Table of Contents by Denomination
Bahai
Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
The Bridge
First Baptist Church
First Baptist Church of Birdsboro
First Baptist Church of Temple
Maranatha Baptist Church
New Hope Baptist Church
Open Bible Baptist Church
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Union Baptist Church
Victory Baptist Church
Zion Baptist Church
Buddhist
Soka Gakkai International-USA
Eastern Orthodox
The Orthodox Church of St. Herman of Alaska (Russian)
St. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
St. Thomas’s
Hinduism
Pushti Margiya Vaishanav Samaj of North America
Islamic
Islamic Center of Reading
Judaism
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks County
Kesher Zion Synagogue
Lutheran
Alsace Lutheran Church
Atonement Lutheran Church
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Calvary Lutheran Church
Christ Lutheran Church
Faith Lutheran Church
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hope Lutheran Church
Kissinger’s Lutheran Church
Nativity Lutheran Church
St. John’s Lutheran Church
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Zion (Spies) Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mennonite
Hopewell Mennonite Church
Pequea Amish Mennonite Church
Shiloh Mennonite Church
Methodist
Calvary United Methodist Church
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
West Lawn United Methodist Church
Non Denominational
Koinos Community Center
Schuylkill Valley Bible Chapel
St. James Church
Total Family Christian Center
West Wyomissing Chapel
Pagans and Witches
Pentecostal
First United Pentecostal Church
God’s Worship and Praise Temple of Spirit and Truth
Lighthouse Christian Center
Presbyterian
Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church (Greater Reading Chinese Christian Church)
First Presbyterian Church
Honey Brook Presbyterian Church
Pennside Presbyterian Church
Washington Presbyterian Church
Protestant
The Salvation Army Hispanic Ministry
St. John’s Reformed Church
Roman Catholic
Holy Rosary Church
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Ignatius
St. Margaret’s
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Sikh
Other Christian
First Century Worship Center
Glad Tidings Church
Grace Bible Fellowship
Mountain View Fellowship Church of God
Praise Christian Fellowship
United Church of Christ
Christ Church United Church of Christ
First United Church of Christ
Hillside Christian Church
St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Table of Contents by Other
African American Churches
Abundant Life Family Christian Center
Berks County Christian Center
Bethel AME Church
Church of Deliverance
Faith Christian Center of Reading
Faith Temple United Holy Church of America
First Baptist Church of Birdsboro
First Baptist Church of Temple
First Century Worship Center
God’s Worship and Praise Temple
Holy Trinity Church of God
Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ
New Hope Baptist Church
North 8
th
Street Church of God
St. James Chapel Church of God in Christ
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Total Family Christian Center
True Faith Independent Holiness Church
Union Baptist Church
Washington Presbyterian Church
Zion Baptist Church
LGBTA Affirmation and Support
Atonement Lutheran Church
Hope Lutheran Church
Pequea Amish Mennonite Church
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
St. Thomas’s (Episcopal Church)
Spanish Language Services
Grace Bible Fellowship Church
Lighthouse Christian Center
Mountain View Fellowship Church of God
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church
Vietnamese Language Services
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
Chinese Language Services
Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church (Greater Reading Chinese Christian Church)
German Language Service
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Deaf Services
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Bahai Faith
Denomination: Bahai
Location (address): 350 South Morwood Avenue, West Lawn, PA 19609
Services: Once a month. 2nd Saturday of every month, 7pm
Phone: 610-678-0859
Available Transportation: Yes. Call 610-678-0859
Baptist
Calvary Baptist Church
Denomination: Baptist
Location (address): 510 Park Avenue; Reading, PA 19611
Services: Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Adult Bible School: Sundays at 11 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
CATS on Sundays at 11 a.m.
CATS Bible Study on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-372-7640
Available Transportation: Yes, call church office at 610-372-7640 by Thursday
The Bridge
Denomination: Baptist
Location (address): P.O. Box 204; Shillington, PA 19607
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Bible Study Group: Sunday at 6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Bible Study for Young Adults: Sunday at 9 a.m.
Phone: 610-777-5311
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-777-5311
First Baptist Church
Denomination: Baptist
Location (address): 210 South 5
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-375-2211
Leader’s Name: Pastor Reverend Barbara Gela Eldred
First Baptist Church of Birdsboro
Leader: Pastor James Kennedy
Address: P.O. Box 354; 200 Mill Street; Birdsboro, PA 19508
Contact #: 610-582-2554
First Baptist Church of Temple
Leader: Reverend Lawrence Houston
Address: Hay Road and Wentzel Avenue; Temple, PA 19560
Contact #: 610-929-4805
Maranatha Baptist Church
Denomination: Baptist
Location (address): 25 Gaul Road; Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Services: Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m., 10:45 a.m., and 6 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Prayer & Youth: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-670-1191
Website: www.mbcss.org
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-670-1191
New Hope Baptist Church
Leader: Pastor Jeffrey Bell
Address: 621 Church Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-373-9902
Open Bible Baptist Church
Denomination: Independent Baptist
Location (address): 10 Park Lane; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:45 a.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday school: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m. (ages 3 thru 12
th
grade)
Phone: 610-370-2060
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.obbministries.org
Leader’s Name: Pastor Kerry Bortz
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Leader: Reverend Dr. Bernie Manning
Address: 436 South 7
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-376-9293
Union Baptist Church
Leader: Pastor Robia Thomas
Address: P.O. Box 13802; 211-212 Schuylkill Avenue; Reading, PA
Contact #: 610-375-4530
Victory Baptist Church
Denomination: Baptist
Location (address): 1059 Victory Circle; Reading, PA 19605
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Sunday Bible Class: 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday Prayer Meetings: 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-376-9888
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-372-5904
Zion Baptist Church
Leader: Reverend Raymond Bland
Address: Washington and Thorn Streets; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-376-5944
Buddhism
Soka Gakkai International-USA (SGI-USA)
Denomination: Buddhist
Location: Locations vary.
Services: Once a week.
Phone: Contact Karen Kihurani, 610-396-6080
Email: [email protected]
Available Transportation: Yes, contact Karen Kihurani
Eastern Orthodox
The Orthodox Church of St. Herman of Alaska (Russian)
Denomination: Eastern Orthodox
Location (address): 133 West Broad Street; Shillington, PA 19607
Services: Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 10 a.m.
Great Vespers: Saturdays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-777-3553
Available Transportation: If there is a need, arrangements can be made
St. Constantine and Helen Green Orthodox Church
Denomination: Greek Orthodox
Location (address): 1001 East Wyomissing Boulevard; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Matins (Orthros): 8:15 a.m.
Divine Liturgy: 9:45 a.m. Sundays
Phone: 610-374-7511
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.stsconstantinehelen.org
Leader’s Name: Senior Pastor: Reverend Father Thomas Pappalas
Pastoral Assistant and Youth Director: Andrew Lentz
St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church
Denomination: Eastern Orthodox
Location (address): 241-243 South 3
rd
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-375-2946
Leader’s Name: Father Michael Sydek
Episcopal
Christ Episcopal Church
Denomination: Episcopal
Location (address): 5
th
and Court Streets; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: (Holy Eucharist) 8 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.
Labyrinth Walk:
Every 4
th
Fridays at 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Phone: 610-374-8269
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church
Denomination: Episcopal
Location (address): 2848 Saint Alban’s Drive; Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Tuesday Worship: 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-678-7001
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-678-7001
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Denomination: Episcopal
Location (address): Front and Windsor Streets; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School and Nursery: 10 a.m.
Phone: 610-374-7914
St. Thomas
Denomination: Episcopal
Location: 6251 Morgantown Road; Morgantown, PA 19543
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-286-9547
Email: stthomas@dejazzd.com
Website: www.stthomasmorgantown.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Eleanor Hart
Affirm and support LBGTA: Yes
Hinduism
Pushti Margiya Vaishnav Samaj of North America
Denomination: Hinduism
Location: 15 Manor Road, Vraj; Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972
Services:
Daily Service: Mangala: 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m.
Shrungar/Palna: 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Rajbhog: 12 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Utthapan: 4:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sandyha Arti: 5 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Shayan: 6:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Phone: 570-754-7067
Email: [email protected]
Islamic
Islamic Center of Reading
Denomination: Islamic
Location: 18 Noble Street; Reading, PA 19611
Services: Worship: Open all day, every day for 5 daily prayers
1 p.m. Jumaa Prayer
Phone: 610-478-1338 or 484-529-7193
Judaism
Kesher Zion Synagogue
Denomination: Conservative Judaism
Location (address): 1245 Perkiomen Avenue; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Saturday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday Worship: 7:30 p.m.
First Friday Worship: First Fridays in month at 6 p.m.
Phone: 610-374-1763
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.kesherzion.org
Leader’s Name: Rabbi Minna Bromberg, PhD.
Available Transportation: Contact the office
Chabad Lubavitch of Berks County
Denomination: Orthodox Judaism (with open-door policy)
Location (address): 2320 Hampden Boulevard; Reading, PA 19604
Services: Call for information; services depend on sundown
Phone: 610-334-3218
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.l-chaim.org
Leader’s Name: Rabbi Yosef Lipsker
Lutheran
Alsace Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 2201 Kutztown Road; Reading, PA 19605
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:15 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Services/Programs: Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-929-8727
Atonement Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) - ELCA
Location (address): 5 Wyomissing Boulevard; Wyomissing, PA 19610
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Holy Communion: 2
nd
Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.
Common Ground Recovery Worship:
1
st
Wednesday of the month at 7:30 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Information available on website
Phone: 610-375-3512
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.atonementwyo.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Rick Sumony, Sr. Pastor
Affirmation and support of LGBTA: Yes
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 1375 Friedensburg Road; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-779-4620
Email: Bethanylutch-scm@comcast.net
Website: www.belc-scm.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Michael L. Reist (contact #: 610-698-0311)
Calvary Lutheran Church
Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Location: 1009 Elizabeth Avenue; Laureldale, PA 19605
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Children / Youth Services / Programs:
Every week during Sunday worship
Phone: 610-929-9606
Email: [email protected]
Website: calvarylutheranlaureldale.com
Leader’s Name: Reverend Thomas Irwin, Jr., Pastor
Christ Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 1301 Luzerne Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday Worship: 5 to 7 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-376-0311
Faith Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 210 North 25
th
Street; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:15 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Children’s Services/Programs: Sunday School at 9:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-779-2889
Leader’s Name: Pastor Diane LaFouci (contact #: 610-779-3343)
Available Transportation: Arrangements can be made; call the office
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran (ELCA)
Location: 30 Liberty Street; Shillington, PA 19607
Services: Sunday Worship*: 7:45 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Children / Youth Services / Program: 9 a.m. Sundays
*Handicapped and hearing assistance available
Phone: 610-777-7885
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.graceshill.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Carl W. Filer
Hope Lutheran Church
Denomination: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)
Location (address): 601 North Front Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Children’s / Youth Services / Programs:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays from 3:30 to 5:30
Phone: 610-374-2071
Email: [email protected]
Leader’s Name: Pastor Mary Wolfe
Available Transportation: Yes – van service (call office # above)
Affirmation and Support of LGBTA: Yes.
Kissinger’s Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 715 Berkshire Boulevard; Wyomissing, PA 19610
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday Adult Education: 9 a.m.
Wednesday Adult Education: 11 a.m.
Phone: 610-372-5606
Email: [email protected]
Available Transportation: Yes, call church office
Nativity Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran (ELCA)
Location (address): 1501 North 13
th
Street; Reading, PA 19604
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-374-3230
Email: [email protected]
Website: nativityreading.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Eileen M. Smith LeVan
Available Transportation: Yes
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 521 Walnut Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Sunday Bible Class (students and adults): 9 a.m.
German Worship: 1
st
of month at 11:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-372-6950
St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): Corner of North 9
th
and Green Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Spanish Service: 11:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-375-9216
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-375-9216
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Denomination: Lutheran (ELCA)
Location: 1559 Perkiomen Avenue; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m. (with Holy Communion)
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m. (with Holy Communion)
Children / Youth Services / Programs:
Confirmation classes: Sunday mornings and evenings
Sunday School: 8:45 a.m.
Youth Group: Grades 6-12 – 1
st
Sunday of month
Grades 1-5 – 3
rd
Sunday of month
Phone: 610-373-3135
Email: stpaullcreading@verizon.net
Leader’s Name: Pastor Carol B. Kehler (pa[email protected])
Available Transportation: Bus available – call church office if needed
Zion (Spies) Evangelical Lutheran Church (ELCA)
Denomination: Lutheran
Location (address): 310 Spies Church Road; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday Holy Communion: 6 p.m.
Phone: 610-779-1181
Email: [email protected]
Mennonite
Hopewell Mennonite Church
Denomination: Mennonite
Location (address): 45 South 6
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-373-3907
Pequea Amish Mennonite Church
Denomination: Amish Mennonite
Location (address): 115 Blank Road; Narvon, PA 17555
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Email: [email protected]
Leader’s Name: Ben A. Stoltzfus
Affirmation and support of LGBTA: Yes
Shiloh Mennonite Church
Denomination: Mennonite
Location (address): 421 Bingaman Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Children / Youth Services / Programs:
Sunday School: 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Club: 7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays
Youth Bible Study: 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays
Phone: 610-587-6272
Email: [email protected]
Website: shilohreading.org
Leader’s Name: Pastor Mike Allgyer
Methodist
Calvary United Methodist Church
Denomination: Methodist
Location (address): 831 North Wyomissing Boulevard; Wyomissing, PA 19610
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:15 a.m.
Monday Bible Study: 3 p.m.
Phone: 610-373-7479
Email: [email protected]
Lincoln Park United Methodist Church
Denomination: Methodist
Location (address): 1 Carlisle Avenue; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:15 a.m., 9:15 a.m., and 10:45 a.m.
Phone: 610-777-1422
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.lpcumc.org
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Leader: Reverend Quentin Wallace
Address: 18
th
and Cotton Streets; Reading, PA 19602
Contact#: 610-374-6565
West Lawn United Methodist Church
Denomination: United Methodist
Location: 15 Woodside Avenue; West Lawn, PA 19609
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11 a.m.
Children / Youth Services / Programs:
Sunday School: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
SMASH (grades 7-12): Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
Fired Up (grades 4-6): Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
FUEL (grades 7-12): Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-678-5611
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.westlawnumc.org
Leader’s Name: Kelly Rismiller, Director of Christian Education
Available Transportation: Yes – van service on Sunday mornings
Non Denominational
Koinos Community Center
Denomination: Non Denominational
Location (address): 1619 Delaware Avenue; Wyomissing, PA 19610
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.*
*Meetings held at Skateaway;
2279 Lancaster Pike, Reading, PA 19601
Phone: 610-373-3690
Schuylkill Valley Bible Chapel
Denomination: Non-denominational
Location (address): 693 Irish Creek Road; Mohrsville, PA 19541
Normal Services: Sunday Worship: 10:15 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday school: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.
Kidz Zone Program: during Sunday school and
Sunday Worship
Monthly Youth Group Activities (grades 7
th
thru 12
th
)
Phone: 610-926-1140
Website: www.SVBC.com
Leader’s Name: Pastor Steven Buerer
St. James Church
Denomination: Non Denominational
Location (address): 7
th
and Penn Avenue; Reading, PA 19611
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.
Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-372-2034
Email: stjames@aol.com
Website: www.stjameschurchinwestreading.com
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-372-2034
Total Family Christian Center
Denomination: Non Denominational
Location (address): 1340 Perkiomen Avenue; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Youth Night: Tuesdays at 7 p.m.
Thursday Evangelical: 7 a.m.
Phone: 610-372-1921
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-478-0291 or 610-372-1921
West Wyomissing Chapel
Denomination: Non-denominational
Location (address): 2055 Reading Boulevard; West Lawn, PA 19609
Services: Sunday Worship:
Blended Worship (hymns & chorus): 9 a.m.
Contemporary Worship (worship band): 10:30 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Junior / Senior High Sunday school: 9 a.m. Sundays
JAM (1
st
thru 5
th
grades): 10:30 a.m. Sundays
Phone: 610-678-1873
Email: wwyochapel.comcast.net
Website: westwyomissingchapel.org
Leader’s Name: Dr. Brett Reider
Available Transportation: If there is a need for transportation, call.
Pagans and Witches
Denomination: Pagans and Witches
Services: Monthly meetings at local Borders
2
nd
and 4
th
Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Location: 1075 Woodland Road; Reading, PA 19610
Email: gunivera@iamawitch.com
Pentecostal
First United Pentecostal Church
Denomination: Apostolic Pentecostal
Location (address): 841 North 12
th
Street; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 11:15 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday school: Sundays at 10 a.m.
Wednesday Teen Club: 7:30 p.m.
Phone: 610-376-1240
Leader’s Name: Reverend James Bair (contact #: 570-385-2726)
God’s Worship and Praise Temple of Spirit and Truth
Denomination: Pentecostal
Location (address): 459 Schuylkill Avenue; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 11:30 a.m. (English and Spanish)
Wednesday Bible Study: 7 p.m.
Friday Prayer Service: 7 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-376-1849
Email: [email protected]
Leader’s Name: Apostle Edna Lewis (contact #: 610-313-4345)
Available Transportation: Yes
Lighthouse Christian Center
Denomination: Pentecostal
Location: 500 Franklin Street; West Reading, PA 19611
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., 6 p.m.
Wednesday Worship: 7 p.m.
Children / Youth Services / Programs: Call for schedule
Spanish Services: Take place during English service
*Hearing impaired services available
Phone: 610-678-2500
Email: [email protected]
Website: Lighthousechristiancenter.info
Leader’s Name: Pastor S.R. Behnu
Available Transportation: Yes
Presbyterian
Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian Church
(Greater Reading Chinese Christian Church)
Denomination: Presbyterian
(Chinese Christian)
Location (address): 1502 Snyder Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School: 11 a.m.
Youth Group: Sundays at 6:30 p.m.
Other Language Service: Sundays at 1:30 p.m. (Chinese)
Phone: 610-374-7277
Email: [email protected] ; [email protected]
Website: covenantberks.org
Leaders’ Names: Wendell Stoltzfus ([email protected])
LiCheng Fu ([email protected])
First Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Presbyterian
Location (address): 37 South 5
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m.
Sunday Christian Education: 10:45 a.m. (all ages)
Phone: 610-375-3389
Honey Brook Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Presbyterian
Location (address): 4331 Horseshoe Pike; PO Box 276; Honey Brook, PA 19344
Services: Sunday Worship: 10:30 a.m.
Children’s / Youth Services / Programs:
Sunday school: 9:15 a.m. Sundays
Middle & Senior HS Youth Group: Sunday evenings
Phone: 610-273-2848
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://pastorbillwisneski.wordpress.com
Leader’s Name: Reverend William Wisneski (revbillwisneski@windstream,net)
Pennside Presbyterian Church
Denomination: Presbyterian
Location (address): 253 North 25
th
Street; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School: ALL ages, 9 a.m.
Youth Group: Sunday at 5 p.m.
Phone: 610-779-2929
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pennsidepresby.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend David Duquette ([email protected])
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-779-2929 by Friday at noon.
Washington Presbyterian Church
Leader: Pastor Laddie Benton
Address: 715 North 10
th
Street; Reading, PA 19604
Contact #: 610-375-3469
Protestant
The Salvation Army Hispanic Ministry
Denomination: Protestant
Location (address): 301 South 5
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 1 p.m. (Spanish)
Wednesday Worship: 7 p.m. (Spanish)
Phone: 610-373-7817, 610-373-5208
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-373-7817
St. John’s Reformed Church
Denomination: Protestant
Location (address): 4001 Penn Avenue; Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Phone: 610-678-1446
Available Transportation: Yes, call to and make arrangements ahead of time
Roman Catholic
Holy Rosary Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 237 Franklin Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 7:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Saturday Worship: 4:30 p.m.
Phone: 610-373-5579
Leader’s Name: Reverend Monsignor Felix Losito
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6217; Reading, PA 19610
Physical Address: Lakeview Dr. & Franklin St.;
West Reading, PA 19610
Services: Sunday Worship: 7:30 a.m., 9:30 a.m., and 11 a.m.
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Saturday Confession: 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Phone: 610-372-4010
Email: activity@shrcparish.org
Website: www.shrcparish.org
Leader’s Name: Monsignor Joseph DeSantis
St. Anthony of Padua
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 501 Summit Avenue; Reading, PA 19611
Services: Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Daily Mass: 7 a.m.
Saturday Mass: 5:15 p.m.
Reconciliation: Saturdays from 4 to 4:45 p.m.
Phone: 610-374-1539
Website: www.stanthonyofreading.org
St. Anthony’s R.C. Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 501 Summit Avenue; Reading, PA 19611
Services: Sunday Worship: 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Saturday Worship: 5:15 p.m.
Phone: 610-685-5505
Email: stanthony2009@stanothonyreading.org
Website: www.stanthonyreaeding.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Larry J. Hess
St. Catherine of Siena
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): Chapel: 2427 Perkiomen Avenue; Mt. Penn, PA 19606
Church: 4975 Boyertown Pike; Reading, PA 19606
Services:
Masses at the Church: Sunday – 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12 p.m
Monday thru Friday – 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Saturday – 4 p.m.
Masses at the Chapel: Friday – 8:30 a.m. (during the school year)
Saturday – 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday school: during the 10:30 a.m. Church mass on Sundays
Phone: 610-779-4005
Leader’s Name: Reverend Monsignor Edward R. Domin
St. Ignatius
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 2810 St. Albans Drive; Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Services: Sunday Mass: 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., and 12 p.m.
Daily Mass: 6:30 a.m. and 8 a.m.
Saturday Mass: 5:30 p.m.
Confession: Saturdays from 4 to 5 p.m.
Phone: 610-678-3767
Website: www.stignatiusreading.org
Leader’s Name: Father Tom Bortz
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-678-3767
St. Margaret’s
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 925 Centre Avenue; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Saturday Worship: 5 p.m.
Weekday Daily Mass: Mon., Tues., Wed., Fri.: 7 a.m.
Spanish Service: Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
Phone: 610-376-2919
Email: [email protected]
Website: smsreading.org
Leader’s Name: Father John Gibbons
St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location (address): 151 North 9
th
Street; Reading, PA 19601
Services: Sunday Mass: 8 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Other Language Mass:
Vietnamese: Sundays at 9:30 a.m.
Spanish: Sundays at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday Mass: 4 p.m.
Daily Mass: 8 a.m. (English)
Phone: 610-372-1531
St. Peter the Apostle R.C. Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Location: 322 South 5
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services:
Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (bilingual)
10:30 a.m., 6:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Sunday Vigil: 4 p.m. (English)
Saturday Worship: 8 a.m. (Spanish)
Mon., Tues., Thurs.: 7 a.m. and 12:10 am. (English)
Wednesday Worship: 7 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. (Spanish)
Friday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 12:10 p.m. (English)
Phone: 610-372-9652
Email: stpeterchurch@comcast.net
Leader’s Name: Reverend Thomas J. Orsulak
Sikh
Blue Mountain Gurudwara
Denomination: Sikh
Location (address): 362 Schubert Road; Bethel, PA 19507
Services: Sunday Worship: 11 – 1 p.m. (Punjab)
Phone: 717-933-8223
Website: www.worldgurudwara.com
Other Christian
First Century Worship Center
Leader: Pastor Jack Williams
Address: 234 South 11
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-372-8004
Glad Tidings Church
Denomination: Assembly of God
Location (address): 1110 Snyder Road; West Lawn, PA 19609
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. and 11 a.m.*
*Spanish Interpretation at 11 a.m. service
Saturday Worship: 6 p.m.
Children / Youth Services / Programs:
“The Way”: Fridays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-678-0266 (x: 238)
Email: BRANDONLEMOIS@gtaog.org
Website: www.gtaog.org or www.followingtheway.com
Leader’s Name: Brandon Lemois
Available Transportation: Yes
Grace Bible Fellowship Church
Denomination: Bible Fellowship
Location (address): 1128 Hampden Boulevard; Reading, PA 19604
Services: Sunday Worship:
Fellowship: 9 – 9:20 a.m.
Sunday Morning Service: 9:30 – 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Evening Service: 6:30 p.m.
Children’s / Youth Services / Programs:
Sunday School: 11 – 11:45 a.m. on Sundays
WOW: (grades 1 thru 6) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
GYG: (grades 7 thru 12) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesdays
Other Languages: 1 p.m. at LaRoca Church (Spanish)
Phone: 610-375-2333
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.gracebfcreading.com
Leader’s Name: Senior Pastor: Pastor Randall Grossman
Assistant Pastor: Pastor Timothy Clark
Youth Pastor: Pastor Clyde Bangardner
Mountain View Fellowship Church of God Anderson
Location (address): 1255 Hampden Boulevard; Reading, PA 19604
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. and 10:40 a.m.
Hispanic Service: 2 p.m. Sundays
Church: 610-376-4452
Pastor: 610-488-6069
Leader’s Name: Pastor Jeffrey R. Haim
Praise Christian Fellowship
Denomination: Christian
Location (address): 312 George Street; Reading, PA 19612
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Midweek Worship: Wednesdays at 7 p.m.
Phone: 610-922-9882
Available Transportation: Yes, call 610-921-9882
United Church of Christ
Christ Church United Church of Christ
Denomination: United Church of Christ
Location (address): 4870 Kutztown Road and Euclid Avenue; Temple, PA 19560
Services: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Children’s/Youth Services/Programs:
Sunday School: 9 a.m.
Phone: 610-929-2020
Office Hours: Monday thru Thursday – 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 a.m.
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ucctemple.org
Leader’s Name: Reverend Dr. Harry L. Serio
First United Church of Christ
Denomination: United Church of Christ
Location: 611 Washington Street; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:45a.m. and 10:45 a.m.
Sunday Bible Study: 9:15 a.m.
Tuesday Worship: 12:05 p.m. – 12:25 p.m.
Phone: 610-370-1336
Hillside Christian Church
Denomination: United Church of Christ
Location: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 2105; Sinking Spring, PA 19608
Physical Address: 47 Keener Road; Reinholds, PA
Services: Sunday Worship: 9 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.
Phone: 610-777-0317 or 610-334-9866
Available Transportation: Yes, please call 610-777-0317
St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ
Denomination: United Church of Christ
Location: 1320 Spruce Street; Reading, PA 19602
Services: Sunday Worship: 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
Children’s / Youth Services: Sundays at 9:15 a.m.
Phone: 610-375-8687
Available Transportation: Arrangements possible; call above number.
St. Peter’s United Church of Christ
Denomination: United Church of Christ
Location (address): 2901 Curtis Road; Reading, PA 19606
Services: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m.
Phone: 610-678-3621
Email: [email protected]
Website: stpucc.com
Leader’s Name: Kris Hayden
Available Transportation: Available upon request.
Affirmation and Support of LGBTA: Yes.
African American Churches
Abundant Life Family Christian Center
Leader: Pastors Robert and Regina Randolph-Davis
Address: The Inn at Reading; 1040 Park Road; Wyomissing, PA 19610
Contact #: (for The Inn at Reading): 1-800-383-9713
Berks County Christian Center
Leader: Pastor Cliff Jenkins
Address: Ramada Inn; 2545 North 5
th
Street Highway; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: (for the Ramada Inn): (610) 929-4741
Bethel AME Church
Leader: Reverend Cindy Carr
Address: 330 West Windsor Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-376-7555
Church of Deliverance
Leader: Pastor Geneva Burns
Address: 1327 North 10
th
Street; Reading, PA 19604
Contact #: 610-373-5306
Faith Christian Center of Reading
Leader: Pastor Pamela Johnson
Address: YMCA Miller Auditorium; P.O. Box 3891; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-374-1711
Faith Temple United Holy Church of America
Leader: Pastor Donald Baker
Address: 6
th
and Elm Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-374-3591
First Baptist Church of Birdsboro
Leader: Pastor James Kennedy
Address: P.O. Box 354; 200 Mill Street; Birdsboro, PA 19508
Contact #: 610-582-2554
First Baptist Church of Temple
Leader: Reverend Lawrence Houston
Address: Hay Road and Wentzel Avenue; Temple, PA 19560
Contact #: 610-929-4805
First Century Worship Center
Leader: Pastor Jack Williams
Address: 234 South 11
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-372-8004
God’s Worship and Praise Temple
Leader: Pastor Edna Davis
Address: 442 Schulykill Avenue; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-373-4345
Holy Trinity Church of God
Leader: Pastor Robert Brookins
Address: 130 North Buttonwood Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-374-0790
Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ
Leader: Pastor Kevin Glimp
Address: 214-226 South 6
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-375-3083
New Hope Baptist Church
Leader: Pastor Jeffrey Bell
Address: 621 Church Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-373-9902
North 8
th
Street Church of God
Leader: Pastor Dean Faulkner
Address: 535 North 8
th
Street; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-373-1909
St. James Chapel Church of God in Christ
Leader: Pastor Steve McCracken
Address: 11
th
South 9
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-375-7537
St. John Missionary Baptist Church
Leader: Reverend Dr. Bernie Manning
Address: 436 South 7
th
Street; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-376-9293
St. Matthew United Methodist Church
Leader: Reverend Quentin Wallace
Address: 18
th
and Cotton Streets; Reading, PA 19602
Contact#: 610-374-6565
Total Family Christian Center
Leader: Pastor Carolyn Burdine
Address: 1340 Perkiomen Avenue; Reading, PA 19602
Contact #: 610-372-1921
True Faith Independent Holiness Church
Leader: Pastor Leroy Bailey
Address: 125 Old River Road; Gibralter, PA
Contact #: 610-582-3557
Union Baptist Church
Leader: Pastor Robia Thomas
Address: P.O. Box 13802; 211-212 Schuylkill Avenue; Reading, PA
Contact #: 610-375-4530
Washington Presbyterian Church
Leader: Pastor Laddie Benton
Address: 715 North 10
th
Street; Reading, PA 19604
Contact #: 610-375-3469
Zion Baptist Church
Leader: Reverend Raymond Bland
Address: Washington and Thorn Streets; Reading, PA 19601
Contact #: 610-376-5944
