Open Houses of Faith - 2007

Links

Summary of Links:

I. Links to information about religions

II. Links to specific religions and denominations

III. Girl Scouting links

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I. Information about religions and links to interfaith organizations

Laura Shulman’s homepage.

www.nvcc.edu/home/lshulman/default.htm

Instructor Laura Shulman teaches religion at Northern Virginia Community College and provides valuable advice for the Open Houses of Faith.

The Religious Movements Homepage Project at The University of Virginia

http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu

On this extensive website you will find detailed profiles of more than 200 different religious groups and movements.

The Interfaith Calendar

www.interfaithcalendar.org

The Interfaith Calendar site has dates for religious holy days for the next several years in calendar format. The religion of origin for each holy day is identified and each is defined as well. Basic information about many faiths is provided.

Interfaith Organizations

North American Interfaith Network (NAIN)

www.nain.org/index.html

NAIN's programs seek to build communication and mutual understanding among interfaith organizations and diverse religious groups throughout North America. NAIN offers great links to interfaith organizations in the U.S., Canada and Mexico; resources for learning about world religions; and articles on the interfaith movement.

National Council of Churches, USA

www.ncccusa.org

The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA represents a wide spectrum of Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, historic African American and Living Peace churches. NCC encourages members to understand each other's traditions, identify and fully claim those areas of belief they hold in common, study those issues that divide the churches and cooperate in many joint programs of education, advocacy and service.

InterFaith Conference of Metropolitan Washington

www.ifcmw.org/ifc.htm

The InterFaith Conference (IFC) brings together the Baha'i, Hindu-Jain, Islamic, Jewish, Latter-day Saints, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Sikh and Zoroastrian faith communities in this region to promote dialogue, understanding and a sense of community among persons of different faiths and to work cooperatively for social and economic justice in metropolitan Washington. IFC offers many events and programs throughout the year, including concerts, lectures and interfaith services.

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II. Religion links

The list of religion links below is not meant to be exhaustive. Those organizations listed have websites and provide religious development programs for Girl Scouts. The following format is used throughout:

RELIGION NAME

Religion/Denomination headquarters

Intermediate or regional headquarter(s)

Religion’s national Girl Scout committee or organization (if different)

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL (A.M.E.) CHURCH

http://www.ame-church.com (also has church locator service)

http://www.amecnet.org

The Second Episcopal District (NC, VA, DC, MD)

http://www.2ndamec.org

Association of African Methodist Episcopal Scouts

http://clame.org/scouts.htm

AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION (A.M.E. Zion) CHURCH

http://www.starofzion.org

ARMENIAN CHURCH OF AMERICA

(See also Orthodox Church)

Western Diocese of the Armenian Church of North America

http://www.armenianchurchwd.com/maineng.htm (also has church locator service)

Western Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America

http://www.westernprelacy.org

The Armenian Apostolic Church of America (Eastern Prelacy)

http://www.armenianchurch.net (also has church locator service)

ASSEMBLIES OF GOD

http://ag.org/top (also has church locator service)

BAHÁ'Í FAITH

Bahá'í International Community

http://www.bahai.org

The Bahá'ís of the United States

http://www.us.bahai.org (also has Local Spiritual Assembly locator service)

Bahá'í Committee on Scouting

http://www.education.usbnc.org/child_spir_ed/scoutin.htm (Bahá'í Children's Education and Scouting Program Materials)

BAPTIST

American Baptist Association

http://www.abaptist.org/home.shtml (also has church e-mail directory)

American Baptist Churches USA

http://www.abc-usa.org (also has church locator service)

Baptist World Alliance

http://www.bwanet.org

Conservative Baptist Association of America

http://www.cbamerica.org (also has church locator service)

Free Will Baptists

International Fellowship of Free Will Baptist Churches

http://www.ifofwbc.org

National Association of Free Will Baptists

http://www.nafwb.org

Independent Baptist Churches

http://www.ibnet.org (Independent Baptist Network) (also has church locator service)

http://bn66.com/churches/independent.html (also has church locator service)

National Baptist Convention of America, Inc.

http://www.nbcamerica.net

National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.

http://www.nationalbaptist.com

National Missionary Baptist Convention of America

http://www.nmbca.com/new_page_1.htm

Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc.

http://www.pnbc.org

Southern Baptist Convention

http://www.sbc.net (also has church locator service)

BUDDHIST

American Buddhist Conference

http://www.americanbuddhistcongress.org/home.htm

Foundation for the Preservation of the Mahayana Tradition (FPMT)

http://www.fpmt.org/ (also has center locator service)

Theravada Buddhist Society of America

http://www.tbsa.org

Buddhist Church in America (BCA, Shin Buddhist)

http://www.buddhistchurchesofamerica.com (also has church locator service)

Buddha Dharma Education Association Inc.

http://buddhanet.net

CATHOLIC CHURCH

The Vatican

http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

Archdiocese of Washington (MD, DC)

http://www.adw.org/home.asp (also has parish locator service)

Archdiocese of Washington Catholic Committees on Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Camp Fire

http://www.adw.org/youth/yth_scout.asp

Catholic Diocese of Arlington (VA)

http://www.arlingtondiocese.org (also has parish locator service)

Catholic Committee on Scouting of the Diocese of Arlington

http://www.os2bbs.com/page/ccos.htm

Archdiocese of Baltimore (MD)

http://www.archbalt.org (also has parish locator service)

Catholic Committee on Scouting

http://www.archbalt.org/youngchurch/scouting

Byzantine Catholic Church in America

http://www.byzcath.org (also has parish locator service)

Other Eastern Catholic Churches in North America

http://www.byzcath.org/byzantine-churches.html

National Catholic Committee on Girl Scouts and Campfire

http://www.nfcym.org/v3/nccgscf/index.html

CHRISTIAN CHURCH – DISCIPLES OF CHRIST

http://www.disciples.org (also has church locator service)

National Association of Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) Boy Scout, Girl Scout, and Camp Fire Leaders

http://www.homelandministries.org/CivicYouth/index.htm

CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST

http://www.tfccs.com (also has church, society and reading room locator service)

CHURCHES OF CHRIST

Congregations are autonomous; no central governing body exists.

These websites are provided by members:

http://church-of-christ.org (also has church locator service)

Members of Churches of Christ for Scouting (MCCS)

http://www.acu.edu/sponsored/mccs-scouting

CHURCH OF GOD

http://www.churchofgod.cc (also has church locator service)

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (LDS or MORMON)

http://www.lds.org (also has Stake and Ward locator service)

Washington DC Temple Visitors Center (public welcome)

http://www.lds.org/placestovisit/location/0,10634,1836-1-1-1,00.html

Woodbridge, Virginia Stake

https://secure.lds.org/units/stake/0,9780,606-1-5-450847,00.html

Quantico Ward

https://secure.lds.org/units/home/0,9781,600-1-7-107522,00.html

Youth Programs: Duty to God and Young Women Personal Progress Programs

http://www.lds.org/hf/display/0,16783,4212-1,00.html

COMMUNITY OF CHRIST

(formerly Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

http://cofchrist.org (also has church locator service)

http://www.communityofchrist.net

Youth Programs

http://www.forefrontministries.org

EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH, see ORTHODOX CHURCH

EPISCOPAL CHURCH

The Anglican Communion

http://www.anglicancommunion.org

Episcopal Church (USA)

http://www.episcopalchurch.org (also has church locator service)

Province III

http://province3.org

Diocese of Maryland

http://www.ang-md.org

Diocese of Washington

http://www.edow.org

Episcopal Diocese of Virginia

http://www.thediocese.net

HINDU

Ass’n of Hindu and Jain Temples of Metropolitan Washington, DC

http://www.dcunitedtemples.org

One of many unofficial information sites:

http://www.hindu.org

North American Hindu Association

(Girl Scout Hindu Awards information)

http://www.naha.us/homeAction.do

ISLAM

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

http://www.cair-net.org

Islamic Society of North America

http://www.isna.net

Islamic Center Address Listings

http://www.2muslims.com/directory/Detailed/223599.shtml

Islamic Committee on Girl Scouting

http://www.nicgs.com

JUDAISM

Conservative Judaism

http://www.uscj.org (also has synagogue locator service)

Orthodox Judaism

Orthodox Union

http://www.ou.org (also has congregation locator service)

Chabad-Lubavitch

http://www.chabad.org (also has Chabad-Lubavitch Center locator service)

Reconstructionist Judaism

http://www.jrf.org (also has congregation locator service)

Reform

http://urj.org (Union for Reform Judaism) (also has congregation locator service)

National Jewish Girl Scout Committee

www.njgsc.org

LUTHERAN CHURCH

International Lutheran Council

http://www.ilc-online.org

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

http://www.elca.org (also has church locator service)

Missouri Synod (LCMS)

http://www.lcms.org (also has church locator service)

National Lutheran Association of Scouters

http://www.nlas.org/index.htm

METHODIST CHURCH, UNITED (UMC)

http://www.umc.org (also has church locator service)

National Association of United Methodist Scouters

http://www.naums.org

MORMON, see CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS

ORTHODOX CHURCH

Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)

http://www.scoba.us

Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

http://www.goarch.org (also has parish locator service)

The Orthodox Church in America

http://www.oca.org (also has parish locator service)

Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting

http://www.eocs.org/default.htm

PENTECOSTAL, see UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

POLISH NATIONAL CATHOLIC CHURCH

www.pncc.org (also has church locator service)

http://www.bvmc.org/history/about_PNCC.html

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Cumberland Presbyterian Church

http://www.cumberland.org/center (also has church locator service)

Evangelical Presbyterian Church (EPC)

http://www.epc.org (also has church locator service)

Free Presbyterian Church

http://www.freepres.org (also has church locator service)

Orthodox Presbyterian Church

http://www.opc.org (also has church locator service)

Presbyterian Church in America (PCA)

http://www.pcanet.org (also has church locator service)

Presbyterian Church (PCUSA)

http://www.pcusa.org (also has church locator service)

Westminster Presbyterian Church

http://members.aol.com/RSISBELL/church.html

RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (QUAKERS)

The Religious Society of Friends

http://www.quaker.org (also has church locator service)

Friends Committee on Scouting

http://scouting.quaker.org

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints see COMMUNITY OF CHRIST

SHINTO

International Shinto Foundation

http://www.shinto.org

TAO

http://www.eng.taoism.org.hk

http://www.taopractice.org

http://www.taosculture.org

Taoist Directory

http://www.taorestore.org/trs/directory.html

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION (UUA)

http://www.uua.org/ (also has church locator service)

UU Religious Emblems Programs

http://www.uua.org/re/scouts.html

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

http://www.ucc.org (also has church locator service)

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, see METHODIST CHURCH, UNITED

UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

http://www.upci.org (also has church locator service)

UNITY CHURCHES

Unity World Headquarters

http://www.unityworldhq.org

Rennaisance Unity

http://www.churchoftoday.com

Association of Unity Churches

http://www.unity.org (also has church locator service)

Religious Emblem Programs

http://www.unity.org/education/relemb.html

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III. Girl Scouting links

(See above listings for links to Girl Scouting organizations for specific religions and denominations)

GIRL SCOUTS OF THE USA (GSUSA)

http://www.girlscouts.org

Girl Scout Council of the Nation's Capital (GSCNC)

http://www.gscnc.org

GSCNC information on council Interfaith Committee and religious recognitions

http://www.gscnc.org/program/religiousrecognitions.php

RELIGIOUS EMBLEMS PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

P.R.A.Y. is a central clearinghouse for many of the religious recognitions. It also lists the religious organizations to contact to order instructional booklets for each kind of religious recognition for Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and Campfire Boys and Girls.

P.R.A.Y (Programs of Religious Activities with Youth)

http://www.praypub.org

The Open Houses of Faith is a program for the general public, coordinated by Girl Scout volunteers as a service to the community.