Places of Faith, Worship, & Spirituality

There are many houses of worship in . Below is a list of religious centers in our area. Additionally, many of the centers have been identified as open and affirming to the LGBTQ community**.

Baptist Won Buddhism of Calvary Baptist Church 431 East 57th Street 123 West 57th Street 212-750-2773 212-975-0170 www.wonbuddhist.org www.cbcnyc.org Buddhist Lesbians and Gays of New York* First Baptist Church 208 West 13th St. 265 West 79th Street at Broadway Phone: 212-803-5192 212-724-5600 www.firstbaptist-nyc.org Catholic The Church of St. Paul the Apostle ** Baptist Church** 405 West 59th Street, Columbus Avenue and 30 E. 31 St. 60th Street New York , NY 212-265-3495 or 212-265-3495 Phone: 212-685-1377 www.stpaultheapostle.org

Trinity Baptist Church Our Lady of Good Counsel 250 East 61st Street 230 East 90th Street between 2nd and 3rd 212-838-6844 Avenues www.tbcny.org 212-289-1742 www.olgcny.org Buddhist Mahayana Buddhist Temple St. Francis Xavier** 133 Canal Street at Manhattan Bridge Plaza W 16th St. btwn 5th and 6th Ave. 212-925-8787 New York, NY Phone: 212-627-2100 New York Buddhist Church Web site: www.rc.net/newyork/stfrancisxavier 332 Riverside Drive between 105th and 106th Streets St. Ignatius Loyola 212-678-0305 980 Park Avenue at 84th Street www.mahayana.us 212-288-3588 www.stignatiusloyola.org/index.php/home Rissho Kosei-kai New York Center for Engaged Buddhism St. John the Evangelist 320 East 39th Street between 1st and 2nd 348 East 55th Street at 1st Avenue Avenues 212-753 -8418 www.rk-ny.org

St. Patrick's Cathedral St. Thomas Church** 460 Madison Avenue, 5th Avenue at 50th 1 West 53rd Street at 5th Avenue Street 212-757-7013 212-753-2261 www.saintthomaschurch.org www.saintpatrickscathedral.org Greek Orthodox Christian Cathedral of the Holy Trinity Journey Manhattan Center 319 East 74th Street between 1st and 2nd Multiple Locations Avenues 212-730-8300 212-288-3215 manhattan.journeymetro.com www.thecathedralnyc.org

Metro Community Church of New York** Judaism 446 West 36th Street B'nai Jeshurun www.mccny.org 257 West 88th Street between Broadway and West End Avenues Park Avenue Christian Church** 212-787-7600 1010 Park Avenue at 85th Street www.bj.org 212-288-3246 www.parkavenuechristian.com Central 123 East 55th Street at Lexington Avenue Episcopal 212-838-5122 Church of the Heavenly Rest www.centralsynagogue.org 2 East 90th Street between 5th and Madison Avenues Congregation Beit Simchat Torah** 212-289-3400 Synagogue for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender www.heavenlyrest.org Jews, their families, and friends. 57 Bethune Street Church of the Holy Trinity 212-929-9498 316 East 88th Street between 1st and 2nd Main Kabbalat Shabbat Services are held at 296 Avenues 9th Avenue at 28th Street 212-289-5122 www.cbst.org www.holytrinity-nyc.org Synagogue The First Reformed Episcopal Church 5 East 62nd Street at 5th Avenue 317 East 50th Street between 1st and 2nd 212-838-2122 Avenues www.5as.org 212-755-0995 www.firstchurchnyc.net Lincoln Square Synagogue 200 Amsterdam Avenue at 69th Street St James' Episcopal Church 212-874-6100 865 Madison Avenue between 71st and 72nd www.lss.org Streets 212-288-4100 Stephen Wise Free Synagogue** www.stjames.org 30 West 68th Street at Central Park West 212-877-4050 www.swfs.org www.lds.org

Hindu Affirmation Ramakrishna-Vivekananda Center Murray Hill Station 17 East 94th Street between 5th and Madison PO Box 527 Avenues New York, NY 10156 212-534-9445 Phone: 212-853-9434 www.ramakrishna.org Support group for LGBT Mormons and supporters. Ramakrishnananda Yoga Vedanta Mission 96 Avenue B at 6th Street Moslem 888-474-1218 Islamic Cultural Center of New York www.ramakrishnananda.com 1711 3rd Avenue between 96th and 97th Streets 212-722-5234 Lutheran www.islamicculturalcenter-ny.org Advent Lutheran Church 2504 Broadway at 93rd Street Islamic Society of Mid Manhattan 212-665-2504 154 East 55th Street between Lexington and 3rd www.adventnyc.org Avenues 212-888-7838 Grace and St Paul 's Lutheran** 619 Lexington Ave. Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood New York, NY 130 West 113th Street at Saint Nicholas Avenue Phone: 212-877-5810 212-662-4100 www.mosqueofislamicbrotherhoodinc.org Holy Trinity Lutheran 3 West 65th Street at Central Park West Inter-Denominational 212-877-6815 Metropolitan Community Church of New York** www.holytrinitynyc.org A church of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Community St. Peter's Church 446 West 36th Street between 9th and 10th 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street Avenues 212-935-2200 212-629-7440 www.saintpeters.org www.mccny.org

Methodist Times Square Church Christ Church 1657 Broadway at 51st Street 520 Park Avenue at 60th Street 212-541-6300 212-838-3036 www.tscnyc.org www.christchurchnyc.org Presbyterian Mormon Church of the Covenant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 310 East 42nd Street at 2nd Avenue 125 Columbus Avenue at 65th Street 212-697-3185 212-580-1340 www.covenantnyc.org

Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church 7 West 55th Street at 5th Avenue 212-247-0490 www.fapc.org

Redeemer Presbyterian Church 1359 Broadway between 36th and 37th Streets 212-808-4460 www.redeemer.com

Unitarian All Souls Unitarian 1157 Lexington Avenue at 80th Street 212-535-5530 www.allsoulsnyc.org

First Unitarian Church of Brooklyn** 50 Monroe Place Brooklyn , NY 11201 Phone: 718-624-5466 Email: [email protected] Inclusion of LBGT concerns in congregational life and society.

Fourth Universalist Society 160 Central Park West at 76th Street 212-595-1658 www.4thu.org