USEFUL ADDRESSES
updated
9/14/2019
(places the events list refers to often enough to not repeat the
addresses there every time.)
Anshei Sphard Beth El Emeth Synagogue, "Asbee". 120 East
Yates Rd North (north of Walnut Grove). http://www.asbee.org
Balmoral Presbyterian Church: 6413 Quince Road (near Kirby
and Quince, west of Kirby and near the Kirby exit of Bill Morris
Parkway, US 395)\ http://balmoralpc.com/
PC-USA Building shared with Circle of Faith
(which is primarily African-American).
Baron Hirsch Synagogue: 400
S. Yates Rd, Memphis, TN 38120 phone 901-683-SHUL. Not
conspicuous from Yates Road, but there is a marker on the
driveway on the east side of Yates a short distance south of the
traffic light at Shady Grove Rd. This leads to the back of the
parking lot. If you are trying to drop someone at the front
door, the better "front" entry route is through Winter Oak Lane.
off the south side of Shady Grove Rd at the foot of the hill
east of the Yates - Shady Grove intersection. http://www.baronhirsch.org/ Beth Sholom Synagogue: 6675 Humphreys Blvd,
at the north end of Kirby. 901-683-3591. http://www.bsholom.org
Bridges: 477 North Fifth Street. Memphis, TN 38105
Just north of St. Jude Hospital. http://bridgesusa.org/
Caritas Village, 2509 Harvard Ave (Binghampton).
901-327-5246. A meeting place and cafe used by a great
many interfaith and charitable groups for meetings and events.
Its web site can be tricky to navigate, try https://caritasvillage.org/menu Chabad Lubavitch of Tennessee, (synagogue) 2670 Kirby
Parkway, closer to Bill Morris Parkway (US 395) than to Poplar,
http://www.jewishmemphis.com/
Church Health Center, has moved to Crosstown Concourse,
the former Sears Building,
495 North Watkins Street
(actually at the north end of Cleveland St, where it ends at
North Parkway)
The former Wellness Center at 1115 Union Ave will remain but
find another operator (YMCA or a hospital?) http://www.churchhealthcenter.org/
Their magazine is online at http://chreader.org/
Church of the Holy Communion (Episcopal). 4645
Walnut Grove, between the Perkins-es, at St. Mary's School. http://www.holycommunion.org/
Crosstown Concourse, the
former Sears Building, houses quite a few charities.
495 North Watkins Street
(actually at the north end of Cleveland St, where it ends at
North Parkway)
First Congregational Church: 1000 South
Cooper, Memphis TN 38104, south of Cooper and Young, South of
Union. http://www.firstcongo.com/
This large building houses a number of non-profit groups.
Friends Meeting House, Walnut Grove at Prescott.
Memphis Friends Meeting 3387 Walnut Grove Road Memphis,
TN 38111
Heartsong Church: 800 North Houston Levee Road, Cordova, TN
38018 (North of the far east end of Walnut Grove.) http://www.heartsongchurch.net
Near Memphis Islamic Center, developing common land between
them.
Hope Church (Presbyterian, very large) 8500
Walnut Grove Rd., Memphis 38018. 901-755-7721 https://www.hopepres.com/
Idlewild Presbyterian Church • 1750 Union Avenue •
Memphis TN 38104 • Office 901-726-4681 • PC-USA http://www.idlewildchurch.org/
Immaculate Conception Cathedral. 1695 Central Ave. http://iccathedral.org/ Marian Hall, where the pot-luck suppers are, is
under the sanctuary. The best place to park is in the rear, drive
around the block to the p[arking lot, enter downstairs on the saide
and take the stairs or elevator down.
Indian Cultural Center and Temple (Hindu): 12005
Highway 64 E, Eads, TN 38028. (Rt. 64
leads east from Exit 18 on I-40, driving time from midtown Memphis
is about half an hour.) Just west of the US 64 exit on I-269 http://www.icctmemphis.org/
Typical daily schedule as of June 2018:
http://icctmemphis.org/services/daily-schedule/
When visiting the Indian Temple, I've found it
appropriate to dress conservatively (long pants or skirt, no blue
jeans, long sleeves. I've always been welcomed warmly and felt
comfortable. But I thought people might be interested in the "dress
guide" that the ICCT has put out for its own members, so I've put it
here at ICCTdress.png
Masjid As-Salaam:
1065 Stratford Road, Memphis, TN 38122 At the foot of
Covington Pike, just south of the corner of McCrory.
http://memphismuslims.org/
Masjid An-Noor: 3529 Mynders Ave, Memphis, TN 38111 (Between
U of Memphis and Highland) http://www.masjid-alnoor.org/
Shares leadership with Masjid Ar_Rahman, Is allowed to use the
parking lot and has some
common functions with St, Luke's United Methodist Church.
Masjid Ar-Rahman : 7906 Lowrance Rd, Memphis 38125, http://masjid-arrahman.org/
(near I-385 and Hacks Cross) 901-756 -4794
Mosques (I think this is a complete list, at least of the
Sunni mosques)
Masjid Al-Mu’Minum 4412 south Third St,
Memphis, TN 3810
Masjid Ar-Rahman 7906 Lowrance Road, Memphis, TN
38125
Memphis Islamic Center 10225 Humphrey Road,
Cordova, TN 38018
Masjid As-Salaam Muslim Society of Memphis 1065
Stratford Road, Memphis, TN 38122 https://memphismuslims.org/
Masjid Al-Muslimeen 3141 Directors Row, Memphis,
TN 38131
Midtown Mosque 1288 Jackson Ave, Memphis,
TN 38107
Masjid Al-Noor 3529 Mynders Ave, Memphis, TN
381117 (901) 432-0761 http://www.masjid-alnoor.org/
Starting October 13, 2017. 4-Church Health
Center will offer a weekly Muslim prayer service ("Juma", the major
weekly service for Muslims) at 1 PM
in the Church Health Meditation Chapel. All are welcome. The
Church Health Meditation Chapel is located on the first floor of
Crosstown Concourse, 1350 Concourse Ave.
- See more at:
http://masjid-arrahman.org/contact-us/#sthash.bUeIaVoK.dpuf
Memphis Islamic Center: 10225 Humphreys Road,
Cordova, TN 38018, just east of Houston Levee Road north of the
east end of Walnut Grove. http://www.memphisislamiccenter.org/
Near Heartsong Church, developing common land between them.
MIFA: (Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association) 910 Vance
Avenue, Memphis, TN 38126. South of Linden, South of Union.
Parking lot extends to Peabody.
http://www.mifa.org/
Pema
Karpo Meditation Center (Tibetan Buddhist): 3921 Frayser
Raleigh Road, Memphis, TN 38128. This is a continuation of
Yale Road west of Austin Peay Hwy. and Raleigh-Millington Rd. http://www.pemakarpo.org/
Pema Karpo Meditation Center
(Buddhist) now streams its Friday evening and Sunday morning
programs. http://www.pemakarpo.org/ Pleasant View School: 1888
Bartlett Road, Memphis. North of
Pleasant View Road, which runs between Covington Pike and Sycamore
View. Or follow it north from the miniature gold course on Summer
east of I-240. http://pleasantviewschool.org/
(The Muslim day school)
Shady Grove Presbyterian Church, 5530 Shady Grove Rd,
Memphis, TN 38120 (On East Yates at Shady Grove, between
Walnut Grove and Poplar.) http://www.shadygrovepres.org/
Saint John’s Episcopal Church 3245 Central
Avenue | Memphis, Tennessee 38111
Phone (901) 323-8597
http://www.stjohnsmemphis.org
St. Luke's United Methodist Church 480 S.
Highland Memphis,
TN, 38111Phone: 901-452-6262 https://stlukesumc.org/
(the parking lot in back is generously shared with Masjid An-Noor,
the mosque located the street at 3529 Mynders Ave.) St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, 700 Poplar Ave,
Memphis, TN 38105, (901) 527-6123.
Across the parking lot is the excellent Episcopal Book Store.http://www.stmarysmemphis.org/
Temple Israel: 1376 E. Massey Road, Memphis, TN 38120,
parallel to and west of Kirby Pkwy. north of Poplar, south of
Humphreys Blvd.
http://timemphis.org/
Temple Israel also has a meeting room used for their own and
interfaith events, unstairs in the Crosstown Concourse (Address
above).
