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Opportunities & Programs

University Ministry is pleased to offer programs and opportunities to foster understanding, cooperation and respect among our community of varied faiths and traditions.

 

Interfaith Programs

Interfaith Meditation Room

University Ministry is pleased to offer the university community a quiet place for reflection and prayer.  The University Ministry Interfaith Meditation Room is available to faculty, staff and students from Monday through Sunday, 7:00am to 9:00pm during the academic year and is located in Lower Phelan Hall.

Interfaith Week

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Interfaith week is a time to explore one's own spirituality within the diverse community of faith at USF. The theme of "Finding {God, beauty, goodness, spirit, the Sacred, holiness} in all things" was inspired by St. Ignatius and his open approach to spirituality and embracing diversity of all people. The activities during Interfaith week give everyone a great chance to engage in other tradition and beliefs while sharing one's own experiences. The week will kick off with a day retreat then head into a documentary about the Koran, a day of Sikhism, an interfaith prayer service supported by established faith communities on campus, and much more. Check out a few of the weeks events and contact University Ministry if you would like to be involved.

Interfaith Dialogue Dinners

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Insight Meditation

Insight Meditation takes place every Monday. It provides a greater insight into one's relationship with reality, God, and themselves and cultivating empathy, compassion, and solidarity with others, being that we are all on a spiritual, religious, and purpose-seeking journey.
Date & Time: Every Monday from 7:00 pm to  8:00 pm in the Meditation Room, Lower Phelan Hall. You may also join a meditation group led by a Resident Minister every Monday evening in Phelan Hall Room 241 from 8:30pm to 9:00pm. 

Interfaith Programs on Campus

Coming Soon: Upcoming interfaith programs and events offered by University Ministry and the faith-based student clubs and organizations.

InterVaristy Christian Fellowship

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at USF is a community of students and faculty following Jesus together for the campus. They come together from a wide range of cultural backgrounds, church experiences, and life situations to grow in love for God, people, and the world. They gather throughout the week for small group Bible studies, worship and teaching, leadership training, thoughtful discipleship, volunteer opportunities, and prayer.

The Large Group community gathering happens every Wednesday night at 7pm in UC503. To learn more, visit our Facebook page or send an email to intervarsity.usf@gmail.com. You can also contact Casey, the InterVarsity staff worker, at casey_flaherty@ivstaff.org or Bruce Wydick, the faculty advisor, at wydick@usfca.edu.

InterVarsity at USF is part of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA, a campus ministry with chapters on nearly 600 campuses nationwide. They trace their roots to a movement of British university students in the 1870s. Since InterVarsity was incorporated in 1941, thousands of students have become thoughtful representatives of God’s kingdom and have moved into leadership roles in churches, organizations, corporations and agencies around the world. To learn more about the ministry of InterVarsity/USA, visit www.intervarsity.org.

 

Other Worship Opportunities

USF is a Catholic university and embraces people of all faiths. University Ministry offers opportunities and information about worship in other faith traditions in this community and in the local area.

African Methodist Episcopal

Bethel AME Church 415-921-4935 www.bethelamesf.com/
Wright Chapel AME 415-239-8440 www.wrightchapel.com/
First AME Zion Church 415-931-7479  www.firstamezionchurch.com/

Baptist

Temple Baptist Church 415-566-4080 www.tbcsf.org/
Third Baptist Church of SF 415-346-4426 www.thirdbaptist.org
Calvary Baptist Church SF 415-585-9190 www.calvarybaptistsf.org
Providence Baptist Church 415-641-8719 www.providencecares.org/

Buddhism

Buddhist Church of SF 415-776-3158 www.bcsfweb.org/
Hua Zang Si 415-920-9816 www.huazangsi.org/
Shambhala Meditation Center of SF 415-796-2507 sf.shambhala.org/
SF Buddhist Center 415-282-2018 www.sfbuddhistcenter.org/

Church of Jesus Christ

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 415-664-0843                          www.lds.org/
Community of Christ 415-759-9488 sierrapacificmission.org/

Episcopal

Grace Cathedral 415-749-6300                          www.gracecathedral.org/
SF Trinity Episcopal Church 415-775-1117 sftrinityepiscopalchurch.wordpress.com/
The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin  415-921-3665 www.smvsf.org/
Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist 415-861-1436 www.saintjohnsf.org/

Islam

SF Muslim Community Center 415-337-1019                sanfranciscomuslimcommunitycenter.org/
Alsabeel Masjid Noor Al-Islam 415-292-9709 www.alsabeel.org/
Masjid al-Tawheed    
Muhammad's Mosque    

Judaism

Congregation Sha'ar Zahav 415-861-6932 shaarzahav.org/
Congregation Beth Sholom 415-221-8736 www.bethsholomsf.org/
Congregation Beth Israel Judea 415-586-8833 www.bij.org/
Congregation Keneseth Israel 415-771-3420 kenesethisraelsf.org/

Lutheran

St. Marks Lutheran Church 415-928-7770 www.stmarks-sf.org/
First United Lutheran Church 415-359-1025 fulc.com/
St. Matthews Lutheran Church 415-863-6371 www.stmatthews-sf.org/
St. Paulus Lutheran Church 415-673-8088 www.saintpaulus.org/

Methodist

Temple United Methodist                 415-586-1444           www.templeunitedmethodist.org/
Bethany United Methodist  415-647-8393 www.bethanysf.org/
Pine United Methodist  415-387-1800 www.pineumc.org/
Jones Memorial United Methodist       415-921-7653 www.jonesumc.com/

Presbyterian

Old First Presbyterian Church 415-776-5552           www.oldfirst.org/
Presidio Chapel 415-561-3930 www.interfaith-presidio.org/
Calvary Presbyterian Church 415-346-3832 www.calvarypresbyterian.org/
Presbyterian Church in Chinatown 415-392-1500 www.pccsf.org/

*This is a very limited listing. Please contact University Ministry if you cannot find a service to accommodate your needs. (415)-422-4463.