Off Campus Communities
Religious and Spiritual Opportunities Off Campus
There are many opportunities for worship, prayer, meditation, and other practices in the local community. Many congregations and centers offer transportation to 黑料不打烊 students.
The following are communities which have expressed interest in the participation of 黑料不打烊 students, faculty, and staff. This information is presented in their own words without endorsement.
If you would like information about a tradition not listed, please contact the Truitt Center, 336.278.7729, and we will do our best to help you locate a聽congregation that you are comfortable with while at 黑料不打烊.
Baha’i
Alamance County Baha鈥檌 Community
Alamance County Baha’i email
Baha鈥檌 Faith
3905 Lawndale Drive
Greensboro, NC 27455
800-228-6483
Baha鈥檌 Faith
Baha鈥檌 Unity Center
212 Linden Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27601
919-546-0922
Baha’i Unity Center email
Baha’i Unity Center
Durham Baha鈥檌 Center
5103 Revere Road
Durham, NC 27713
919-489-6690
Durham Baha鈥檌 Center
For more information about the Baha鈥檌 faith: and
Buddhist
The North Carolina Zen Center
390 Ironwood Road
Pittsboro, NC聽 27312
The North Carolina Zen Center email
The North Carolina Zen Center
The Brooks Branch Zendo of the North Carolina Zen Center exists as a place for the study and practice of Zen Buddhism, in order to nurture a community of practitioners in the realization of the awakened mind and heart.聽Whether you are a seasoned practitioner with years of experience or a beginner interested in taking the first steps toward a meditation practice, we welcome you.
Kadampa Center for the Practice of Tibetan Buddhism
5412 Etta Burke Court
Raleigh, NC聽 27606
Kadampa Center email
Kadampa Center
Geshe Gelek Chodha, Resident Teacher
We are a spiritual community committed to transforming the minds and lives of individuals and societies into the highest ideals of enlightened wisdom, compassion, and skillful action through the study and practice of Tibetan Buddhism in the Gelugpa tradition in the lineage of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. The Kadampa Center is famous for its emphasis on deep understanding of Buddhist texts coupled with meditation practice. Under the guidance of our resident teacher, Geshe Gelek Chodha, we offer a full range of programs that cover all aspects of the Buddhist path. We host teachings by eminent Buddhist masters, offer courses for beginning and advanced students, and provide space for individual and group meditation. Here you will find the authentic teachings of the Buddha and a community supporting spiritual growth and practice. We are part of the Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT.)
Thousand Buddha Temple
153 Wolfetrail Road
Greensboro, NC 27406
919-349-6892
Thousand Buddha Temple
Shambhala Center
733 Rutherford Street
Durham, NC 27705
919-286-5508
Shambhala Center
Won Buddhism Temple of North Carolina
8021 Old NC Highway 86
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-933-6946
Won Buddhism Temple of North Carolina
Hindu
Triad Hindu Temple
2424 Huffine Mill Road
McLeansville, NC, 27301 (Northeast Greensboro, NC)
336-621-5848
Website: www.triadhindutemple.com
The center was founded in 1979 with a mission to serve the Hindu community and promote Hindu culture through religious, social and educational activities. Events like puja, bhajans, children鈥檚 program, celebration of festivals and community services are regularly scheduled. Includes a Hindu Society.
Sri Venkateswara Temple of North Carolina
121 Balaji Place (Use 121 Baliji Place in GPS & Mapquest, 9421 Chapel Hill Road)
Cary, NC 27513
919-468-0040
Website: www.svtemplenc.org
New Goloka Temple
1032 Dimmocks Mill Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
919-732-6492
Website: www.newgoloka.com
New Goloka Temple is a member of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), whose Founder-Acharya is His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada. Their Lordships Sri Radha Golokananda, the presiding deities of New Goloka, were installed in August 1985. Spiritual activities carried out by the temple are for humanitarian welfare purposes.
Burlington Indian Association
336-693-6229
Burlington Indian Association on Facebook
Email: info.burlingtonia@gmail.com
This local Indian association hosts cultural and fundraising events, among other activities.
The Hindu Society of North Carolina
309 Aviation Parkway
Morrisville, NC 27560
919-599-9667
Jewish
Beth David Synagogue
804 Winview Drive
Greensboro, NC 27410
336-294-0007
bethdavidsynagogue.org
Rabbi Eliezer Havivi
Beth David Synagogue is an egalitarian and inclusive synagogue of the Conservative movement that brings an authentic and caring Jewish tradition to embrace and repair our world. We encourage members to聽grow in Jewish learning through study of Torah and in Jewish practice through mitzvot. We strive to build a welcoming and innovative Synagogue that engages our diverse members and聽that聽shares Jewish values with the general community.
The synagogue facility includes a sanctuary, chapel, kosher kitchen, mikveh, Judaica library, meeting rooms and a gift shop. Minyan is held at 5:45 p.m. Saturday through Thursday, and Thursday morning at 7 a.m. Shabbat Services are held at 6 p.m. on Friday and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. College students are invited to High Holy Day services as our guests.聽 Beth David Synagogue works with Hillel to arrange home hospitality for students during holidays or Shabbatot that occur during the school session. For additional information on High Holy Day tickets or hospitality, please contact the synagogue office. See our Web site (linked above) for listing of all synagogue activities.
Temple Emanuel
1129 Jefferson Road
Greensboro, NC 27401
336-292-7899
tegreensboro.org
Rabbi Fred Guttman
Temple Emanuel is the center of Reform Jewish life for the community and our members. Our mission is to preserve Jewish heritage and perpetuate Judaism through educating and involving our members in the teachings and practices of Reform Judaism as it applies to every aspect of contemporary life. Shabbat services are held on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings at Temple Emanuel.聽 Friday Evening Shabbat services are held at 6:30 p.m. and are followed by Kiddush and Motzi.聽 Shabbat morning services are held on Saturdays at 10:30 a.m., except during the summer months. Call the Temple office to find out specific times for Holiday services or if you are interested in guest tickets for the High Holy Day Services. College students are invited to High Holy Day services as our guests, bring your student I.D. card for admittance. 聽For additional information on High Holy Day tickets or hospitality, please contact the Temple office. See our Web site (linked above) for a listing of all Temple Emanuel activities.
Muslim
Burlington Masjid
1908 S Mebane St, Burlington, NC 27215
(919) 998-9078
Website: www.burlingtonmasjid.com
Pakistan Islamic Foundation
1315 Hwy 61, Whitsett, NC, Gibsonville, NC 27249
(336) 538-1645
Email: abidmasoud@yahoo.com
Islamic Center of Greensboro
2023 16th Street, Greensboro, NC 27405
(336) 375-4908
E-mail: icgncinfo@gmail.com
Website: www.icgnc.com
Imam Ahmed Yaser
Islamic Center of the Triad
4930 Mary Street, Greensboro, NC 27409
(336) 856-2870
E-mail: badi323@aol.com
Website: www.islamiccenterofthetriad.com
Badi Ali, ICT President
Al-Ummil Ummat Islamic Center
2109 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Greensboro, NC 27406
(336) 574-3689
Email: alummil.ummat5@gmail.com
Website: www.auuic.org
Islamic Association of Cary
1076 W. Chatham Street
Cary, NC 27511
919-460-6496
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Islamic Association of Raleigh
808 Atwater Street
Raleigh, NC 27607
919-834-9572
Website: www.raleighmasjid.org
Open and Affirming Churches in the Area
If you鈥檙e involved with an Open and Affirming Church not listed here, please let us know.
College Park Church (American Baptist, Alliance of Baptists)
1601 Walker Avenue, Greensboro, NC 27403
Website: www.collegeparkchurch.com
College Park is progressive, diverse, and ecumenical. We are an open and affirming church that welcomes everyone with the radical hospitality of Christ. We are associated with the American Baptist Churches USA, the Alliance of Baptists, and the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship. Come as you are, ready to worship and grow in Christian faith and love. We鈥檙e not all Baptists, and all traditions are welcome. See聽Association of Welcome and Affirming Baptists.
黑料不打烊 Community Church (United Church of Christ)
271 Williamson Avenue, 黑料不打烊, NC 27244-0625
Website: www.eloncommunitychurch.org
All people are welcome to share God鈥檚 generous gifts in this congregation of the United Church of Christ. People of various traditions have found a home in this caring community where reason, emotion and service join together in one鈥檚 faith development.聽聽See Open and Affirming in the UCC
Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter
Located in downtown Burlington at the corner of Davis and Broad streets.
320 East Davis St., Burlington, NC 27215
Website: www.holycomforterburlington.org
The Church of the Holy Comforter invites you to make our church your parish home for worship, fellowship and ministry during your college years. Holy Comforter is devoted to worshipping God and experiencing God鈥檚 presence within the church family, nurturing each other through a comprehensive parish program while affirming each other鈥檚 individual ministries and responding to God鈥檚 continuing call to minister to others. Opportunities abound for ministry within the parish and for various outreach projects in the community.
First Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)
508 W Davis St, Burlington, NC 27215
Website: www.fpcburlington.org
First Presbyterian Church is a strong, vibrant and welcoming community of faith. The doors of our church swing so wide as to welcome all, our arms are so open so as to embrace all, and our hearts are so warm that we love all.
Life鈥檚 Journey (United Church of Christ)
2121 Edgewood Avenue, Burlington, NC 27215
Website: www.lifesjourneyucc.org
We are an extravagantly welcoming, open and affirming community of faith.聽We proclaim that in this community, diversity shall be accepted and valued and that our welcome will be open and embracing.聽We reject any status in terms of social standing, education, race, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental ability, physical ability or any other distinction.聽 In keeping with the Kingdom whose table is set for all, we will extend ourselves fully in an effort to relieve human suffering and will oppose that which diminishes or oppresses even one of God鈥檚 children.聽聽 We affirm our commitment to the Gospel hope, 鈥渢hat they may all be one鈥 (John 17:21).聽See聽Open and Affirming in the UCC.
Storied Church (United Methodist)
New church community in Mebane, NC
Website: www.storiedchurch.org
Storied Church is a newly emerging church community. 鈥淲e are an open and affirming congregation in Mebane. We are dreaming of a church that doesn鈥檛 discourage skeptics or questions yet embraces them.鈥 Connect with us on the website to learn more about meeting times and locations.
First United Methodist Church of 黑料不打烊
1630 Westbrook Ave, 黑料不打烊, NC 27244
336-584-5263
Website: www.elonfumc.org
黑料不打烊 First Baptist Church
113 Lynn St, 黑料不打烊, NC 27244
336-584-5657
Website: www.elonfbc.org
First Christian Church UCC
415 S Church St, Burlington, NC 27215
336-226-7428
Website: www.firstchristianucc.org
Other Faith Traditions
Friends (Quaker)
Mormon (LDS)
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greensboro
Rev. Ann Marie Alderman
Office Phone:聽336-856-0330
Website: www.uugreensboro.org
Services at 11:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings.
Directions from 黑料不打烊:
Take I-40 to exit 214 (Wendover Ave.)
Take Guilford College Rd exit (1 mile)
Turn right onto Guilford College Rd
Turn left at the second light onto Hilltop Rd
UUCG will be 0.1 miles on your right.
All are welcome in this church. Distinctions of power, privilege and estate that apply outside these doors do not apply within them. Women, men and children, persons of any color, culture, age, ability, economic status, or affectional orientation, skeptics and those pursuing common or unorthodox religious paths 鈥 all are welcome here.
Unity in Greensboro
2nd Floor, inside Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
501 S. Mendenhall St.
Greensboro, NC聽 27403
Phone:聽 336 273-0944
Office Email:聽 info@unityingreensboro.org
Young Adult Programs:聽 youth@unityingreensboro.org
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Unity in Greensboro is a loving, inclusive home for spiritual living that empowers and serves our community. Unity offers a positive, practical, and progressive approach based on a philosophical understanding of the teachings of Jesus and the power of positive thinking. Inspirational messages are offered every Sunday at 10 AM, and our hybrid, young adult small group meets on second Sundays. Unity in Greensboro is actively LGBTQIA+ affirming and also offers opportunities for service-learning, internships, and young adult spiritual retreats. For more information, please reach out to 黑料不打烊 alum, Rev. Miranda Koberg, at youth@unityingreensboro.org
Yoga
Yoga can be exercise, and yoga can be a spiritual practice. In the Hindu and Buddhist traditions, yoga is often practiced as a preparation for meditation. Today, people from diverse traditions experience spiritual and physical well-being through yoga.
Alamance Wellness Studio
2823 S Church St
Burlington, NC
336-270-9118
Website: www.alamancewellnessstudio.com
Om Shanti Yoga
We鈥檙e next to Panera Bread.
422 Huffman Mill Road, Suite 206
Burlington, NC 27215
336-270-9381
Website: omshantiyoga.org
Email: info.omshantiyoga@gmail.com
Zenitry
We鈥檙e between the Fat Frog and Simply Thai.
2035 Timberline Station Drive
黑料不打烊, NC
336-524-8844
Website: www.zenitry.com
Email: Cricket@zenitry.com