Churches & Synagogues

Paramount Church
139 North County Road
561.835.0200
Sunday 10 a.m. 
Rev. Dwight M. Stevens, M.D., D.Th.
Paramount Church - The non-denominational Paramount Church was founded by the Rev. Dwight M. Stevens in 1994 in the historic Paramount building, designed by architect Joseph Urban in 1927. The sanctuary is furnished with 70 year-old oak pews amidst European antique accents. The church enlarged its sanctuary and added a Fellowship Hall in the summer of 1997.
 
Palm Beach Synagogue
120 North County Road (corner of Sunset Avenue)
561.838.9002
Services are held 10 minutes after candle lighting on Friday(7 p.m. in the summer),  Saturday 9 a.m., Sunday 8:30 a.m. and  Monday through Friday 8 a.m.
Rabbi Moshe Scheiner
Palm Beach Synagogue - The Palm Beach Synagogue is housed in an Italian Gothic-style building dating from the 1920's with coral stone arches outside, pecky cypress ceilings, Judaic-themed chandeliers, Mexican tile flooring, polychromatically painted and filled with natural light inside.
 
The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea
141 South County Road (corner of Barton Avenue)
561.655.4554
Sunday 8 a.m., 9 a.m. and 11 a.m., September-May; Sunday 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., June-August  
Reverend Perry T. Fuller
The Episcopal Church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea - The first services were held in the third and present church of Bethesda-by-the Sea in November 1927. It is a gem of Gothic architecture with an English-type cloister and the beautiful Cluett Memorial Garden. Its Episcopal congregation was originally founded on the shores of Lake Worth in 1889.
 
St. Edward Catholic Church
144 North County Road
561.832.0400
Monday-Friday 7:30 & 8:30 a.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m. & 5:30 p.m., Sunday 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and noon 
Reverend Francis J. Lechiara, Pastor
St. Edward Catholic Church - The first mass was celebrated at St. Edward Roman Catholic Church on Christmas Day 1926. It was designed in the Spanish Renaissance style, with a simulated cast stone exterior and Spanish tile roof. The land for the church was given by Colonel Edward R. Bradley.
 
Royal Poinciana Chapel
60 Cocoanut Row
561.655.4212
Sunday 10:30 a.m. 
Reverend Robert S. Norris, Pastor 
Royal Poinciana Chapel - The interdenominational Royal Poinciana Chapel was built by Henry M. Flagler on the grounds of his Royal Poinciana Hotel. The chapel was first used by the Congregationalists, who later moved to West Palm Beach. Mr. Flagler, although  a Presbyterian minister's son, wished the chapel to be non-denominational to better serve the numerous faiths staying at his hotels.
   
 
Temple Emanu-El
190 North County Road
561.832.0804
Monday - Friday 8:15 a.m., Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday 9:15 a.m., Sunday 9:30 a.m. 
Rabbi Michael Resnick
Temple Emanu-El - Temple Emanu-El was founded in 1963 as a conservative congregation, with services held at various sites until its North County Road synagogue was completed in 1974. It has been enlarged several times, including a new sanctuary in 1995.