Religious Centers (Archive)

Baha'i Center

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 27 August 2015.

Contact Information

Address: Meets in Private Homes, New Orleans, LA

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Hurricane Katrina Update

Most of the members of the Baha'i community in New Orleans were displaced after Hurricane Katrina. By December 2005, a core group of members had returned and were able to meet for devotional gatherings and other small community functions. Some Baha'i are in the midst of...
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First Talim Masjid Muhammad

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 2 June 2003.

Contact Information

Address: 505 East 40th 1/2 St., Houston, TX 77018

Dharma Center of New Orleans Lotus Lake Drikung Dharma Center

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 6 October 2014.

Phone: 504-897-5357
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Description

Walking up the narrow driveway between two houses one would hardly guess a Buddhist meditation hall lay at the end. The Lotus Lake Drikung Dharma Center is located in a small studio behind the residence of Greg and Pam Eveline. Also known as the Dharma Center of New Orleans, the Center is a single room of about 150 square feet decorated with many Tibetan wall hangings ("thangka") and... Read more about Dharma Center of New Orleans Lotus Lake Drikung Dharma Center

Green Acre Baha'i School

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 26 October 2018.

Phone: 207-439-7200
Email: greenacre@usbnc.org
Website: http://www.greenacre.org
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Description

Green Acre Bahá’í School is a conference center for the comparative study of religion. Welcoming people from around the world, of all races and religions, Green Acre offers retreat space for conferences, study, youth institutes, children’s...
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Watt Samaki Temple

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 5 March 2004.

Phone: 207-797-8554

History

Most of the Khmer who came to Portland, Maine were farmers in Cambodia who fled the Khmer Rouge terror that began in 1975. In Cambodia they lived in small villages where the central institution was the Buddhist wat, where the monks lived and people gathered for worship. By 1984 the eight hundred or so Khmer in Portland established a nonprofit organization called the Watt Samaki, "...
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Interfaith Maine

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 30 October 2006.

Contact Information

Address: 17 Pleasant Avenue, Portland, ME 04103
Email: im@interfaithmaine.org

Mission

Interfaith Maine seeks peace and justice through deepening interfaith understanding and relationships.

Goals

As presented on their website, their goals are the following:
• To find ways to remove suspicion, fear,...
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Jivamukti Yoga

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 17 July 2003.

Phone: 800-295-6814
Email: Andrea@jivamuktiyoga.com
Website: http://www.jivamuktiyoga.com
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True Buddha Society of Maine

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 10 July 2003.

Phone: 207-883-9113

Muslim Council of Maine

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 24 April 2006.

Phone: 207-761-8174

Haku-un-Ji Zen Center

Information about this center is no longer updated. This data was last updated on 11 October 2009.

Phone: 480-894-6353
Email: sokai@zenarizona.com
Website: http://www.zenarizona.com
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Overview

Of the thirty-two Buddhist organizations listed in Arizona, over half are in the Phoenix area. While some of these Buddhist centers cater to immigrant or first, second and third (and older) generation Asian-Americans, the majority do not. Instead, they...
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