Bloomington's Faith Community

Beth Shalom

3750 E. Third St.
PO Box 6835
Bloomington, IN 47407
Phone: (812) 334-2440
Email: office@bethshalom-bjc.org, rabbi@bethshalom-bjc.org
Website: http://www.bethshalom-bjc.org/
Info: Congregation Beth Shalom is a house of community, of learning and of prayer that provides a unifying Jewish focus for its diverse membership as congregants explore their identity as Jews and their relationship as Jews to the larger community. To fulfill its mission, Beth Shalom offers communal activities; inreach to its members; outreach to the community; social welfare projects; education for children, teenagers, adults and families; and activities that foster spiritual exploration. Please join us for services Friday evenings at 7:30pm, or Saturday mornings. Contact the Rabbi for more information about the community and our programs.

Bloomington Friends Quakers

3820 Moores Pike (at Smith Road)
Box 2303
Bloomington, IN 47402
Phone: (812) 336-4581
Website: http://www.bloomington.in.us/~quaker/
Info: Meeting for Worship begins at 10:30 every First Day morning. Known as an inclusive and affirming faith community for many years, Bloomington Friends felt led in 2002 to record their understanding of Equality in Minute 5 at the following link: Bloomington Friends Meeting is a congregational member of the Interfaith Coalition on Nondiscrimination, a faith-based Indiana organization, whose purpose is to create positive change through education and social action, so that gay, lesbian, bisexual, intersexed, and transgendered people will be able to live in peace and equality.

First Christian Church

205 E. Kirkwood Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone: (812) 332-4459
Website: http://www.fcc-blmgtn.org/
Info: Located in downtown Bloomington, on the corner of Kirkwood and Washington, we are a Disciples of Christ congregation called to demonstrate true community, a deep Christian spirituality, and a passion for justice. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in the life of the church regardless of age, race, gender, or sexual orientation. Join us for worship on Sundays at 8:30am or 11am.

First United Church

2420 E. Third St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: (812) 332-4439
Email: firstunited@firstunitedchurchbloomington.org
Website: http://firstunitedchurchbloomington.org/
Info: First United, (ABC/UCC), is an inclusive, some would suggest liberal, certainly progressive faith community. First United is seriously open-minded theologically, socially and personally. We feel lead spiritually to understand the Bible seriously, rather than literally. We are sincerely open to persons in the GLBT community worshipping, serving and leading.

First United Methodist Church

219 East Fourth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone: (812) 332-6396
Fax: (812) 332-0223
Website: http://www.fumcb.org/
Info: A small group currently meeting:
Open and Affirming:
Dialogue about what it means to be an open and affirming congregation, specifically exploring issues around homosexuality. Contact Jim Andrews at andrewsj at indiana.edu

Lutheran Campus Ministry (ELCA)

Lutheran Campus Ministry Rose House
314 Rose Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: (812)333-2474
Email:lutheran@indiana.edu
Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~lutheran
Info: Lutheran Campus Ministry (LCM) is an inclusive community in Christ where we cultivate thoughtful discipleship. We welcome everyone, happily including openly gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, closeted, or questioning students and non-students. LCM offers a Wednesday night dinner and Bible study, and also various social and service events. LCM worships with St. Thomas Lutheran Church on E. 3rd Street. St. Thomas's Sunday services begin at 8:30 and 11:00 am, with a student lunch following the late service. Rides offered. We are a reconciling in Christ community of Lutherans concerned-North America and welcoming of all people.

Reconciling Ministries Community within the South Indiana Conference (RMCSI)

Email: david@rmcsi.org
Info: RMCSI is an organization comprised of mostly Methodists, and a few agnostics, all somewhat older people. The intent of RMCSI is to remove the hate and fear language from the United Methodist Book of Discipline, and to help our local congregations rework themselves into the open and welcoming communities we believe they need to be. We need for our efforts new hands and feet, fresh determination, and young ideas.

Sanshin Zen Community

1726 S. Olive St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: (81) 339-2635
Website: http://www.sanshinji.org
Info: More than an individual Zen center, the Sanshin Zen Community includes people from many different sanghas, all joined to a common purpose: the realization of Buddha's Way in their everyday lives. Sanshin Zen Community is an American Buddhist sangha founded in 1996 by Shohaku Okumura, a Soto Zen priest and renowned translator of Buddhist texts. From the beginning, Sanshinji was designed to be a different kind of practice place - a “community without boundaries,” doing work that would help connect and educate practitioners and teachers all over America. Like most Buddhist communities, Sanshin welcomes LBGT people in every capacity without hesitation. Our usual weekly practice includes Sunday morning zazen (meditation) instruction at 9:00 and dharma talk at 10:00, followed by tea and a community gathering open to all. The schedule is different during retreats, which usually includes the first weekend each month. For further details, including daily morning zazen, evening zazen, and classes, please see the website.

St. Paul's Catholic Center

Bloomington, IN
Phone: (812)339-5561
Website: http://www.hoosiercatholic.org/
Info: We especially commit our shared spiritual and material rescources to making the pressence of the catholic church real and visible to the indiana University community.

St. Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church

3800 E. Third St.
Bloomington, IN 47401
Phone: (812)332-5252
Email: lmckee@stlconline.org
Website: http://www.stlconline.org/
Info: St. Thomas is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). We celebrated 47 years of ministry in the Bloomington and Monroe County, Indiana area in April 2007. We celebrate the Eucharist every Sunday and encourage visitors from other Christian traditions to join us at Christ's "open table."

Trinity Episcopal Church

111 S. Grant St.
Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone: (812) 336-4466
Website: http://www.trinitybloomington.org
Info: Trinity Episcopal Church has a long history of cohesiveness. It has weathered the challenges of prayerbook revision, ordination of women and the inclusion of gay and lesbian persons in all aspects of church life. Our sense of community has been further strengthened by the life-threatening illness of a beloved rector. Through these challenges, the church has escaped deep and lasting divisions.

Unitarian Universalist Church

2120 N. Fee Ln.
Bloomington, IN 47408
Phone: (812) 332-3695
Email: admin@uubloomington.org
Website: http://uubloomington.org/
Info: Welcome to the Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington! We are a member of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations are guided by its principles. As a vibrant and accepting liberal religious community, we celebrate diverse beliefs and support individual searches for truth and meaning. We are a GLBT Welcoming Congregation that is passionate about social justice, promotes life span religious education, and supports an active campus ministry. We are a caring community that values all individuals. Join us and experience the warmth of community.

Unity of Bloomington Indiana

4001 S. Rogers St.
Phone: (812) 333-2484
Email: ministry@unityofbloomington.org
Website: http://www.unityofbloomington.org/
Info: We are a loving spiritual community welcoming all and celebrating the transforming power of Truth principles. Sunday services are at 9 and 11 a.m. with adult education classes between the services. Our office, bookstore and lending library are open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We teach and live practical Christianity and we are open to people of all faiths who believe that God is love.