Westar Institute receives many inquiries about churches, congregations, and other communities that are receptive to the work of the Jesus Seminar and other Westar projects.
The groups listed below have identified themselves as places that are open to Westar scholarship. In many cases they have sponsored events featuring Westar Fellows. In some cases they offer ongoing programs for people wishing to read contemporary scholarship and discuss its implications for both communities and individuals.
This directory reflects the considerable religious and philosophical diversity. Organizations on this list do not necessarily accept one another’s beliefs or practices. Westar Institute is not endorsing these groups in preference to others.
Those who welcome Westar’s work typically endorse the following statements:
If you would like your community to be included in (or removed from) this listing, please contact us. Those wishing to be added, please include contact data following the style of entries below, along with a rationale for inclusion.
National
Unitarian Christian Church of America (UCCA)
P. O. Box- 1541
Gallatin, TN 37066
615-943-1381
Alabama
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Birmingham
3801 Montclair Road
Birmingham, AL 35213
205-879-1624
www.blueroof.org
Unitarian Universalist Church, Birmingham
4300 Hampton Heights Drive
Birmingham, AL 35209
205-945-8109
www.uucbham.org
Arizona
Church of the Palms UCC
14808 N Boswell Boulevard
Sun City AZ 85351
(623) 977-8359
thepalms.org
California
San Ramon Valley United Methodist Church, Danville/Alamo
902 Danville Blvd.
Alamo, CA 94507
(925) 837-5243
www.srvumc.org
Pilgrim United Church of Christ
2020 Chestnut Ave.
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 729-6311
www.pilgrimucc.org
Irvine United Church of Christ
4915 Alton Parkway
Irvine, CA 92604
(949) 733-0220
www.iucc.org
United Disciples Fellowship
First Congregational Church of Long Beach
241 Cedar Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 436-2256, (562) 436-3018 fax
www.firstchurchlb.org
Sepulveda Unitarian Universalist Society, North Hills
9550 Haskell Ave
North Hills, CA 91343
(818) 894-9251
www.valleyonion.org
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Redding
2850 Foothill Blvd
Redding, CA 96001
(530) 243-3121
pilgrimchurchredding.org
Redlands United Church of Christ
168 Bellevue Ave
Redlands CA 92373
(909) 793-3520
www.uccredlands.org
First Congregational Church of San Jose
United Disciples Fellowship
1980 Hamilton Avenue
San Jose, CA 95125
408-377-7121
www.firstccsj.org
First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara, UCC
2101 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
(805) 682-7146
santabarbarafirst.org
Unitarian Society, Santa Barbara
1535 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 965-4583
www.ussb.org
Central Methodist Church, Stockton
3700 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-5046
cumcstockton.org
First Unitarian Universalist Church, Stockton
2737 Pacific Ave
Stockton, CA 95204
(209) 466-7743
www.stocktonuu.org
Mt. Diablo Unitarian Universalist Church
55 Eckley Lane
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(925) 934-3135
http://www.mduuc.org/
Woodland Hills Community Church
21338 Dumetz Road
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
(818) 346-0820
www.whucc.org
Colorado
First Congregational Church UCC, Colorado Springs
20 East St Vrain Street
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 635-3549
www.fcucc.org
District of Columbia
All Souls Church, Unitarian
1500 Harvard St NW
Washington DC 20009
(202) 332-5266
www.all-souls.org
Florida
Unitarian Universalist Church of Pensacola
9888 Pensacola Blvd
Pensacola, Florida 32534
(850) 475-9077
www.uupensacola.org
First Congregational United Church of Christ, Sarasota
1031 S. Euclid Ave
Sarasota, FL 34237
(941) 365-4463
First United Methodist Church, Sarasota
104 S. Pineapple Ave
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 955-0935
www.firstsrq.com
Unity Church of Sarasota
3023 Proctor Road
Sarasota, FL 34231
(941) 955-3301
www.unityofsarasota.com
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of the Emerald Coast, Valparaiso
1295 Bayshore Drive
PO Box 205
Valparaiso, FL 32580
(850) 678-7197
www.uufec.com
Illinois
Community United Church of Christ, Champaign
805 S. Sixth St.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 344-5091
www.community-ucc.org
Unity Church of Crystal Lake
200 Ellsworth Ave.
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
(815) 356-5624
www.uccl.org
First United Methodist Church, Downers Grove
1032 Maple Ave
Downers Grove, IL 60515
(630) 968-7120
www.dgfumc.org
New Covenant Community, Normal
210 W. Mulberry St
Normal, IL 61761
(309) 454-7362
nccnormal.org
Indiana
First Presbyterian Church, Bloomington
221 East Sixth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
(812) 332-1514
www.fpcbloomington.org
Unitarian Universalist Community Church, Danville
95 N. Jefferson Street
Danville, IN 46122
(317) 745-9978
www.uuccdanville.org
North United Methodist Church, Indianapolis
3808 North Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46208
(317) 924-2612
www.northchurchindy.org
Iowa
Christ Episcopal Church, Cedar Rapids
220 40th Street NE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
(319) 363-2029
www.christepiscopal.org
Crossroads United Church of Christ, Indianola
PO Box 801
Indianola, Iowa 50125
(515) 961-9370
www.crossroadsucc.org
Kansas
Pine Valley Christian Church
5620 E 21st St N
Wichita, Kansas 67208
316-685-2421
www.pvcconline.org
Kentucky
Unitarian Universalism Church, Lexington
3564 Clays Mill Road
Lexington, KY 40503
(859) 223-1448
www.uucl.org
Maryland
Metropolitan Community Church of the Chesapeake, Annapolis
PO Box 6159
Annapolis, MD 21401
(410) 353-5534
Meets for worship at Annapolis Friends Meeting, 651 Dubois Road, Annapolis, at 6 PM on Sundays
www.mccchesapeake.org
Channing Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, Ellicott City
3230 Bethany Lane, Suite 4,
Ellicott City, MD 21042
(410) 203-0474
www.channingmc.org
Christ Congregational Church UCC, Silver Spring
9525 Colesville Road
Silver Spring, MD 20901
(301) 585-8010
www.christ-ucc.org
Michigan
Canterbury House, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
721 East Huron Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 665-0606
www.canterburyhouse.org
First Presbyterian Church, Ann Arbor
1432 Washtenau Ave.
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 662-4466
http://firstpresbyterian.org
3C Exchange Spiritual Center, Spring Lake
225 East Exchange St.
Spring Lake, MI 49456
(616) 842-1985
www.c3westmichigan.org/
Minnesota
Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Minneapolis
511 Groveland Ave.
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 871-5303
http://haumc.org
Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis
1900 Nicollet Ave. at Franklin
Minneapolis, MN 55403-3789
(612) 871-7400
www.plymouth.org
St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral, Minneapolis
519 Oak Grove Street
Minneapolis, MN 55403
(612) 870-7802
www.ourcathedral.org
Missouri
All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, Kansas City
4501 Walnut Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 531-2131
www.allsoulskc.org
Kansas City United Church of Christ, Kansas City
205 W. 65th St
Kansas City, MO 64113
(816) 523-4813
www.kcucc.com
St Paul’s Episcopal Church, Kansas City
Main & 40th Sts.
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 931-2850
www.stpaulskcmo.org
National Avenue Christian Church, Springfield
1515 S. National Ave
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 869-9176
www.natlave.com
Unity Village, Kansas City
1901 NW Blue Parkway
Unity Village, MO 64065
(816) 524-3550
www.unityonline.org/discover_unityvillage.htm
Montana
First Presbyterian Church
2420 13th Street West
Billings, Montana 59102
(406) 252-3434
www.fpcbillings.org
Nevada
First United Methodist Church of Reno
209 West First Street
Reno, NV 89501
(775) 322-4564
www.renofirstmethodist.org
New Jersey
Presbyterian Church at Franklin Lakes
730 Franklin Lake Road
Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417
www.pcfl.org
Christ Church, Martinsville
1600 Washington Valley Road
Martinsville, NJ 08836
(908) 722-2080
www.christchurchemerging.org
New York
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, Ithaca
402 N. Aurora St
Ithaca, NY 14850
(607) 273-5971
www.stpaulsithaca.org
Unitarian Universalism Congregation, Shelter Rock
48 Shelter Rock Road
Manhasset, NY 11030
(516) 627-6560
www.uucsr.org
North Carolina
Unity Christ Church of Wilmington
717 Orchard Avenue
Wilmington, NC 28403
(910) 763-5155
www.unitywil.com
Ohio
SouthWest Unitarian Universalist Church, Berea
PO Box 191
Berea, OH 44017
(440) 239-9395
www.swuu.org
Christ Episcopal Church, Dayton
20 West First Street,
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 223-2239
www.christepiscopal.com
Oklahoma
All Souls Unitarian Church, Tulsa
2952 S. Peoria Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114
(918) 743 2363
www.allsoulschurch.org
Community of Hope, UCC, Tulsa
2545 S. Yale,
Tulsa, OK 74112
(918) 747-6300
www.cohope.org
Fellowship Congregational Church, Tulsa
2900 S. Harvard Ave.
Tulsa, OK 74114
(918) 747-7777
www.ucctulsa.org
Oregon
First Christian Church (Disciples), Eugene
1166 Oak Street
Eugene, OR 97401
(541) 344-1425
www.heartofeugene.org
Rhode Island
Beneficent Congregational Church UCC, Providence
300 Weybosset St
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 331-9844
www.beneficentchurch.org
Tennessee
First Presbyterian Church
119 West F Street
Elizabethton, Tennessee 37643
(423) 543-7737
www.fpcelizabethton.org
Texas
Live Oak Unitarian Universalist, Austin
3315 El Salido Pkwy
Cedar Park, TX 78613
(512) 219-9008
www.liveoakuu.org
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian, Austin
14311Wells Port Drive
Austin, TX 78728
(512) 251-0698
www.staopen.com
Horizon Unitarian Universalist Church, Carrollton
1641 West Hebron Pkwy
Carrollton, TX 75010
(972) 492-4940
www.horizonuu.org
First United Methodist Church, Fort Worth
800 W. 5th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76102
(817) 336-7277
www.fumcftw.org
The Universal Ethician Church, Huntsville
1401 19th Street
Huntsville, Texas 77340
(936) 891-5245
www.salvationnetwork.org
Virginia
Unitarian Universalist Church, Reston
1625 Wiehle Ave at Fairway Dr.
Reston VA 20190-4102
(703) 742-7992
www.uureston.org
Washington
First Congregational Church, Bellevue
752 108th Ave NE
Bellevue, WA 98004
(425) 454-5001
www.fcbellevue.org
Unity of South Sound
33720 9th Ave S.
Ste 5
Federal Way, WA 98003
253-517-3883
www.unityofsouthsound.org
University Congregational Church UCC, Seattle
4515 Sixteenth Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105
(206) 524-2322
www.universityucc.org
First Congregational Church, Tacoma
209 South J Street
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 383-3878
www.fcctacoma.org
First United Methodist Church, Wenatchee
941 Washington Street, PO Box 2285
Wenatchee, WA 98807
(509) 663-1607
www.firstumchurch.org
Wisconsin
Covenant Presbyterian Church, Madison
326 S. Segoe Rd.
Madison, WI 53705
(608) 233-6297
www.covenantmadison.org
First Unitarian Society, Madison
900 University Bay Dr.
Madison WI 53705
(608) 233-9774
www.fusmadison.org
First United Methodist Church
203 Wisconsin Ave
Madison, Wisconsin 53716
608-256-9061
http://www.firstunitedmethodistmadison.org/
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