrink yourself to fit in with small people. We gotta teach our children. Don't be afraid of rejection. Yeah. You ain't gonna fit in every circle. But rejection is protection. may not be them excluding you. It may be God saying you don't need to be with them.”
41s
“How did they view the church at Jerusalem? They viewed the church at Jerusalem as the pipeline from whom the gospel came to them. Basically, said, look, if they gave us the gospel, the least we can do is to take care of their physical needs. They were grateful because the people that gave them the gospel had a need, and now they were able to give a little bit back. Church, your gratitude for the gospel ought to spur you into passionate giving.”
36s
“And the reality is God gave us a word for this year that it is a year for fierce focus for us. Not a year to kinda be focused on God, not a year to kinda take a glance in his direction, but it is a year for us to have a fierce focus. And if you don't know what we mean when we say fierce focus, let me give you a definition that we gave everybody at the beginning of the year. Fierce focus is intense, unwavering concentration where you boldly direct all of your attention, energy, and discipline toward what matters most. It is the passionate refusal to be distracted.”
40s
“I got up out of hour of prayer. I ran into my meeting with Caitlin. I she said, like, that when she wanted to pick up the throw podium and throw it, I couldn't sit down. I'm pacing in the room. I'm like, you mean to tell me Timothy is getting credit for a faith that his mom and his grandma had. You mean to tell me that there are women in this room right now, grandmas and moms, and you're banging your head against the wall because raising kids is so hard, and you can't even see what's coming in the future generations.”
37s
“If if nobody ever filled gaps, where would our society be? Human trafficking increases if people don't fill the gap. Crime increases when people don't fill the gap. When you have law enforcement agencies who don't do their job, crime increases. People go hungry when people don't fill gaps. Relationships fail when somebody doesn't fill the gap. Families suffer when someone doesn't fill the gap. But thankfully for most of us, someone stood in the gap.”
33s
“See, here's what's crazy. Some of you ain't depressed. You just hang around depression. Because all you hear is what's wrong and what's broke and you never listen. I watch morning Joe every day but one day, I just cut it off and I erased it because I can't hear how bad the world is. I can't hear. So so so one day my wife said, why do you watch that every day? And it dawned on me. I have become a victim of a bad spirit. Y'all ain't helping me.”
42s
“the storm you're in will not kill you. I don't care what the enemy say, Deacon Brown, the storm that you're in will not kill you. Romans eight eighteen says, for I reckon that the suffering of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory, with the glory that should be revealed in us. The glory is coming out of this. Your strength is coming out of this. All is coming out of this. Wisdom is coming out of this.”

Why Jacksonville churches are unique

Set where the St. Johns River meets the Atlantic, churches in Jacksonville weave coastal living into their rhythms of worship and service. Many congregations hold seasonal beach gatherings and river events, emphasizing creation care and neighborly aid through beachside sunrise services, river baptisms and outdoor gatherings, and disaster relief and community care.
As a sprawling city with major Navy installations and long commute corridors, Jacksonville churches design ministry that meets people where they are across many neighborhoods. You’ll find practical support and flexible schedules through military family support ministries, multi-campus locations across neighborhoods, and college student ministries.
Culturally, the city blends historic Southern gospel roots with a growing international population from the Beaches to Riverside, San Marco, and Mandarin, shaping worship that is both rooted and fresh. Many congregations reflect the city’s diversity with multiethnic congregations and leadership, offer accessible teaching like expository Bible teaching, and welcome newcomers with bilingual Spanish and English services.

Recent sermons from Jacksonville churches

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