Local Religious and Spiritual Communities
There are many local religious and spiritual communities in Oberlin, Lorain County, and Greater Cleveland.* Oberlin College’s Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) serves as the college’s connection with a large number of local religious communities to help meet the needs of the Oberlin campus and to engage in mutually beneficial partnerships.
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*The communities below are not connected to Oberlin in an official capacity. Please reach out to the ORSL director with questions or for any support in finding what you're looking for.
Christ Temple Apostolic Church
370 W. Lincoln St., Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 774-2805
Elder Laurence Nevels
185 S. Pleasant St., Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 775-3045
Pastor Fred Bell
Peace Community Church (American Baptist)
44 E. Lorain St., Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 774-3031
Pastor Cindi Byron-Dixon
Cleveland Shambhala Meditation Center
17309 Madison Ave.
Lakewood, Ohio 44107
(216) 236-5090
Songtsen Gampo Buddhist Center of Cleveland
14023 Madison Ave.
Lakewood, OH 44107
(216) 471-8840
410 W. Lorain St., Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 707-6707
Father David Trask
Sacred Heart Chapel (Spanish Mass)
4301 Pearl Ave.
Lorain, OH 44055
(440) 277-7231
Rev. William A Thaden
Saint Rapahel Parish (Newman Affiliated)
525 Dover Center Rd
Bay Village, OH 44140
440-871-1100
Rev. Dan Schlegel
Rev. James Winings (Newman affiliated)
162 S. Main St., Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 775-2501
Services: Sunday, 8 and 10:30 a.m.
Rev. Andrew McQuery
Greater Cleveland Shiva Vishnu Hindu Temple
7733 Ridge Road
Parma, OH 44129
(440) 888-9433
2915 Laurel Road
Brunswick, OH 44212
(330) 220 4020
Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Cleveland
13354 Pearl Road
Strongsville, Ohio 44136
440 238 2222
Jain Society of Greater Cleveland
3226 Boston Mills Road
Richfield, Ohio 44286
(330) 659-0832
Agudath B’nai Israel Synagogue (Conservative)
1715 Meister Road
Lorain, OH 44052
(440) 282-3307
214 W. College Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
(404) 754-2208
Rabbi Shlomo Elkan and Rebbetzin Devorah Elkan
Temple B’nei Abraham (Reform)
530 Gulf Road
Elyria, OH 44035
(440) 366-1171
Rabbi Lauren Werber
Grace Lutheran Church (Missouri Synod)
310 West Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-3271
Pastor Robert Weldon
Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA)
360 Princeton Ave
Elyria, OH 44035
(440)323-4552
Pastor Tim Scholl
The First United Methodist Chruch of Oberlin
45 South Professor St.
Oberlin, OH 44074
440-775-1178
Pastor David Cann
6055 W. 130th Street, Parma, OH 44130
(216) 362-0786
icc@iccleveland.org
43275 Telegraph Road, Elyria, OH 44035
(440) 323-4644
Pastor Jim Mindling
Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church
2238 E. 32nd Street, Lorain, OH 44055-2018
(440) 277-6266
Father Joseph McCartney
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church
2000 Tower Blvd
Lorain, OH 44053
(440) 960-2992
Father Christopher Zafares
251 Hollywood Street, Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 775-8652
Service: Sunday, 11:30 am
Reverends A.G. Miller and Brenda Grier-Miller
Oberlin Friends Meeting (OFM) worships at 10:30 each Sunday at Kendal at Oberlin with snacks after the first Sunday of the month. All are welcome.
OFM is also willing to provide transportation and possibly scholarships for any Oberlin student to Quaker events and social justice opportunities such as the Friends Council on National Legislation Lobby Weekends or protest marches in DC.
- OFM Clerk: Elizabeth Hole (304)-704-1729
- OFM Clerk of the Student Support Committee: Alan Lockwood (716)-235-0035
- OFM Member of the Student Support Committee: David Finke (537)-673-7783
Park Street Seventh Day Adventist Church
99 S. Park Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 774-1266
Service: Saturday, 11:00 am
Pastor Maurice Howell
Guru Gobind Singh Sikh Society of Cleveland
38 Tarbell Avenue, B
Bedford, Ohio 44146
(440) 232-1702
Guru Nanak Foundation Richfield
4220 Broadview Road
Richfield, OH 44286
(330) 659-3748
Oberlin Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
355 E. Lorain Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 775-0355
Reverend Mary Grigolia
106 N Main Street
Oberlin, OH 44074
(440) 775-1711
Reverend David Hill