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Spiritual and Religious Life

Places of Worship
Near Mills or Centrally Located

This list was compiled to assist the Mills community in exploring places of worship of various faith perspectives. Places of worship were chosen on the basis of their proximity to Mills, or to public transportation available from Mills, or on recommendation from members of the Mills community.  It is recommended that you call ahead to confirm service times, directions, and access information, if necessary. For public transportation information, call AC Transit at 510.817.1717 x1111, or visit their website, www.actransit.org. For driving directions to any of these locations, go to www.mapquest.com. This list is not intended to be either comprehensive or exclusive. To suggest additions in future list editions, please contact the Office of the Director of Spiritual Life, x3123.

Baha'i | Buddhist | Christian
Inter-and Non-denominational | Jewish Synagogues Muslim Mosques | Religious Science | Vedanta

Baha'i

Oakland Baha’i Center
1434 35th Ave, Oakland
510.835.6033
Sunday 9-10 am

Buddhist

Berkeley Shambhala
2288 Fulton St., Berkeley
510.841.3242
Sunday 9:30 am Meditation
11:15 am Dharma talk
Tues–Fri 7–8:30 pm Meditation
Berkeley Buddhist Temple
2121 Channing Way, Berkeley
510.841.1356

Buddhist Church of Oakland
825 Jackson St., Oakland 
510.832.5988
Sunday 10 am

Christian

American Methodist

First African Methodist Church
530 37th St., Oakland
510.655.1527
Sunday 8 am & 11 am

Anglican

St. Augustine's Episcopal Church
529 29th St., Oakland
510.832.6462
Wednesday 12 pm
Sun 8 am & 12:30 pm

St. Joseph of Arimathea Collegiate
Chapel and Center

2316 Bowditch, Berkeley
510.841.3083
Mon–Fri 9 am & 5 pm prayer; 12 pm mass Sunday 11 am mass

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Catholic

Chancery Office Diocese of Oakland
2900 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland
510.893.4711

Newman Hall, Holy Spirit Parish
2700 Dwight Way, Berkeley

510.848.7812

Our Lady of Lourdes
2808 Lakeshore Ave. 

510.451.1790/

St. Joseph the Worker
1640 Addison St., Berkeley
510.843.2244
St. Lawrence O'Toole
3725 High St., Oakland
510.530.0761

United Church of Christ

First Congregational Church Of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
510.848.3696

First Congregational Church of Oakland
2501 Harrison St., Oakland
510.444.8511
Sunday 10:30 am; 9 am prayer meeting

Episcopal

St. Cuthbert’s Episcopal Church
7932 Mountain Blvd., Oakland
510.635.4949
Sunday 8 am & 10 am

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
2300 Bancroft Way at Ellsworth, Berkeley
510.848.5107
Sunday 8 am & 10 am
7:30 pm

St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Broadway and Lawton St., Oakland
510.655.4351

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Society of Friends

Berkeley Friends Church
1600 Sacramento Ave., Berkeley 
510.524.4112
Sunday 11 am with childcare
10 am Sunday School
Wednesday 6:30 potluck, 7:15 Bible study

Lutheran/ELCA

St. Paul Lutheran Church
1658 Excelsior Ave., Oakland
510.530.6333
Sunday 10a
Lutheran Church of the Cross
1744 University Ave., Berkeley
510.848.1424 
Sunday 8 am Personal prayer; 10 am Sunday School/Worship
University Lutheran Chapel
2425 College Ave., Berkeley
510.843.6230
Sunday 11 am Wednesday 6:30 pm w/dinner

Orthodox Eastern

Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension
4700 Lincoln Ave., Oakland
510.531.3400
Sunday 9 am Orthodox
10 am Divine Liturgy

Presbyterian

Fruitvale Presbyterian Church
2735 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland
510.530.0915
Sunday 11 am
College Ave. Presbyterian
5951 College Ave., Oakland
510.658.3665
Sunday 10:30 am

First Presbyterian Church of Oakland
2619 Broadway, Oakland 
510.444.3555
Sunday 10 am

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Seventh Day Adventist

Grand Avenue Seventh Day Adventist Church
278 Grand Ave., Oakland
510.452.0785

Wings of Love Maranatha Fellowship
7007 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland 
510.569.0223
Saturday 9:30 am Bible study 11 am Worship; Wednesday 6 pm study

United Methodist

Lake Merritt United Methodist Church
1330 Lakeshore Ave., Oakland
510.465.4793
Sunday 10:30 am

Trinity United Methodist
Church of Berkeley

2362 Bancroft Way
510.548.4716
Sunday 10 am

Rockridge United Methodist Church
303 Hudson St., Oakland 
510.652.4155

Inter- and Non-denominational

Center of Hope Community Church
8411 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland 
510.568.5261
Sunday 8 am & 11 am
Imani Community Church
3300 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA
510.531.5411
Sundays 10:30 am
Shiloh Christian Fellowship
3295 School St., Oakland
510.261.2052
Sunday 9 am & 11:30 am Friday 7 pm College-Aged

Unitarian/Unitarian Universalists

First Unitarian Church of Oakland
685 14th St., Oakland
510.893.6129
Sunday 9:15 am & 11:15 am 10:30 am Family oriented

Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley
1 Lawson Rd., Kensington
510.525.0302
Sunday 10:45 am with Childcare, Tuesday 10:30 am–11 am, Thursday 12:15–12:45 pm

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Jewish Synagogues

Congregation Beth Israel
1630 Bancroft Way, Berkeley
510.843.5246
Saturday 9:15 am
Hillel Jewish Student Center
2736 Bancroft Way, Berkeley 

510.845.7793

Friday 8 pm
Temple Beth Abraham
327 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland 510.832.0936
Friday 6:15 pm
Saturday 9:30 am Mon & Thu 8 pm, Chapel

Muslim Mosques

Masjid Al-Islam
8210 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland 
510.638.9541
Oakland Islamic Center
515 31st Street
Oakland 
510.654.4306

Religious Science

East Bay Church of Religious Science
4130 Telegraph Avenue, Oakland
510.420.1003
www.ebcrs.org
Sunday 8 am, 10 am & 12 pm

Vedanta

Vedanta Society of Berkeley
2455 Bowditch St., Berkeley
510.848.8862

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