These 20 Churches in Delaware Will Leave You Absolutely Speechless

A report authored in 1947 took note of nearly 900 churches on record in the state of Delaware. From the 1600s, when early settlers came to the area for its fertile soils, there was no major religion, like in the northern colonies, and therefore the religious freedom was even more so in Delaware, drawing Quakers, Catholics, Jews, and Protestants. In the 1700 and 1800s, after years of mainly worshiping in small, rustic churches, beautiful works of stone and brick architecture sprung up. Many of them still stand as active churches today, still in their historic beauty. Here are a mere 20 that we think are real stunners, in no particular order.

1. Trinity Episcopal, Wilmington

2. St. Paul's, Delaware City

3. Cool Spring Presbyterian Church, Lewes

4. St. Thomas the Apostle, Wilmington

5. St. Anne's, Middletown

6. White Clay Creek Presbyterian Church, Newark

7. Salem United Methodist, Selbyville

8. Immanuel Episcopal Church, New Castle

9. St. Anthony of Padua, Wilmington

10. St. Paul's, Georgetown

11. Grace Church, Wilmington

12. Christ Episcopal Church, Dover

13. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, Wilmington

14. Bethesda Church, Laurel

15. St. Elizabeth's, Wilmington

16. St. George's Chapel, Harbeson

17. St. Ann Roman Catholic Church, Wilmington

18. St. Peter's Church, Lewes

19. St. Edmond Roman Catholic Church, Rehoboth Beach

20. St. Joseph's on the Brandywine, Greenville

We know that the insides of these churches must be as stunning as the outsides.