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Reviews of Congregations & Churches

Baptist
     Greater St. Paul Baptist Church
Catholic
     Newman Hall   St. Augustine   St. Columba
     St. Mary Magdalen
Episcopal
     All Souls   St. Alban's   St. Clement's   St John's
Lutheran
     Resurrection   St. Francis   St. Paul
     Shepherd of the Hills   University Lutheran Chapel
Methodist
     Albany UMC   El Cerrito UMC   Epworth UMC   Trinity UMC
Presbyterian
     First Presb Church of Berkeley   Lafayette Orinda PC
     Montclair PC   Northminister PC   St. John's PC
Unitarian
     UU Church of Berkeley   First Unitarian Church of Oakland
United Church of Christ
     First Congregational Church of Berkeley
     New Spirit Community Church   Orinda Community Church
     Plymouth UCC   Skyline Community Church
Non-Denominational
     Bay Farm Community Church   Church Without Walls
     New Church Berkeley   New Light Christian Center
     Northbrae Community Church   Unity Church

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Gospel of Thomas study group / church?

Jan 2006

Hello, I have read some of Elaine Pagel's work about the recovered Gospels of Thomas and am wondering if there is a church or a study group in the Bay Area that focuses on these writings? A recent Harper's Magazine article about these gospels sparked my interested again and I thought I'd post to see if there are any like-minded folks? Thanks very much.
seeking fellow Thomas gospel folks

Funny you should ask this question this week. On Sunday, one of the scriptures quoted in the Northbrea Community Church Sunday service was from The Gospel of Thomas. It's not the first time either, and indeed one of the things that drew me to Northbrea was that Ron Sebring, the miniser at Northbrea, as well as other congregants understand the significance of The Gospel of Thomas and seek to learn from it. I'm the storyteller for the children's sermon during services, and I've quoted from it too. Right now there are no study groups specifically devoted to that The Gospel of Thomas, but it is a subject that some of us are talking about--also prompted by the Harper's article. I don't think it would be too hard to get a study group going. Indeed, I'd help you. Carolyn

Family friendly church for a newbie

Jan 2006

We want to find a church that has a good family friendly commnity feel and is tolerant of differeces and allows a bit of SPACE for spiritual journey. Three we are considering are UU in Kensington, First Presbytarian and First Congregation. I have been to church twice in my life so as you can see, this is a huge and scary step. Any thoughts and recommendations you can give, before I muster the courage to actually go in to observe, would be great. Many thanks.
looking for god in all the right places

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All Souls Episcopal Church Berkeley

Church Without Walls Berkeley

First Unitarian Church of Oakland Oakland

Montclair Presbyterian Church Oakland

Northbrae Community Church Berkeley

Plymouth United Church of Christ Oakland

Skyline Community Church Oakland Hills

St. Augustine Church Oakland

St. John's Presbyterian Church Berkeley

Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley Kensington

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