Some Places to visit for field research in Northern Virginia (and beyond)

(Only select, hard to find Christian churches are indicated on this list, other Christian churches are easy to find)
(Please let me know if you discover any errors on this page so I may correct them)

Cities/regions included on this list: 

Northern VA:

Beyond Northern VA:

To locate a place to visit near you, click a link above or a hotspot on the map ------------------------->


Further SW                                            Further SE

Alexandria/Springfield/Rt. 1 corridor: (Alexandria/Woodbridge campuses, NVCC)

Baha'i: 703-548-0929

Buddhism: 

Christian:

  • Christian Science:

    • Christian Science Church, 6810 Bland St., Springfield , VA  703-451-5666

    • 1st Church Of Christ Christian Science Church, 5315 Backlick Rd. Springfield, VA  703 941 7540

    • Christian Science Church, 179 Russell Road, Alexandria, VA, 703-549-7973

    • Mt. Vernon Christian Science, 1509 Collingwood Rd. Alexandria, VA. (703) 768-2494

  • Mennonite: New Hope Fellowship (meeting at Bryant School), 2909 Popkins  Lane Alexandria, VA  571-283-4552

  • Orthodox: 

    • Hemere Noah Kidanemeheheret, 75 S. Bragg St. Alexandria, Va. (703) 354-5400

    • St. Aphraim Syriac Orthodox Church, 6200 Indian Run Pkwy, Alexandria, VA 703-354-9800

    • Saint Abanoub Coptic Orthodox Church 7701 Fullerton Rd, Springfield, VA 22153  

  • Quaker: Alexandria Friends Meeting, 8990 Woodlawn Road, Fort Belvoir, VA 703-781-9185

  • Mt. Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Ln. Alexandria, Va. (703) 765-5950

  • Unity: 

    • Unity in Alexandria, 4921 Seminary Rd. (office) Alexandria, VA  703 931 8507 (worshipping at: the MARK CENTER CLUB, 5708 Merton Court, Alexandria, VA)

    • New World Unity Church, 8136 Old Keene Mill Rd. #209-A, Springfield, VA  703-913-8560

Islam:  

Judaism:

Sikh:

Arlington/Falls Church area: (Alexandria campus, NCCC)

Buddhism: 

Christian: 

  • Christian Science: 1st Church Arlington, 890 N McKinley Road, Falls Church, VA (703) 534-0020

  • Orthodox:  

    • St. Katherine’s Greek Orthodox Church, 3149 Glen Carlyn Rd., Falls Church, VA  703-671-1515

    • St. Mary Orthodox Church, 7223 Roosevelt Avenue, Falls Church, VA 703 280-0770

    • Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox, 850 North Randolph Street, Arlington, VA, 703-528-0124

  • Unitarian Universalist Church,  4444 Arlington Boulevard, Arlington, VA, 703-892-2565

  • Unity Church of Arlington 2730 N. Wakefield St., Arlington, VA (703) 875-7788

Islamic: Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center 3159 Row St., Falls Church 703-531-2900

Judaism: 

Fairfax/Burke/Annandale: (Annandale campus NVCC)

Buddhism: 

Christian: 

  • Christian Science:

    • CS Churches, 13940 Braddock Rd, Centreville, VA  703-818-8914

    • First Church of Christ, Scientist, 3725 Old Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22030 703-591-2122

  • Orthodox:

    • St Mary’s Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Church Of Northern VA, 3207 Silverstone Ct. Oakton, VA 703-691-0399

    • St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, 11911 Braddock Rd, Fairfax, VA (703) 591-4444

  • Unity: 

    • Unity Life Center, 14088-C Sullyfield Circle, Chantilly, VA  (703) 263-7645

    • Unity of Fairfax, 2854 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 703-281-1767

  • Unitarian: 

    • Accotink UU Church, 10125 Lakehaven Ct., Burke, VA  703-503-4579

    • Fairfax Unitarian Universalist, 2709 Hunter Mill Rd, Oakton, VA 703-281-4230

Hinduism: 

Islamic: 

Jainism: Jain Temple of Virginia 3656 Centerview Dr #5, Chantilly, VA  (571) 299-6688

Judaism:

Sikhism: 

 Ekoji Buddhist Temple, Fairfax Station, VA

Lotus Temple, Fairfax, VA

St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, Fairfax, VA

Durga Mandir, Fairfax Station, VA

Rajdhani Mandir

Masjid Mustafa, Annandale, VA

Sikh Foundation of Virginia, Fairfax Station, VA

Fredericksburg/Stafford area: (Woodbridge campus NVCC, GCC)

Baha'i: 1101 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg, VA 540-371-9959

Buddhism: 

Christian:

  • Orthodox: 

    • St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church 60 Clifton Chapel Ln, Stafford, VA  (703) 858-4347

    • The Nativity of the Theotokos Church
      Greek Orthodox Church       12326 Spotswood Furnace Rd.
      Fredericksburg, VA  540.548.2665

  • Unity Church of Fredericksburg 3607 Lafayette Blvd # C, Fredericksburg, VA 540-710-1235/1236

  • Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 25 Chalice Circle, Fredericksburg, VA 540-310-4001

Islamic:

Judaism: Beth Sholom Temple 805 Lyons Blvd, Fredericksburg, VA (540) 373-4834

Pagan: Protogrove of the Ancestral Well, Fredericksburg, VA   (check their website for contact information)

Longchenpa Institute, Stafford, VA

Islamic Center of Fredericksburg

St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church

Leesburg/Ashburn (also check Sterling area): (Loudoun campus, NVCC)

Baha'i: (apparently these are small, young communities just getting organized. They don't seem to have phone or a building but they do have a web presence and e-mail contact. Typically, they may meet in member's homes and may also use facilities at the Northern Virginia Baha'i Center in Sterling [see below])

Buddhism: Wat Pananachart Buddhist Temple 40539 John Mosby Highway, Aldie, VA, (703) 327-7618 (Thai/Theravadan)

Christian: 

  • Christian Science CS Church, 404 Dry Mill Road, Leesburg 703-777-4044

  • Greek Orthodox Parish of Loudoun County 21580 Atlantic Blvd
    Building D, Unit 160 Dulles, VA 

  • Quaker: Goose Creek Friends Meeting, 18204 Lincoln Road, Purcellville 540-751-0323

  • Unitarian Universalist UU Church of Loudoun, 20460 Gleedsville Rd, Leesburg, VA   703-737-7644

Hindu: Shirdi Sai Mandir 24770 Evergreen Mills Rd, Dulles, VA  703-661-4724

Islamic: Islamic Society of Leesburg (703) 669-3631 (no permanent location yet)

Judaism:  

Zoroastrian: Kamran Dar-e Mehr (Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Washington, Inc.) 15316 Barnesville Road, Boyds, MD 20841  email: contact@zamwi.org

 Congregation Sha'are Shalom, Leesburg, VA

Kamran Dar-e Mehr, Boyds, MD

Prince William County: (Manassas/Woodbridge campuses NVCC)

Bahai: 

  • Woodbridge area: 703-491-4286
  • Manassas area: 703-368-5737

Buddhist:

Christian: 

  • Orthodox: Nativity of Our Lord Orthodox, 8911 Weems Rd, Manassas, VA  703-335-8752

  • Bull Run Unitarian Universalist Chuch, 9350 Main St, Manassas, VA  (703) 361-6269 

Hindu: BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 9007 Church Street, Manassas  571-393-3793 (closed?)

Islamic:

  • Manassas Mosque 12950 Center Entrance Ct., Manassas, VA 703-257-5537 (north Manassas, off Sudley Rd, first block just south of Rt. 66) 
  • Dar Al-Nor 5404 Hoadly Road, Manassas, VA 703-580-0808 (near Dale City)
  • Badr Community Center 17794 Main St., Dumfries, VA (703) 554-7983, (703) 585-1689

Judaism: Congregation Ner Shalom (Reform) 14010 Spriggs Rd., Dale City, VA 703-878-6904

Pagan: Little Acorn Grove, ADF, 15372 Inlet Place, Dumfries, VA  703-897-5397

Sikh: Sikh Center of Virginia 8015 Buckhall Rd., Manassas, VA  703-368-1300

 Watt Buddhacheya Mongkol, Woodbridge, VA

Kampuchea Krom Temple, Nokesville, VA

Tu Vien Tuong Van Buddhist Temple, Haymarket, VA

Bull Run Unitarian Universalist, Manassas, VA

Dar Al-Nor, Manassas, VA

Congregation Ner Shalom, Dale City, VA

Shenandoah Valley (Harrisonburg/Staunton/Waynesboro)

Baha'i: 339 N Lewis St, Staunton, VA  (540) 886-1403

Buddhism: Lotus Garden 1991 Pine Grove Road, Stanley, VA  540-778-2405

Christian:

  • Christian Science: First Church Of Christ Scientist, 1011 Northgate Ave, Waynesboro, VA (540) 942-2040
  • Orthodox:  
    • St. Nicholas Orthodox Church (Ukrainian), 7581 Rockfish Gap Turnpike, Greenwood, Virginia 22943  (540) 456-6981 (east of Harrisonburg)
    • Church of the Holy Theotokos, 61 South Foxhall Lane, Weyers Cave VA (540) 234-8767 (between Harrisonburg and Staunton)
    • All Saints of North America (Russian Orthodox Church), 3648 Middlebrook Road, Middlebrook, Virginia 24459  540-885-5508 (south of Staunton)
  • Quaker:
    • Valley Friends Meeting, 363 High Street, Dayton, VA  (540) 879-9879
    • Rockingham Friends Meeting, 3876 Hopkins Gap Rd, Harrisonburg, VA  (540) 867-5788
    • Augusta Worship Group, Staunton, VA 540-885-7973
  • Unitarian Universalist: 

Islamic: Islamic Association of Shenandoah Valley 1330 Country Club Road, Harrisonburg, VA  540-433-8186

Jewish: 

Pagan: Mystik Skyline Sanctuary, McGaheysville, VA (east of Harrisonburg)

Sikh: Sikh Temple of Staunton 2436 Richmond Avenue, Staunton, VA  540-886-9455

 Islamic Association of Shenandoah Valley, Harrisonburg, VA

Sterling/Herndon/Reston/Great Falls/Ashburn/Leesburg area: (Loudoun campus, NVCC)

Bahai:

  • Northern Virginia Baha'i Center Corner of Route 7 & Cardinal Glenn, Sterling  703 798-0637
  • Great Falls area: (703) 827-4034
  • Sterling area: 703-406-0900
  • Herndon/Reston area: 703-715-8833, 703-471-7117

Buddhism: Wat Yarnna Rangseei Buddhist Monastery (Thai) 22437 Ceder Green Rd., Sterling, VA (703) 406-8290

Christian: 

  • Christian Science CS Church, 11151 North Shore Drive, Reston, VA 703-318-0080

  • Orthodox: Holy Trinity Othodox Church, Glade Drive, Reston, VA 703-758-7914

  • Quaker: Herndon Friends Meeting, 660 Spring St., Herndon, VA  (703) 736-0592

  • Unitarian Universalist Church In Reston, 1625 Wiehle Ave, Reston, VA  (703) 742-7992

Islamic: 

Hinduism: 

Judaism:

Sikhism: 

  • Guru Ram Das Ashram (Western Sikhs) 1739 Whitewood Ln., Herndon, VA 703-435-7454
  • Raj Khalsa Gurdwara 6 Export Drive, Sterling, VA  703- 444-9032

  • Sikh Dharma Inc, 401 Glenn Dr, Sterling (703) 444-9032

 Wat Yarnna Rangseei Buddhist Monastery, Sterling, VA

ADAMS Center,Sterling, VA

Congregation Beth Emeth, Herndon, VA
Vienna, Tysons, McLean:

Christian:

Islam: 

Taoism: Tao Practice 8225 Idylwood Road, Vienna, VA 22182 (monthly lecture) Qi-Gong practice every Friday evening (see website for address and details on this and various other activities)  (apparently no longer active (Jan 2017)

McLean Islamic Center
SW VA (for MECC students)

Buddhism: Appalachian Dharma & Meditation Center
108 W 10th Ave, Johnson City, TN dharma4et@gmail.com
Sponsors the Western Buddhist Group (Holston Valley Sangha)
meeting at our satellite location at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 136 Bob Jobe Road, Gray, TN

Christian:

  • Brethren:
    • Midway Church of the Brethren 184 Derrick Rd, Surgoinsville, TN 
    • Ramey Flats Church of the Brethren Ramey Flats Rd, Clintwood, VA 276-926-4811 
  • Christian Science Society, 1749 King College Rd, Bristol, Tennessee  423-652-1856
  • Quaker: 
    • Foxfire Friends Meeting, 734 W. Locust St Catholic Student Center, ETSU, Johnson City, TN (423) 283-4392
    • Abingdon Friends Meeting, 100 Elderspirit Court Spirit House, Elderspirit Comm, Abingdon, VA (267) 628-8701 (meeting location is at Hickman & Lowland Streets)
  • Talcum Mennonite Church, 9365 Vest Talcum Rd, Talcum, KY  606-251-3303
  • Mormon:
    • Powell Valley Ward, 3153 2nd Avenue East, BIG STONE GAP, VIRGINIA 
    • Rotherwood and Kingsport wards, 100 Canongate Road, KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE
    • Harlan Branch, 169 Mosley Lane, BAXTER, KENTUCKY 
    • Abingdon and Bristol Wards, 13 Heritage Drive, BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
  • St Tikhon the Confessor Russian Orthodox Church, 1800 Euclid Ave, Bristol, VA,  276-299-0212 
  • Seventh Day Adventist:
    • Powell Valley SDA Church, 187 Stairway Dr, Dryden VA 276-523-4656 
    • Kingsport SDA Church, 3025 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport TN 423-247-3250 
  • Holston Valley Unitarian Universalist Church 136 Bob Jobe Road, Gray, TN 423-477-7661

Jewish: B'Nai Shalom Congregation, 2510 hywy 126. Bristol, TN 432-323-7595

Hindu: Regional Indo American Community Center, 406 Westfield Place, Kingsport TN  423-349-6515 

Islamic: Muslim Community of NE Tennessee 3010 Antioch Rroad, Johnson City, TN  423-975 6681

Sikh: Gur-Sangat Gurdwara, 3606 Honeywood Dr, Johnston City, TN (sorry, no phone or email located)
Tidewater Peninsula (Hampton Roads/Newport News/Williamsburg) (TNCC) 

Buddhism: 

Hinduism: 

Islam: plus more (check Google Maps)

Judaism: plus more (check Google Maps)

  • Temple Beth-El Jamestown Road and Indian Springs Road, Williamsburg, VA  757-220-1205 

Sikh: Guru Nanak Foundation of Tidewater 780 Finek ln, Chesapeake, VA 757-548-8008

Warrenton/Fauquier county: (Manassas campus NVCC, Fauquier campus LFCC)

Baha'i: 

  • 46 Winchester St., Warrenton, VA 20186  (540) 349-1338

  • 5049 Little Springs Ln, Broad Run, VA, (540) 341-0029

Buddhism: 

  • Wat Lao Buddhavong (Laotian) 3043 Catlett Rd., Catlett, VA  540-788-4968, 540-788-9201

  • Sai Sho Zen Group, Delaplane, VA (703) 592-3701 (this group is not open to visitors but can still use the place on your scavenger hunt)

Christian: 

  • Christian Science Church, 311 Jackson St (church); 48 Main St (Reading Room), Warrenton, VA 540-349-1424

  • Orthodox: Holy Wisdom Orthodox Church 4561 Dumfries Rd., Catlett, VA  (540) 788-3073

Judaism: Fauquier Jewish Congregation Warrenton, VA (no actual physical location)  540-341-1844, fauquierjewishcongregation@earthlink.net

Sikh: Sikh Gurdwara Of Greater Washington, 13681 Heritage Valley Way , Gainesville, VA

Wat Lao Buddhavong, Catlett, VA

Winchester/Front Royal area: (LFCC, Middletown campus)

Baha'i:  

  • Piccadilly St, Winchester VA. 540-662-7035, 540-662-9779
  • 40 Calamus Ln, Strasburg VA  540-465-3174

Buddhism:  

Christian: 

Hinduism: Self-Realization Fellowship Greenfield Retreat 2660 John Marshall Hwy., Front Royal, VA  540-635-5062

Islamic: Islamic Society of Winchester 601 Woodstock Lane in Winchester VA   540-869-6401, 540-667-3315 isowinchester@yahoo.com

Judaism: Beth El Congregation 520 Fairmont Ave, Winchester 540-667-1043

Pagan:

  • The Temple of Duality, 50 Stoney Bottom Road, Front Royal, VA 540-636-6451
  • The Spiral Grove, Stephens City, VA  540-868-2664
 Bhavana Society, High View, WV

Unitarian Universalist Church, Stephens City

Unity of the Shenandoah, Stephens City

Self-Realization Fellowship Greenfield Retreat, Front Royal, VA

Beth El Congregation, Winchester, VA

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Last update: December 13, 2017