• Alexandria/Springfield/Rt. 1 corridor

• Arlington/Falls Church (includes McLean)

• Centreville/Chantilly

• Fairfax/Annandale/Vienna

• Fredericksburg/Stafford

• Gainesville/Haymarket (use Prince William or Fauquier co.)

• Leesburg/Ashburn

• Prince William County

• Sterling/Herndon/Reston/Great Falls

• Shenandoah Valley (I-81 corridor/Harrisonburg-Staunton-Wayneboro area) (for my LFCC students)

• Tidewater Peninsula (Hampton Roads/Newport News/Williamsburg) (for my TNCC students)

• Warrenton/Fauquier county (for my LFCC students)

• Winchester/Front Royal (for my LFCC students)

• Other resources for places of worship in the greater DC/MD/VA area

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Alexandria/Springfield/Rt. 1 corridor: (Alexandria/Woodbridge campuses, NVCC)

Baha'i: 703-548-0929

Buddhism: 

• Hoa Nghiem Pagoda (Vietnamese Zen) 9105 Backlick Rd., Fort Belvoir, VA (703) 799-0441

• Potomac Zen Sangha 1423 Powhatan St., #7, Alexandria VA  e-mail: potomaczen@yahoo.com

• Meditation Center of DC 3325 Franconia Rd.Alexandria, VA (703) 329-0350

• Soka Gakkai International (SGI) 7400 Fullerton Rd., Springfield, VA (703) 451-0441

• Vipassana Mediation Group, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, VA 703-660-0028

Christian:

• Christian Science:

  • Christian Science Church, 6810 Bland St., Springfield , VA  703-451-5666

  • 1^st Church Of Christ Christian Science Church, 5315 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA  703 941 7540

  • Christian Science Church, 179 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA, 703-549-7973

  • Mt. Vernon Christian Science, 1509 Collingwood Rd. Alexandria, VA. (703) 768-2494

• Mennonite: New Hope Fellowship (meeting at Bryant School), 2909 Popkins  Lane Alexandria, VA  571-283-4552

• Orthodox: 

  • Hemere Noah Kidanemeheheret, 75 S. Bragg St. Alexandria, Va. (703) 354-5400

  • St. Aphraim Syriac Orthodox Church, 6200 Indian Run Pkwy, Alexandria, VA 703-354-9800

• Quaker: 

  • Religious Society of Friends, Route 1 & Woodlawn Road, Fort Belvoir, VA, 703-781-9185

  • Alexandria Friends Meeting, 7103 Bear Court, Springfield, VA 703-455-0194

• Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Ln. Alexandria, Va. (703) 765-5950

• Unity: 

  • Unity in Alexandria, 4921 Seminary Rd. (office) Alexandria, VA  703 931 8507 (worshipping at: the MARK CENTER CLUB, 5708 Merton Court, Alexandria, VA)

  • New World Unity Church, 8136 Old Keene Mill Rd. #209-A, Springfield, VA  703-913-8560

Islam: Darul Huda 6666 Commerce Street Springfield, VA  703-922-0111 

Judaism:

• Adat Reyim Congregation (Conservative) 6500 Westbury Oaks Ct, Springfield, VA 703-569-7577
• Agudas Achim Congregation (Conservative) 2908 Valley Dr., Alexandria, VA 703-998-6460
• Chabad of Alexandria 4301 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA  703-370-2774
• Beth El Hebrew Congregation (Reform) 3830 Seminary Rd., Alexandria, VA 703-370-9400

Sikh:

• Sikh Sangat of Virginia meeting at: Sangster Elementary School, 7420 Reservation Dr., Springfield, VA

Arlington/Falls Church area: (Alexandria campus, NCCC)

Buddhism: Dae Do Sah Zen Group meeting near the West Falls Church Metro station. For specific location and to arrange for an "orientation" that meets 1/2 an hour before meditation,  contact: Curt Steinmetz (301) 424-2289, Email: curt@zenmind.org (see email contact at bottom of webpage)

Christian: 

• Christian Science: 1st Church Arlington, 890 N McKinley Road, Falls Church, VA (703) 534-0020

• Orthodox:  

  • St. Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, VA  703-671-1515

  • St. Mary Orthodox Church, 7223 Roosevelt Avenue, Falls Church, VA 703 280-0770

  • Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox, 850 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA, 703-528-0124

• Quaker: Langley Hills Friends Meeting House, 6410 Georgetown Pike McLean, Va. (703) 442-8394

• Unitarian Universalist Church,  4444 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 703-892-2565

• Unity Church of Arlington 2730 N. Wakefield St., Arlington, VA (703) 875-7788

Islamic: Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center 3159 Row St., Falls Church 703-531-2900

Judaism: 

• Congregation Etz Hayim (Conservative) 2920 Arlington Blvd., Arlington, VA 703-979-4466
• Temple Rodef Shalom (Reform) 2100 Westmoreland St., Falls Church, VA 703-532-2217

Fairfax/Annandale/Vienna area: (Annandale campus NVCC)

Buddhism: 

• Bo Rim Sa (Korean) 5300 Ox Rd., Fairfax, VA (703) 352-0380
• Earth Sangha, 10123 Commonwealth Blvd., Fairfax, VA 703-764-4830 (meditation sessions at various locations and days)
• Ekoji Buddhist Temple (Japanese Pure Land) www.ekoji.org/ 10301 Burke Lake Rd., Fairfax Station, VA (703) 239-1200 (worship: 11 AM Sun., meditation: 8 PM Thurs.)
• HanMaUm (Korean) Zen Center, 7807 Trammell Rd. Annandale, VA  703 868 5166
• Vietnamese Buddhist Association, Van Hanh Center, 7605 Bull Run Drive, Centerville, VA 

Christian: 

• Christian Science:

  • CS Churches, 13940 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA  703-818-8914

  • First Church of Christ, Scientist, 3725 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030 703-591-2122

• Orthodox:

  • St Mary’s Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church Of Northern VA, 3207 Silverstone Ct. Oakton, VA 703-691-0399

  • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, 11911 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA (703) 591-4444

• Unity: 

  • Unity Life Center, 14088-C Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly, VA  (703) 263-7645

  • Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 703-281-1767

• Unitarian: 

  • Accotink UU Church, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, VA  703-503-4579

  • Fairfax Unitarian Universalist, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 703-281-4230

Hinduism: 

• Bala Vikas of Fairfax (Sunday school for Hindu children) Dr. GVV Rao (703) 425-7866

• Durga Mandir (Temple) 8400 Durga Place, Fairfax Station, VA (at Hooes and Silverbrook roads) (703) 690-9355
• Rajdhani Mandir 4525 Pleasant Valley Rd, Chantilly VA, (703)378-8401
• Sri Venkateswara Lotus Temple, 12501 Braddock Road, Fairfax, VA  703-815-4850

Islamic: 

• Masjid Mustafa 6844 Braddock Rd., Annandale, VA 703- 658-7134
• Islamic Center of Northern Virginia, 4420 Shirley Gate Fairfax, VA  703-941-6558 (under construction, call for current meeting location)
• Islamic Heritage Center, 262 Cedar Lane, Vienna, VA 22180(703) 206-9056

Jainism: Jainova (Jains of Northern Virginia) 3728 Persimmon Circle, Fairfax, VA (jainova@yahoogroups.com) meeting at Rajdhani Mandir (see above)

Judaism:

• Temple B’nai Shalom (reform) 7612 Old Ox Rd., Fairfax Station 703-764-2901
• Congregation Ahavat Israel (Chabad Lubavitch of Northern Virginia - Hasidic/Orthodox) 3939 Prince William Drive, Fairfax, VA 703-426-1980
• Congregation Olam Tikvah (Conservative) 3800 Glenbrook Rd., Fairfax, VA 703-425-1880

• Temple Beth Torah (Reform) Centerville, VA 703-263-2252 (meeting at at St. Johns Episcopal Church, 5649 Mt. Gilead Road, in Centreville, VA)

• Congregation Yad Shalom (Conservative) 4515 Daly Dr. Ste. N, Chantilly, VA (703) 802-8901

Sikhism: 

• Sikh Foundation of Virginia (Sunday mornings, Thursday evenings) 7250 Ox Rd., Fairfax Station, VA (703) 323-8849

• Singh Sabha Gurdwara 12001 Braddock Rd., Fairfax, VA (703) 278-8333

Taoism: Tao Practice 8225 Idylwood Road, Vienna, VA 22182 (monthly lecture) Qi-Gong practice every Friday evening (see website for address and details on this and various other activities)

Zoroastrian: Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington, Inc. (ZAMWI) 2347 Hunter Mill Road, Vienna, VA (activities take place at various locations throughout the DC metro area. Check the website for upcoming events and contact persons)

Fredericksburg/Stafford area: (Woodbridge campus NVCC, GCC)

Baha'i: 1101 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 540-371-9959

Buddhism: 

• Wat Pa Tesarangsee 24430 Railroad Lane, Fredericksburg, VA (540) 368-2272
• Longchenpa Institute, Stafford, VA  540-752-4553

Christian:

• Unity Church of Fredericksburg 3607 Lafayette Blvd # C, Fredericksburg, VA 540-710-1235/1236

• Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1115 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 540-371-1304

Islamic: Islamic Center of Fredericksburg 5980 Plank Rd. (7020 Harrison Road), Fredericksburg, VA 540-786-5972

Judaism: Beth Sholom Temple 805 Lyons Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA (540) 373-4834

Pagan: Protogrove of the Ancestral Well, Fredericksburg, VA   (check their website for contact information)

Leesburg/Ashburn (also check Sterling area): (Loudoun campus, NVCC)

Baha'i: (apparently these are small, young communities just getting organized. They don't seem to have phone or a building but they do have a web presence and e-mail contact. Typically, they may meet in member's homes and may also use facilities at the Northern Virginia Baha'i Center in Sterling [see below])

• Baha'is of Leesburg P.O. Box 1605, Leesburg, Virginia 20177 (no phone or building, contact through website)
• The Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i's of Loudoun County lsa@loudounbahai.org

Buddhism: Wat Pananachart Buddhist Temple 40539 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, VA, (703) 327-7618 (Thai/Theravadan)

Christian: 

• Christian Science CS Church, 404 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg 703-777-4044

• Quaker: Goose Creek Friends Meeting, 18204 Lincoln Road, Purcellville 540-751-0323

• Unitarian Universalist UU Church of Loudoun, 20460 Gleedsville Rd, Leesburg, VA   703-737-7644

Hindu: Shirdi Sai Mandir 43671 Trade Center Place, #166, Dulles/Sterling, VA  703-661-4724

Islamic: Islamic Society of Leesburg (703) 669-3631 (no permanent location yet)

Judaism:  

• Congregation Sha'are Shalom (Conservative) 19357 Evergreen Mill Rd.,  Leesburg, VA   703-737-6500
• Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation 21740 Beaumeade Circle, Suite 100, Ashburn, VA 20147   703-729-1659

Prince William County: (Manassas/Woodbridge campuses NVCC)

Bahai: 

• Woodbridge area: 703-491-4286
• Manassas area: 703-368-5737

Buddhist:

• Kampuchea Krom Temple, 10505 Kettle Run Rd., Nokesville, VA  703-594-2174  (Cambodian)
• Auspicious Cloud Monastery, 2101 James Madison Highway, Haymarket, VA  (571) 261-2408

Christian: 

• Orthodox: Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox, 8911 Weems Rd, Manassas, VA  703-335-8752

• Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Chuch, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA  (703) 361-6269 

Islamic:

• Manassas Mosque 12950 Center Entrance Ct., Manassas, VA 703-257-5537 (north Manassas, off Sudley Rd, first block just south of Rt. 66) 
• Dar Al-Nor 5404 Hoadly Road, Manassas, VA 703-580-0808 (near Dale City)
• Badr Community Center 17794 Main St., Dumfries, VA (703) 554-7983, (703) 585-1689

Judaism: Congregation Ner Shalom (Reform) 14010 Spriggs Rd., Dale City, VA 703-878-6904

Pagan: Little Acorn Grove, ADF, 15372 Inlet Place, Dumfries, VA  703-897-5397

Sikh: Sikh Center of Virginia 8015 Buckhall Rd., Manassas, VA  703-368-1300

Shenandoah Valley (Harrisonburg/Staunton/Waynesboro)

Baha'i: 339 N Lewis St, Staunton, VA  (540) 886-1403

Buddhism: Lotus Garden 1991 Pine Grove Road, Stanley, VA  540-778-2405

Christian:

• Christian Science: First Church Of Christ Scientist, 1011 Northgate Ave, Waynesboro, VA (540) 942-2040
• Orthodox:  
  • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (Ukrainian), 7581 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Greenwood, Virginia 22943  (540) 456-6981 (east of Harrisonburg)
  • Church of the Holy Theotokos, 61 South Foxhall Lane, Weyers Cave VA (540) 234-8767 (between Harrisonburg and Staunton)
  • All Saints of North America (Russian Orthodox Church), 3648 Middlebrook Road, Middlebrook, Virginia 24459  540-885-5508 (south of Staunton)
• Quaker:
  • Valley Friends Meeting, 363 High Street, Dayton, VA  (540) 879-9879
  • Rockingham Friends Meeting, 3876 Hopkins Gap Rd, Harrisonburg, VA  (540) 867-5788
  • Augusta Worship Group, Staunton, VA 540-885-7973
• Unitarian Universalist: 
  • Harrisonburg Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 4101 Rawley Pike, Harrisonburg, VA  (540) 867-0073
  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Waynesboro 565 Pine Ave, Waynesboro, VA  (540) 942-5507

Islamic: Islamic Association of Shenandoah Valley 1330 Country Club Road, Harrisonburg, VA  540-433-8186

Jewish: 

• Bethel Congregation 849 Old Furnace Rd, Harrisonburg, VA  (540) 434-2744

• Temple House of Israel 15 North Market Street, Staunton, VA  (540) 886-4091

Pagan: Mystik Skyline Sanctuary, McGaheysville, VA (east of Harrisonburg)

Sikh: Sikh Temple of Staunton 2436 Richmond Avenue, Staunton, VA  540-886-9455

Sterling/Herndon/Reston/Great Falls/Ashburn/Leesburg area: (Loudoun campus, NVCC)

Bahai:

• Northern Virginia Baha'i Center Corner of Route 7 & Cardinal Glenn, Sterling  703 798-0637
• Great Falls area: (703) 827-4034
• Sterling area: 703-406-0900
• Herndon/Reston area: 703-715-8833, 703-471-7117

Buddhism: Wat Yarnna Rangseei Buddhist Monastery (Thai) 22437 Ceder Green Rd., Sterling, VA (703) 406-8290

Christian: 

• Christian Science CS Church, 11151 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 703-318-0080

• Orthodox: Holy Trinity Othodox Church, Glade Drive, Reston, VA 703-758-7914

• Quaker: Herndon Friends Meeting, 660 Spring St., Herndon, VA  (703) 736-0592

• Unitarian Universalist Church In Reston, 1625 Wiehle Ave, Reston, VA  (703) 742-7992

Islamic: 

• All Dulles Area Muslim Society (ADAMS) 46903 Sugarland Rd., Sterling, VA 703-433-1325 (ext. 101)

• MTO Shahmaghsoudi (Sufi order) 11326 Leesburg Pike, Herndon, VA 703-404-0901

Hinduism: 

• Gayatri Pariwar 11121 Glade Dr., Reston, VA 703-758-0232

• Shirdi Sai Mandir 43671 Trade Center Place, #166, Dulles/Sterling, VA  703- 661-4724

Judaism:

• Congregation Beth Emeth (Conservative) 12523 Lawyers Rd., Herndon, VA 703-860-4515
• Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation (Reform) 1441 Wiehle Avenue Reston, Virginia 703-437-7733

Sikhism: 

• Guru Ram Das Ashram (Western Sikhs) 1739 Whitewood Ln., Herndon, VA 703-435-7454
• Raj Khalsa Gurdwara 6 Export Drive, Sterling, VA  703- 444-9032

• Sikh Dharma Inc, 401 Glenn Dr, Sterling (703) 444-9032

Judaism:

• Temple Beth-El Jamestown Road and Indian Springs Road, Williamsburg, VA  757-220-1205 

Warrenton/Fauquier county: (Manassas campus NVCC, Fauquier campus LFCC)

Baha'i: 

• 46 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186  (540) 349-1338

• 5049 Little Springs Ln, Broad Run, VA, (540) 341-0029

Buddhism: 

• Wat Lao Buddhavong (Laotian) 3043 Catlett Rd., Catlett, VA  540-788-4968, 540-788-9201

• Sai Sho Zen Group, Delaplane, VA (703) 592-3701 (this group is not open to visitors but can still use the place on your scavenger hunt)

Christian: 

• Christian Science Church, 311 Jackson St (church); 48 Main St (Reading Room), Warrenton, VA 540-349-1424

• Orthodox: Holy Wisdom Orthodox Church 4561 Dumfries Rd., Catlett, VA  (540) 788-3073

Judaism: Fauquier Jewish Congregation Warrenton, VA (no actual physical location)  540-341-1844, fauquierjewishcongregation@earthlink.net

Sikh: Sikh Gurdwara Of Greater Washington, 13681 Heritage Valley Way , Gainesville, VA

Winchester/Front Royal area: (LFCC, Middletown campus)

Baha'i:  

• Piccadilly St, Winchester VA. 540-662-7035, 540-662-9779
• 40 Calamus Ln, Strasburg VA  540-465-3174

Buddhism:  

• Bhavana Society, Back Creek Road High View, WV 304-856-3241
• Shenandoah Valley Vipassana Meditation Group 540-822-5325 (e-mail: Max Hunn or call for time & location)

Christian: 

• Orthodox: Dormition of Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church, 1700 Amherst St, Winchester, VA 540-667-1416
• Quaker: Hopewell Center Friends, 1389 Apple Pie Ridge Rd., Winchester VA 540-662-2973, 540-869-3228
• Unitarian Universalist Church of the Shenandoah Valley, 6380 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA (540) 869-6965

• Unity of the Shenandoah, 6460 Valley Pike, Stephens City VA 540-868-1903

Hinduism: Self-Realization Fellowship Greenfield Retreat 2660 John Marshall Hwy., Front Royal, VA  540-635-5062

Islamic: Islamic Society of Winchester 601 Woodstock Lane in Winchester VA   540-869-6401, 540-667-3315 isowinchester@yahoo.com

Judaism: Beth El Congregation 520 Fairmont Ave, Winchester 540-667-1043

Pagan:

• The Temple of Duality, 50 Stoney Bottom Road, Front Royal, VA 540-636-6451
• The Spiral Grove, Stephens City, VA  540-868-2664