Houses of worship in Old Orchard Beach
OOB has hosted religious life since 1881. Active Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Assemblies of God, and Christian congregations, plus the historic Temple at Ocean Park.
Updated May 2026
The Temple at Ocean Park
50 Temple Avenue. Built 1881 for the Free Will Baptists who founded Ocean Park. Octagonal architecture, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Capacity ~1,450. Active summer programming through the Ocean Park Association: oceanpark.org.
St. Margaret's Catholic Church
Top of Old Orchard Street. Established as a French national parish in the 1920s, 30s to serve the Quebec families who summered in OOB. French-language sermons are still part of the summer schedule. Affiliated with the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland (verify current Mass times directly).
Old Orchard Beach United Methodist Church
2 Fountain Avenue (Washington Avenue at Fountain). Phone (207) 934-5553. Email info@oobumchurch.org. Site oobumchurch.org. Pastor Michael Gray. Sunday worship 10:00am.
OOB Assemblies of God
47 Smithwheel Road. Lead Pastor Merle L. Mitchell. Sunday service 10:00am. Wednesday Bible study evening.
Christian Church of OOB
14 Birch Lane. Local independent congregation.
Nearby (within 15 minutes)
- Blue Point Congregational Church, Scarborough.
- Sawyer Street Church of Christ, South Portland.
- Scarborough Free Baptist Church.
- St. Nicholas Episcopal, Scarborough.
- St. Jude Catholic, Scarborough.
- St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox, Saco.
- Goodwins Mills United Methodist, Lyman.
- Coastal Community Church.
Compiled from Town of Old Orchard Beach, RSU 23, FEMA, Maine Revenue Service, US Census, MLS, and field interviews. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed; verify before any transaction.