Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne in Indiana is a hub of different faiths and is sometimes known as the “City of Churches”. Today, the city has 13 funeral homes serving a population of around 260,300. Funeral homes in Fort Wayne can cater for both secular and religious burials and cremations, depending on the wishes of families when laying their loved ones to rest.

More than half the city’s population follows a religion and there’s a large Catholic community as well as smaller Lutheran, Baptist and Methodist communities. Some residents belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or follow other Christian faiths. Like many cosmopolitan cities, there are also those of the Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist and Hindu faiths in Fort Wayne.

Prominent churches in the city include the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception on South Clinton Street, Saint Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church on South Barr Street and Trinity Episcopal Church on West Berry Street. The city’s Jewish population worship at the Congregation Achduth Vesholom on Old Mill Road. There’s also a Burmese Mosque called Masjid Noor ul-Islam on Seddlemeyer Avenue and the Hindu Omkaar Temple on Yellow River Road.

There are numerous cemeteries around Fort Wayne, such as the centrally located Lindenwood Cemetery and the Catholic Cemetery. There’s also the Highland Park Cemetery and Mausoleum to the north of the city. The Indiana State Board of Funeral and Cemetery Services licenses funeral homes in Fort Wayne. While there are no laws governing embalming or caskets, some cemeteries may require a certain type of container. Therefore, check with your chosen Fort Wayne funeral director to clarify local rules.

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