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Directory - Spiritual Organizations
Organization: Christ Lutheran Church
Address: 1301 Luzerne Street Reading, PA 19604
Phone #: 610-376-0311
Contact person: Pastor Bruce Ostergout
E-mail: christglenPB@aol.com
URL:
Mission statement: Preaching and teaching the word of God , Administering the sacraments , Providing an appropriate place of worship within the community , Responding to the needs of the community, Spreading the Gospel in word and deed throughout the world.
Organization: Driven
Address: 144 Lucinda Lane Wyomissing, PA 19610
Phone #: 610-331-9572
Contact person:
E-mail: info@drivengeneration.org
URL: www.drivengeneration.org
Mission statement: Driven ministries is a non-profit, faith-based organization whose mission is to instill value, reveal purpose, and offer direction to youth and their families.
Organization: The Esther Principle Workshop
Address: The Lighthouse Christian Center 500 Franklin St. West Reading, PA
Phone #: 610-678-2500
Contact person: Kristin Otto
E-mail: kristinotto@verizon.net
URL: www.lighthousechristiancenter.info
Mission statement: Every woman has desires and temptations that are drawing them in a direction that opposes God. This class will give you tools to be a moral woman of Godly character.
Organization: First United Pentecostal Church
Address: 841 North 12Th Street Reading, Pa 19604
Phone #: 610- 376-1240
Contact person: Pastor James C. Bair
E-mail: rosalind_showell@yahoo.com
URL:
Mission statement: Every Young Woman's Battle teaches our youth how to live their lives holy. We also try to teach them that it is okay to be different and not to give in to peer-pressure. We also answer questions that most Church's will no touch. In all, just to teach them to be the best person that they can be under God. Services are held every Wednesday night at 7:30pm at First United Pentecostal Church.
Organization: Friendship & Peace Society
Address:
Phone #: 973-379-5488
Contact person: Maya Bloom
E-mail: mayabloom@yahoo.com
URL www.friendship-and-peace.org
Mission statement: Helping to improve the peaceful interaction between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian women and support their quest for personal survival and human understanding.
Organization: Islamic Center of Reading, PA
Address: 18 S Noble St Reading PA 19611
Phone #: 610-376-3748 (main agency line) or 610-685-1264 (LMW direct)
Contact person: Steve El-Merzouki
E-mail: president@icorpa.org
URL: allah-islam.net
Mission statement: Allah-Islam.et is an Islamic website created in order to convey information about Islam.
Organization: Jewish Community Center of Reading
Address: 1100 Berkshire Blv. Suite 125 or PO Box 14925 Wyomissing, PA 19612
Phone #: 610-921-0624
Contact person: Tammy Mitgang
E-mail:
URL: www.readingjewishcommunity.com
Mission statement: Offering recreational, educational, social and athletic activities for individuals of all ages.
Organization: Memorial Church of the Holy Cross
Address: 329 North Fifth Street Reading, PA 19602
Phone: 610-373-7260
Contact person: Rev. Steward Warner
Email: churchoffice@memholycross.org
URL: www.memholycross.org
Mission statement: Holy Cross is a Christian community which exists to love and serve God and all people.
Organization: Missionary Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Address: 51 Seminary Ave. Reading, PA 19605
Phone: 610-929-2802
Contact person: Carrie R. Whitmoyer, Director of Mission Advancement
Email: devmsc@aol.com
URL: www.mscreading.org
Mission statement: The mission of the MSC Sisters is to serve those in need of the compassionate love of Jesus. In the United States, the Sisters have been serving the needy for 100 years, and abroad, the Sisters continue to risk for the Gospel in eighteen countries.
Organization: New Life
Address: 8th & Court Reading, PA.
Phone #: 610-375-8344 or 484-468-6888
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.minidanueva.com
Mission statement: We are looking for God’s people in this city who want to make a difference and change Reading into a place that will prosper and be blessed. We invite you to come back to god.
Organization: Pendle Hill
Address: 876 Freemansville Rd Reading PA 19607-9404
Phone #: 610-566-4507
Contact person: Elizabeth and H. Taylor Lamborn
E-mail: registrar@pendlehill.org
URL: www.pendlehill.org
Mission statement: Pendle Hill is a center of God’s work in transforming the world. Pendle Hill nurtures the life and witness of Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) through worship, work, study, and service. We welcome those of all spiritual paths.
Organization: Reading Berks Conference of Churches
Address: 519 Elm St. Reading, PA 196 19601
Phone #: 610-698-2461
Contact person:
E-mail: info@readingberkschurches.org
URL: www.readingberkschurches.org
Mission statement: To impact our region with the gospel of Jesus Christ; To promote ministries to our community in Christ's name; To foster cooperation among the Christian Churches of Berks County; To provide witness in the community for shared Christian values; To assist churches in their individual and cooperative missions.
Organization: Quaker Friends
Address: 108 North 6th Street Reading, PA 19601
Phone #: 610-372-5345
Contact person:
E-mail:
URL: www.readingmonthlymeeting.us
Mission statement: Is not one's beliefs that make one a Quaker. Rather, it is participation in Friends community, the deep search for Divine Guidance, and the attempt to live faithfully in harmony with that Guidance that makes a person a Quaker.
Organization: St. John’s Lutheran Church
Address: 521 Walnut Street Reading, PA 19601
Phone #: 610-372-6950
Contact person: Rev. Eckhard Grimm
E-mail: ehgrimm@verizon.com
URL:
Mission statement: We joyfully affirm, that God has called us to be His Christ, through worship, learning, witness, and service growing in our concern for each other and all people.
Organization: St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Address: 9th and Green Streets Reading, Pa 19604
Phone #: 610-375-9216
Contact person: Pastor Bruce Ostergout
E-mail: christglenPB@aol.com
URL: www.stlukesobelisk.com
Mission statement: Preaching and teaching the word of God , Administering the sacraments , Providing an appropriate place of worship within the community , Responding to the needs of the community, Spreading the Gospel in word and deed throughout the world.
Organization: Rainbow Family of Living Life
Address:
Phone #:
Contact person: Rob Savoye
E-mail: rob@welcomehome.org
URL: www.welcomehome.org/rainbow
Mission statement: Some say we're the largest non-organization of non-members in the world. We have no leaders, and no organization. To be honest, the Rainbow Family means different things to different people. I think it's safe to say we're into intentional community building, non-violence, and alternative lifestyles. We also believe that Peace and Love is a great thing, and there isn't enough of that in this world. Many of our traditions are based on Native American traditions, and we have a strong orientation to take care of the Earth.
Organization: Reform Congregation Oheb Shalom
Address: 555 Warwick Dr. Wyomissing, PA 19610
Phone #: 610-375-6034
Contact person: Rabbi Brian I. Michelson
E-mail: rabbi@ohebsholom.org
URL: www.ohebsholom.org
Mission statement: The purpose of the Congregation shall be to promote Reform Judaism in all aspects of life, by means of public and private worship, by proper instruction in the religious school, and from the pulpit, and by such other means and methods as may be appropriate, and to advance the cause of liberal Judaism, as generally interpreted by the Central Conference of American Rabbis and the Union for Reform Judaism.
Organization: Unitarian Universalists
Address: 416 Franklin Street Reading, PA 19602
Phone #: 610-372-0928
Contact person: Caroline Brown
E-mail: cbrow566@earthlink.net
URL: www.uuberks.org
Mission statement: First Unitarian Universalist Church is a welcoming religious community of diverse individuals. We strive to be a beacon of acceptance and offer a haven of peace and love for all who enter our doors.
Organization: Victory Christian Academy
Address: 2727 Old Pricetown Road
Phone #: 610-929-0480 / 610-929-7969
Contact person: Mrs. Robin Shoemaker
E-mail: Springvcog@christianliving.net
URL:
Mission statement: My vision is to be a Christian example, to support a teaching staff that will develop moral character in our youth and to provide an education that will enable our students to compete academically, ensuring success throughout their lives.