Churches in Winston-Salem

Active churches in Winston-Salem

3395 Peters Creek Parkway, Winston-Salem
pinedale.church
3 sermons
4989 University Pkwy, Winston-Salem
rescuehousechurch.org
3 sermons
1046 Miller St, Winston-Salem
redeemerws.org
65 sermons
1350 Jonestown Rd, Winston-Salem
renewalfellowshipucc.org
1 sermon
930 East 14th Street, Winston-Salem
mtcalvaryws.org
1 sermon

Types of churches in Winston-Salem

Moravian Heritage Churches

Rooted in Old Salem’s Moravian legacy, these congregations emphasize liturgical simplicity, choral and brass music, and seasonal traditions like candlelight lovefeasts and sunrise services. They draw neighbors from West Salem, Washington Park, and the Historic District, offering close-knit community life grounded in the city’s earliest history.

Spanish and Multicultural Churches

Responding to the city’s growing Latino population—especially in Waughtown, Southside, and along Sprague Street—these churches offer Spanish or bilingual worship. Expect lively music, family-centered ministries, and practical support like ESL classes, pantry assistance, and immigration-resource referrals.

Winston-Salem Young Adult Churches

Centered near Wake Forest, WSSU, Salem College, and the Innovation Quarter, these congregations design late-morning or evening services, small groups, and volunteer projects for students and twenty-somethings. Many meet or serve in neighborhoods such as Reynolda, Ardmore, Buena Vista, and downtown to fit campus and work schedules.

Winston-Salem Black Churches

Anchored in East Winston, Boston-Thurmond, and the Liberty Street corridor, these congregations blend gospel choirs, call-and-response preaching, and strong neighborhood outreach. Many host food distributions, voter registration drives, and mentoring for youth while maintaining deep ties with WSSU and long-standing civic leadership.

Sermon clips from Winston-Salem churches

63s
“But what's fascinating is Jesus isn't a ghost. He eats with them. He talks with them, he walks with them, he's physical and yet different, glorified, unlocked, operating beyond the limitations of this broken world and I think that's a glimpse of what's actually coming for us because heaven isn't us just floating around in a jamming heart party for eternity. The Christian hope is resurrection, real bodies, real life, real joy, a restored creation fully saturated with the presence of God, which means the best things that you and I have ever experienced in this life, things like beauty and music and laughter and wonder and adventure and joy, They are not disappearing in eternity, they're being perfected. C. S. Lewis basically said, All the beauty that you and I experience here are just echoes, right, of something greater, something better.”
38s
“But when we find out that Jesus actually, when he came in human form, he gave up his divine rights. And everything that he did I want you to think about what he did. Feeding the 5,000, raising the dead, calming the storm. He did all of that not as fully God only. He did it as a human being submitted to God by the power of the Holy Spirit. Do you see the difference there? And now the reason that he's he did that was to give an example for us because now no longer can I go, well, I'm not Jesus?”
43s
#TrueFaithIsTrust
“In simplest terms, it is belief with trust. Genuine faith includes both an acceptance of the truth and a heartfelt reliance on the triune God. It is a holistic response. The Heidelberg Catechism, which is one of the great catechisms and confessions of our faith during the reformed period, Put it this way, true faith is not only a sure knowledge by which I hold as true all that God has revealed to us in scripture, it is also a wholehearted trust by which the Holy Spirit creates in me through the gospel.”
50s
“nowhere in the text does Paul say, Hey, guess what? Christians stop hurting. He says, Christians suffer, they just suffer differently because now suffering is no longer hopeless. In fact, one of the biggest lies in modern Christianity is this, come to Jesus and all your problems will disappear. Paul says the opposite. He says, guess what? You follow Jesus, you're still gonna suffer. You're still gonna grieve. Christians still bury people that they love deeply. But now we suffer with hope because Jesus entered suffering himself. Think about this. Christianity is the only faith where God can say, I know what death actually feels like. In fact, Jesus goes ahead of us. He entered the grave and he walks back out, which means death no longer is a wall, it's simply just a doorway.”
37s
“we still keep trying to turn temporary things into eternal or ultimate things. We still keep trying to squeeze heaven out of earth, and you can just see this all over the place where some of us are just doing our very best to do that. We put impossible pressure on temporary things. I mean, think about it. We expect our careers to save us, and we pursue those careers with everything in us. We expect relationships to complete us, experiences to kind of maybe bring a healing aspect to our lives. We expect followers to validate us and money to bring us security and safety, but none of those things were designed to carry the weight of our soul. It's too heavy.”
37s
“And honestly, and this is what Paul is saying, life feels the same way, which is why Paul even points out in another Well, in the book of Romans that creation itself is groaning. The world feels broken because it is. One of the most powerful things Christianity says is this, your frustration with the world is not irrational, it's not. In fact, the Bible agrees with you because it is not supposed to be like this. I mean, think about it. Divorce was not supposed to happen. Cancer was not supposed to happen. Abuse wasn't supposed to happen. Funerals were not supposed to happen.”
36s
“and I know why God has put me on planet Earth. And then the next scripture says this, but they did not understand what he was saying to them, so they weren't quite picking up what he was dropping. It says, then he went down to Nazareth with them and was obedient to them. So I want you to imagine this. Jesus gets gains an understanding of his purpose, his destiny, who he is, and wouldn't you like, when you get a call like that, when you understand your purpose, the the first reaction is just to go out and start trying to do great things for God, but that's not always the best practice.”
39s
“Now I want you to listen to this right here. I understand that Jesus is the eternal son of God. No question. Again, he chose to live with limitations. He could have done everything that he did, performed all the miracles, walked on the water, healed all the people. He could have done all of that as fully God and fully God only, and I still would be impressed. I would still follow him. If he did that as a 100% God only, though, then I'm reduced to a spectator, and it's gonna be very hard for me to follow that because I don't know that I can relate to that.”
31s
“We have all heard the saying, it's okay to not be okay. Right? It's okay not to be okay. I just wanna tell you, it's not okay to stay that way though. Like, it's okay. Like, wherever you are right now, it's okay. It's just not okay to stay that way. God has more for you in the future, and he wants to move you into that future. And in order to do that, you have to grow. You have to evolve. You have to mature so that over time you look more and more like Jesus. God wants you to grow. He wants your family to grow. He wants this church to grow.”
40s
#SpiritualArrows
“And the apostle Paul, he's using this image to make the point that the attacks that we face from the devil, from the powers and the principalities that we've been talking about through this series, that these attacks against the followers of Jesus, they are not harmless, they're actually deadly. They have the ability to set our souls on fire and destroy us. These flaming arrows of the evil one can take many forms, Fear, doubt, discouragement, despair, accusation, lies, deception, criticism, cynicism, and any number of temptations”

Why Winston-Salem churches are unique

With roots in the Moravian community of Old Salem, churches in Winston-Salem blend historic liturgy, choral music, and seasonal traditions with a practical, neighborly ethos. Services often pair reverent practices with accessible teaching and music, from brass and organ to acoustic and band-led praise. Many offer traditional liturgy and hymns, seasonal candlelight services, and modern worship with contemporary band under the same umbrella across different gatherings.
As a “City of Arts and Innovation” anchored by major universities, Winston-Salem churches invest deeply in students and creative expression. You’ll find rehearsal spaces and galleries used for ministry, internships that bridge faith and vocation, and weeknight gatherings timed around academic calendars, including robust college student ministries, creative arts in worship, and opportunities for young adults and professionals.
Neighborhood diversity—from historic districts to revitalizing corridors and family-friendly suburbs—shapes outreach and rhythms across Winston-Salem. Congregations respond with practical care, cross-cultural worship, and flexible schedules for healthcare and shift workers, often prioritizing bilingual Spanish-English services, urban community outreach and food support, and strong kids programs for young families.

Recent sermons from Winston-Salem churches

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