St. Nicolas Orthodox Christian Church
5200 Diamond Heights Blvd
Recognizing the dire need for an Orthodox Church a representative group from the Christian Arab community gathered aon Dec.1937. His Eminence Most Reverend Antony Bashir was guest of honor. It was from this gathering that the first plans for a church emerged. On Aug. 19, 1938, that a building on southeast corner of Gough and Green was purchased and soon remodeled to meet Orthodox requirements. The first Board of Directors was elected at a general meeting on Aug. 23, 1938. (Information from website below)
Learn more at www.stnicholas-sf.com
Mission Dolores. 3321 16th street
The small white church is the original one. Founded in June 29, 1776. The cathedral was built later. Learn more at http://www.missiondolores.org
Mission Dolores.
This is the oldest building in San Francisco. Bells are from Mexico and could be heard in Presido in those days. Wood is from Redwood trees in Palo Alto.
Mission Dolores.
The stained glass windows were made in Munich Germany and tell the story of all the missions in California.
Mission Dolores.
The buildings across the street were dynamited in 1906 to preserve the original church. The cathedral next to it is in Mexican Baroque style.
Congregation Sha'ar Zahav. 290 Dolores st.
Progressive Reformed Synagogue is "lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender/heterosexual Jews, together, both Jewish and non-Jewish." Info @ www.shaarzahav.org
St. Matthew's Lutheran 3281 16th St
Operates in English & German. Pastors wife (1906) asked Maj. Funston before dynamiting area to save tiffany stained glass & they did. Info @ www.stmatthews-sf.org
First Baptist Church. 22 Waller
Founded in 1849. Lots of history at http://www.fbcsf.org/whoweare/history.htm
Integral Yoga Institute. 770 Dolores St.
Founded by Sri Satchidananda. Public Yoga, teacher training, & residency program. Dedicated principal: "Truth is One, Paths are Many," Info @ www.integralyogasf.org
St. Paul's Catholic Church. 221 Valley St.
Today, the largest collections of Mayer windows exist at Saint Paul's Church in San Francisco
St. Paul's Catholic Church.
Construction of this English Gothic landmark began in 1897 and it was dedicated by Archbishop Patrick William Riordan in 1911. More information at http://www.stpaulsf.org/
Open Bible Church 2135 Market Street
Open Bible Standard Churches originated from two revival movements: Bible Standard Conference, founded in Eugene, Oregon, under the leadership of Fred Hornshuh in 1919, and Open Bible Evangelistic Association, founded in Des Moines, Iowa, under the leadership of John R. Richey in 1932. Similar in doctrine and government, the two groups amalgamated in 1935, as "Open Bible Standard Churches" with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. Historical roots of the parent groups reach back to the outpourings of the Holy Spirit in 1906 at the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles and to the full gospel movement in the Midwest. Both groups were organized under the impetus of Pentecostal revival. Simple faith, freedom from fanaticism, emphasis on evangelism and missions and free fellowship with other groups were characteristics of the growing organizations. To learn more visit www.openbiblepacific.org
Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos Orthodox Church 20 S
Just a few blocks away from the Duboce Triangle, is the Haight-Ashbury district, famous for being the home of the cultural ferment of the 1960s. Out of that time came various spiritual movements, one of which was a Christian group with an esoteric bent known as the Holy Order of MANS (an acronym reflecting the flavor of the group: Mysterion, Agape, Nous and Sophia, being the respective Greek words for Mystery, Charity, Eye of the Soul and Wisdom). As the ferment of the 1960s died away, such groups either died away or went deeper. The Order tried to go deeper by finding more traditional Christian roots. Having explored many of the writings of Christian history, it was only a matter of time before the Order discovered the Orthodox Church. It took some time to assimilate an understanding of what the Church is, but members of the Order, and communities associated with it, began entering the Church. This step became complete for most former Order people a little over two years ago, when several of the larger communities were received into the Orthodox Church in America (some were also received into the Bulgarian and Serbian Patriarchates in the US). To learn more: www.strannik.com
Synaxis of the Holy Theotokos Church
Just a few blocks away from the Duboce Triangle, is the Haight-Ashbury district, famous for being the home of the cultural ferment of the 1960s. Out of that time came various spiritual movements, one of which was a Christian group with an esoteric bent known as the Holy Order of MANS (an acronym reflecting the flavor of the group: Mysterion, Agape, Nous and Sophia, being the respective Greek words for Mystery, Charity, Eye of the Soul and Wisdom). As the ferment of the 1960s died away, such groups either died away or went deeper. The Order tried to go deeper by finding more traditional Christian roots. Having explored many of the writings of Christian history, it was only a matter of time before the Order discovered the Orthodox Church. It took some time to assimilate an understanding of what the Church is, but members of the Order, and communities associated with it, began entering the Church. This step became complete for most former Order people a little over two years ago, when several of the larger communities were received into the Orthodox Church in America (some were also received into the Bulgarian and Serbian Patriarchates in the US). To learn more: www.strannik.com
Laughing Lotus Yoga Center
3271 16th Street Laughing Lotus Yoga Center is an energetic and Soulful Yoga Community blossoming in the heart of San Francisco and has been rooted in New York City’s rich Yoga Community for over 9 years. To learn more: www.laughinglotus.com
Bethany United Methodist Church
1268 Sanchez Street Bethany Church is nearly 40 years old. Its roots are imbedded deep in San Francisco history. The congregation was birthed from the combined operation of two other churches: Grace Methodist Church founded in 1852, and Epworth Methodist Church founded in 1877. The merger of the two congregations occurred in June 1965, and the name Bethany was chosen for the new congregation. To learn more: www.bethanysf.org
Hartford Street Zen Center
57 Hartford Street Founded by Rev. Issan Dorsey in a Victorian house in the Castro district, Hartford Street Zen Center is the organization responsible for Issan-ji (One Mountain Temple), a neighborhood temple and residential practice center in the Soto Zen tradition of Shunryu Suzuki-roshi. To learn more: http://hszc.blogspot.com
Most Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
100 Diamond Street Most Holy Redeemer Parish was established in November of 1900 to serve the people living in Eureka Valley, then largely an Irish, Italian and German population. The church was first dedicated on Christmas Day, 1901. To learn more: www.mhr.org
