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Palo Alto Online Database last updated: Monday, May 6, 2013. Places to worship Aldersgate United Methodist Church 4243 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. Progressive environment for study of God and community. Offers classes, annual events. Affirms lifestyles of lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, transgender and queer community. E-mail: rmorimoto@sbcglobal.net. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1909. Call 650-948-6806. All Saints Episcopal Church 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto. All Saints is an Episcopal Church that takes part in Eucharistic worship within its round architecture. E-mail: office@asaints.org. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1892. Services: Call 650-322-4528. Ananda Sangha 2171 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. One of the oldest and largest meditation centers in the Bay Area, offers classes and special events year-round. E-mail: inform@anandapaloalto.org. Denomination: Self-Realization. Est. Date: 1981. Call 650-323-3363. Bethany Lutheran Church 1095 Cloud Ave., Menlo Park. E-mail: info@bethany-mp.org. Denomination: Lutheran. Est. Date: 1950. Call 650-854-5897. Chabad of Greater South Bay 3070 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Palo Alto Center offers holiday programs for children and adults, Hebrew school, youth programs for all ages, classes, shabbat meals, and daily minyanim in full-service synagogue. Denomination: Orthodox Jewish. Est. Date: 1975. Call 650-424-9800. Chinese Church in Christ 920 Sierra Vista Ave., Mtn. View. Offers Children's Ministry and Adult and Youth Sunday Schools. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1982. Services: Call 650-968-2900. Christ Episcopal Church 815 Portola Road, Portola Valley. E-mail: Judy Horton: judy@ccpvw.org. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1950. Services: .Ê Call 650-851-0224. Church of Gnosis (Ecclesia Gnostica Mysteriorum) 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Acknowledge discoveries of science as well as all scriptures: the Hebrew Bible, the Gnostic Gospels, the Christian and Apocryphal Gospels, the Koran and the Bhagavad Gita. E-mail: info@gnosticsanctuary.org. Denomination: Gnostic. Est. Date: 1978. Call 650-967-2127. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1105 Valparaiso Ave., Menlo Park. A local branch of the LDS church. Denomination: Mormon. Est. Date: 1950s. Call 650-325-1342. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 3865 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. A local branch of the LDS church. Denomination: Mormon. Est. Date: 1978. Services: Call 650-494-9256. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/Heritage Oaks Ward 1300 Grant Road, Los Altos. A local branch of the LDS church. Denomination: Mormon. Est. Date: 1980s. Call 650-968-8242. Church of Scientology 117 Easy St., Mountain View. Open house, free personality test, personal efficiency course and life improvement course. E-mail: mountainview@scientology.net . Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1954. Call 650-969-5262. Church of the Nativity 210 Oak Grove Ave., Menlo Park. The Church of the Nativity was included on the National Register of Historical Places in 1981. E-mail: nativityparish@sbcglobal.net. Denomination: Roman Catholic. Est. Date: 1872. Call 650-323-7914. Congregation Beth Am 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills. E-mail: Info@betham.org. Denomination: Reform Jewish. Est. Date: 1955. Call 650-493-4661. Congregation Beth Jacob 1550 Alameda de las Pulgas, Redwood City. A synagogue emphasizing community and life-long learning. E-mail: cbj@bethjacobrwc.org. Denomination: Egalitarian Conservative Jewish . Est. Date: 1930s. Services: Call 650-366-8481. Congregation Emek Beracha 4102 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. An Orthodox congregation founded in 1975 focused on supporting Jewish community. E-mail: info@emekberacha.org . Denomination: Orthodox Jewish. Est. Date: 1976. Services: Call 650-857-1800. Congregation Etz Chayim 4161 Alma St., Palo Alto. Services conducted in Hebrew and English, melding reform and conservative traditions. E-mail: execdirector@etzchayim.org. Denomination: Independent. Est. Date: 1995. Call 650-813-9094. Congregation Kol Emeth 4175 Manuela Ave., Palo Alto. E-mail: office@kolemeth.org. Denomination: Conservative Jewish. Est. Date: 1957. Call 650-948-7498. Conscious Living Center 2400 Wyandotte St., Ste. C, Mtn. View. A spirituality learning center open to the public. Denomination: Religious Science. Est. Date: 1982. Leader: Rev. Jane Beach. Services: Sun 8:30 a.m., 10 :30 a.m. Pre-Service Meditation 8:15 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Call 650-965-1152. Covenant Presbyterian Church 670 E. Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. A Presbyterian church offering programs for children, youth and adults. E-mail: office@covenantpresbyterian.net . Denomination: Presbyterian Church (USA). Est. Date: 1951. Call 650-494-1760. CrossRoads Community Church 2490 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. E-mail: info@xroads-naz.org. Denomination: Nazarene. Est. Date: 1937. Call 650-322-3097. Father's House, The 3585 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Offers Sunday morning worship and Thursday evening prayer. Denomination: Pentecostal. Est. Date: 1936. Call 650-493-0901. First Baptist Church of Menlo Park 1100 Middle Ave., Menlo Park. E-mail: info@firstbaptist.com. Denomination: American Baptist. Est. Date: 1947. Call 650-323-8544. First Baptist Church of Palo Alto 305 N. California Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: American Baptist (ABC-USA). Est. Date: 1893. Services: Call 650-327-0561. First Christian Church -- Disciples of Christ 2890 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Community church offering Sunday services and other special services throughout the week for youth. E-mail: pafcc@pafcc.org. Denomination: Christian (Disciples of Christ). Est. Date: 1896. Call 650-327-4188. First Church of Christ, Scientist 201 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. E-mail: csmenlo@sbcglobal.net. Denomination: Christian Science. Est. Date: 1950s. Call 650-323-2872. First Church of Christ, Scientist 3045 Cowper St., Palo Alto. E-mail: clerk@cspaloalto.org. Denomination: Christian Science. Est. Date: 1904. Call Church: 650-493-7870; Reading Room: 650-327-1642. First Church of Christ, Scientist 221 Bryant Ave., Mtn. View. Services, Sunday School and Reading Room. Denomination: Christian Science. Est. Date: 1970s. Call Church: 650-968-2229; Reading room: 650-968-6131. First Congregational Church of Palo Alto 1985 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Concerts, special events, adult education, youth and young adult ministry and children's ministry. E-mail: office@fccpa.org. Denomination: Congregational. Est. Date: 1900. Call 650-856-6662. First Lutheran Church (ELCA) 600 Homer Ave., Palo Alto. Offers meditative worship, Sunday school and Holy Eucharist. Childcare is available during all services. E-mail: office@flcpa.org. Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Est. Date: 1920. Call 650-322-4669. First Presbyterian Church 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Offers education, adult study, youth programs and Sunday worship. E-mail: info@fprespa.org. Denomination: Presbyterian. Est. Date: 1893. Call 650-325-5659. First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View 1667 Miramonte Ave., Mtn. View. Bible-based church serving local families through Little Acorn School. E-mail: fpcmv@sbcglobal.net. Denomination: Presbyterian. Est. Date: 1841. Call 650-968-4473. First Tongan United Methodist Church of Palo Alto 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. E-mail: halafausione@yahoo.com. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1983. Call 650-323-4340. First United Methodist Church 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1894. Call 650-323-6167. First United Methodist Church Fijian Fellowship 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1894. Call 650-323-6167. Grace Community Covenant Church 1555 Oak Ave., Los Altos. Offers Sunday worship and children programs for youth. E-mail: info@graceconnections.com. Denomination: Covenant. Est. Date: 1998. Call 650-967-7462. Grace Lutheran Church (ELCA) 3149 Waverley St., Palo Alto. E-mail: office@gracepa.org. Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church of America. Est. Date: 1951. Services: Call 650-494-1212. Grace Presbyterian Church 2431 Park Blvd., Palo Alto. Meets at JLS Middle school, 480 East Meadow Drive, Palo Alto. E-mail: office@gracepres.com. Denomination: Presbyterian. Est. Date: 2001. Call 650-326-7737. Highway Community 2050 Miramonte Ave., Mtn. View. Services and programs for kids, students and adults. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 2000. Call 650-968-4200. Highway Community 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. Services and programs for kids, students and adults are at Palo Alto High School, Haymarket Theater. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 2000. Services: Call 650-968-4200. Humanist Community Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto. Offers family programs, community activity groups and other monthly activities. Denomination: Humanist. Est. Date: 1962. Call 650-964-7576. Jamil Masjid 427 California Ave., Palo Alto. A storefront mosque above a rug store in Palo Alto. Hours: Sunrise to Nightfall Denomination: Muslim. Est. Date: 1992. Call 650-321-1819. Jehovah's Witnesses -- Palo Alto North Congregation 429 High St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Jehovah's Witnesses. Est. Date: 1976. Call 650-327-4532. Jehovah's Witnesses -- Palo Alto South Congregation 4243 Alma St., Palo Alto. A local branch of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Denomination: Jehovah's Witnesses. Est. Date: 1953. Call 650-493-3020. Kannon Do Zen Center 1972 Rock St., Mtn. View. Traditional Soto Zen Buddhism center, maintained by volunteers. No membership requirements. Offers meditation, walking meditation, lectures and education for children and adults. Denomination: Zen Buddhist. Est. Date: 1966. Services: Call 650-903-1935. Keddem Congregation 3900 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Reconstructionist Jewish congregation offering worship, study and community programs. E-mail: keddem@keddem.org. Denomination: Reconstructionist Jewish. Est. Date: 1993. Leader: o. Call 650-494-6400. Ladera Community Church, United Church of Christ 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley. Offers Sunday worship and church school for students from preschool to high school. Childcare provided. E-mail: church@ladera.org. Denomination: United Church of Christ. Est. Date: 1954. Call 650-854-5481. Lord's Grace Christian Church 1101 San Antonio Road, Mtn. View. Offers Sunday worship in Cantonese, Mandarin and English and children school programs as well as childcare. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1973. Call 650-623-0917. Menlo Park Presbyterian Church 950 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Also in San Mateo and Mountain View. Offers weekly worship, programs for children and students, retreats and classes. E-mail: info@mppc.org. Denomination: Presbyterian. Est. Date: 1860. Services: Call 650-323-8600. Mountain View Baha'i Community P.O. Box 1223, Mtn. View. Bah‡'’s believe in the unity of God, of religion and of mankind. Community meets regularly to celebrate feasts and holy days, and offers devotional meetings, children's classes, programs for teens and pre-teens, and classes on the study of spiritual topics. E-mail: contact@mvbahais.org. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1912. Call 650-966-1921, 1-800-22-UNITE. Mountain View Buddhist Temple 575 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mtn. View. Buddhist Temple focused on Jodo Shinshu teachings. Offers Sunday services, Dharma School and other community programs. Denomination: Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. Est. Date: 1961. Call 650-964-9426. Mountain View Central Seventh-day Adventist Church 1425 Springer Road, Mtn. View. Offers Sabbath services, prayer gatherings and bible study. Meeting time: Check website for meeting times. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Est. Date: 1967. Services: Call 650-967-2189. Mountain View Chinese Christian Church 175 E. Dana St., Mtn. View. A non-denominational church of predominantly second generation Asian American members from children to adults. Offers Sunday worship, children's church and youth group. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1964. Call 650-964-1591. Mountain View SDA Korean Church 815 Maude Ave., Mtn. View. A Korean branch of the Seventh-day-Adventist Church. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Est. Date: 1975. Call 650-940-1161. Mountain View Spanish SDA Church 342 Sierra Vista Ave., Mtn. View. A Spanish branch of the Seventh-day-Adventist church. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Est. Date: 1983. Call 650-962-9184. Mountain View Zen Center 1972 Rock St., Mountain View. Denomination: Zen Buddhist. Est. Date: 1983. Mt. Olive Apostolic Original Holy Church of God 605 Hamilton Ave., Menlo Park. Denomination: Apostolic. Est. Date: 1963. Services: Call 650-853-0355. Mtn. View Japanese SDA Church 195 N. Rengstorff Ave., Mtn. View. Offers Sabbath worship, Sabbath school, music and other community programs. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Est. Date: 1926. Call 650-968-2551. Nativity of the Holy Virgin Church 1220 Crane St., Menlo Park. Offers confession, liturgy, and all-night vigil. Denomination: Russian Orthodox. Est. Date: 1952. Call 650-326-5622. New Community Baptist Church 1250 W. Middlefield Road, Mtn. View. Offers morning worship, Sunday school and childcare services. Denomination: Baptist. Est. Date: 1985. Call 650-428-0880. New Life Pentecostal Church of God 1912 San Luis Ave., Mtn. View. Offers Sunday worship, evening prayer, Christian education classes and youth services. Denomination: Pentecostal. Est. Date: 1949. Services: Call 650-967-3453. Our Lady of the Rosary Church 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1954. Call 650-494-2496. Our Lady of the Wayside Catholic Church 930 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Merged parish with St. Denis Church. Designated a California Registered Historical Landmark in 1977. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1912. Call 650-854-5976 . Palo Alto Buddhist Temple 2751 Louis Road, Palo Alto. Offers Sunday services, Dharma school and Buddhist education. Denomination: Jodo Shinshu Buddhist. Est. Date: 1914. Call 650-856-0123. Palo Alto Christian Reformed Church 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto. E-mail: info@pacrc.org. Denomination: Christian Reformed. Est. Date: 1958. Call 650-493-1152. Palo Alto Church of Christ 3373 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. E-mail: office@pacc.org. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1961. Call 650-493-4263. Palo Alto Friends Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) 957 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. E-mail: clerk@pafm.org. Denomination: Quaker. Est. Date: 1928. Call 650-856-0744. Palo Alto Seventh-day Adventist Church 786 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Offers Sabbath school, worship and prayer meetings. E-mail: info@paloaltosda.org. Denomination: Seventh-day Adventist. Est. Date: 1923. Call 650-327-8545. Pathway Church 1305 Middlefield Road (Temporary), Redwood City. Offers large and small Sunday gatherings. Looking for a new meeting place for Sunday mornings in Palo Alto. Denomination: Assemblies of God. Est. Date: 2005. Call 650-331-7351. Pathways to Self Healing 4153 El Camino Way, Palo Alto. Offers Sunday service, meditation class and other events. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1980. Call 650-424-1118. Peninsula Bible Church 3505 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Offers Sunday service, pastoral counseling and special events. E-mail: info@pbc.org. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1948. Call 650-494-3840. Peninsula Church in Christ 596 Mercy St., Mtn. View. A local branch of the Peninsula Church in Christ. Denomination: Nondenominational. Call 650-967-9130. Rock United Pentecostal Church of Mountain View 263 Escuela Ave., Mtn. View. Offers Sunday worship, Bible study and Kidz Rock. Denomination: Pentecostal. Est. Date: 1950. Call 650-968-7625. Russian Orthodox Church 3475 Ross Road, Palo Alto. Denomination: Russian Orthodox. Est. Date: 1950s. Call 650-494-1099. Saint Ann Chapel 541 Melville Ave., Palo Alto. Offers Choral Mass, evening prayer, Bible study. E-mail: saintannchapel@gmail.com. Denomination: Traditional Anglican. Est. Date: 2003. Services: Call 650-838-0508. Shoreline Community Church 211 Church St., Mtn. View. Offers Sunday services, Children's programs and contemporary music. E-mail: shorelinecc.org@gmail.com. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1998. Call 650-947-0846. St. Albert the Great Church 1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto. Offers weekly Mass services, youth ministry and other parish activities. Denomination: Roman Catholic. Est. Date: 1961. Call 650-494-2496. St. Andrew's United Methodist Church 4111 Alma St., Palo Alto. E-mail: st.andunited@yahoo.com. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1958. Call 650-493-0900. St. Anthony's Church 3500 Middlefield Road, Menlo Park. Offers Mass both in English and Spanish. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1950. Call 650-366-4692. St. Athanasius Church 160 N. Rengstorff Ave., Mtn. View. Offers Mass in both English and Spanish. E-mail: shoffman@dsj.org. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1959. Call 650-961-8600. St. Bede's Episcopal Church 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park. Offers Sunday service, adult education and children's school. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1983. Call 650-854-6555. St. Denis Catholic Church 2250 Avy Ave., Menlo Park. Merged parish with Our Lady of the Wayside Church. Denomination: Roman Catholic. Est. Date: 1955. Call 650-854-5976. St. Joseph Catholic Church 582 Hope St., Mtn. View. Offers Mass, educational programs and youth and young adult programs. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1867. Call 650-967-3831. St. Luke's Chapel in the Hills 26140 Duval Way, Los Altos Hills. Offers Sunday service, healing services, Evensong, confession and other services. Denomination: Anglican. Est. Date: 1964. Services: Call 650-941-6524. St. Mark's Episcopal Church 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto. Offers Holy Eucharist, adult education, children's worship and childcare services. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1948. Call 650-326-3800. St. Paul Lutheran Church 1075 El Monte Ave., Mtn. View. Offers worship services in both English and Spanish. E-mail: admin@st-paul.org. Denomination: Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod. Est. Date: 1951. Leader: . Services: Call 650-967-0666. St. Raymond Parish 1100 Santa Cruz Ave., Menlo Park. Offers Mass, confession, baptisms, weddings and funeral services. E-mail: straymondmp@gmail.com. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1950. Call 650-323-1755. St. Simon Catholic Parish 1860 Grant Road, Los Altos. Offers Mass and Vigil throughout both the week and weekend. E-mail: rectory@stsimon.org. Denomination: Roman Catholic. Est. Date: 1955. Services: Call 650-967-8311. St. Stephen Lutheran Church 320 Moorpark Way, Mtn. View. E-mail: pastor@sslcwest.org. Denomination: Church of the Lutheran Confession. Est. Date: 1985. Services: Call 650-964-5915. St. Thomas Aquinas Church 751 Waverley St., Palo Alto. Oldest church in Palo Alto and registered historical landmark. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1902. Call 650-494-2496. St. Thomas Aquinas Parish 3290 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Consists of three churches: St. Thomas Aquinas Church, 751 Waverley St., Palo Alto 94306; St. Albert the Great, 1095 Channing Ave., Palo Alto 94301; Our Lady of the Rosary Church, 3233 Cowper St., Palo Alto 94306. Denomination: Catholic. Est. Date: 1901. Call 650-494-2496. St. Timothy's Episcopal Church 2094 Grant Road, Mtn. View. Offers traditional and contemporary worship services and children's services. E-mail: info@sttims.org. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1950. Call 650-967-4724. Stanford Memorial Church 450 Serra Mall, Stanford. Offers seminars, spiritual services, interfaith study groups and other spiritual and eduational programs. E-mail: religious-life@stanford.edu. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1903. Call 650-723-1762. Trinity Episcopal Church 330 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park. Offers Sunday worship, youth and children's programs and mission trips. E-mail: office@trinitymenlopark.org. Denomination: Episcopal. Est. Date: 1884. Call 650-326-2083. Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 1295 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Offers Sunday services, Sunday school, adult Bible school and private confessions. E-mail: trinitylutheranpa@gmail.com. Denomination: Lutheran - Missouri Synod. Est. Date: 1925. Services: Call 650-853-1295. Trinity United Methodist Church 748 Mercy St., Mtn. View. Denomination: United Methodist. Est. Date: 1872. Call 650-967-6283. Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto 505 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto. Offers worship, child care services, discussion groups and other spiritual and educational programs. E-mail: uucpa@uucpa.org. Denomination: Unitarian Universalist. Est. Date: 1947. Services: Call 650-494-0541. Unity Palo Alto 3391 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Offers services, classes and workshops and youth programs. Denomination: Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1947. Call 650-494-7222. University African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church 3549 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Worship and Sunday school offered weekly. E-mail: universityamezion@yahoo.com. Denomination: Methodist. Est. Date: 1913. Call 650-494-2007. University Church in College Terrace 1611 Stanford Ave., Palo Alto. Offers Sunday and Thursday Eucharist, Christian education, choir and other service projects and recreational programs. E-mail: PrGreg@stanford.edu. Denomination: Lutheran/Episcopal (Multidenominational Progressive Christian). Est. Date: 1965. Call 650-857-9660. Valley Presbyterian Church 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley. Offers Sunday worship, adult education and other spiritual programs. Denomination: Presbyterian. Est. Date: 1958. Services: Call 650-851-8282. Vineyard Christian Fellowship of the Peninsula 4000 Middlefield Road (Cubberley Community Center), Palo Alto. Denomination: Evangelical/Nondenominational. Est. Date: 1989. Call 650-327-5727. Wesley United Methodist Church 470 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto. Denomination: Methodist. Est. Date: 1873. Call 650-327-2092. Woodside Village Church 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside. Offers Sunday service, children's ministries and music programs. E-mail: . Denomination: United Church of Christ. Est. Date: 1893. Call 650-851-1587. |