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Campus Life

Not Catholic? Campus Ministry at Assumption supports students from all religious traditions, and the staff of Campus Ministry includes Catholic and Protestant ministers. With very few exceptions (such as receiving Communion at Mass), everything that Campus Ministry offers is open to students from religious traditions other than Catholicism. In addition, Campus Ministry can help to connect students with local communities from their religious tradition. Click on the button below to see a list of many of the religious communities in the Worcester area.

Not Religious?  Campus Ministry welcomes students who are not affiliated with a religious tradition but who want to explore and deepen their spiritual life. There are many opportunities:

  • Get to know the campus ministers at First Thursday Bagels in Tinsley
  • Participate in a retreat
  • Practice meditation in the Interfaith Prayer Room in Tinsley or the Zen Den in the IT Building
  • Participate in a SEND service immersion trip
  • Listen to students, professors, and staff talk about spirituality during a Fireside Chat in Pierre’s Pub
  • Learn more about the Bible in a Bible Study group

Any of the Campus Ministers would be happy to speak with you and give you more information on groups and programs that may be of interest to you.

Other Worship Communities in Worcester

  • Almost every religious tradition has a presence in Worcester. Assumption’s Campus Ministers are happy to help students from other religious traditions connect with a community from their tradition in the Worcester area. Contact Scott Brill for more information.

    Affiliation Place of Worship Address Website
    Albanian Orthodox St. Mary’s Albanian Orthodox Church 535 Salisbury St., Worcester stmarysalbanianchurch.org
    African Methodist Episcopal Belmont AME Zion Church 55 Illinois St,
    Worcester    		 belmontamezion.com
    American Baptist First Baptist Church 111 Park Ave.,
    Worcester    		 fbcwoo.org
    Assemblies of God Living Word Church 30 Tyler Prentice Rd., Worcester livingwordworcester.com
    Bhuddist Boundless Way Temple 1000 Pleasant St.
    Worcester    		 boundlessway.org
    Christian Science Second Church of Christ, Scientist 255 Salisbury St., Worcester christianscienceworc.org
    Christian Reformed Emmaus City Church 30 Tyler Prentice Rd. (Saturday afternoons) emmauscitychurch.com
    Episcopal St. Luke Church 921 Pleasant St., Worcester stlukesworcester.net
    Eastern (Antiochian) Orthodox St. George Orthodox Cathedral 30 Anna St., Worcester stgeorgeworcester.org
    Eastern (Greek) Orthodox St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Cathedral 102 Russell St.
    Worcester    		 spyridoncathedral.org
    Hare Krishna India Heritage Foundation 226 R Grafton St., Shrewsbury yelp.com/biz/india-heritage-foundation-boston-shrewsbury
    Hindu Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Devasthan 810 Boston Tpk, Shrewsbury srisiddhivinayaka.org
    Islamic Islamic Society of Greater Worcester 57 Laurel St.
    Worcester    		 isgw.us
    Jewish (Reformed) Temple Emmanuel Sinai 661 Salisbury St. Worcester emanuelsinai.org
    Jewish (Conservative) Congregation Beth Israel 15 Jamesbury Dr., Worcester bethisraelworc.org
    Lutheran Trinity Lutheran Church 73 Lancaster St., Worcester trinityworc.org
    Methodist Epworth Methodist Church 64 Salisbury St., Worcester epworthworcester.org
    Non-Denominational Journey Community Church 25 Belmont St,
    Worcester    		 thejourneyma.org
    Non-Denominational Charismatic Jubilee Christian Church 279 Reservoir St., Holden jubileeworcester.org
    Pentecostal (services in Spanish) Vida Nueva 9 Piedmont St., Worcester cavidanueva.com
    Pentecostal Mount Olive Pentecostal Church 60 Highland St., Worcester mountolivehopeministry.org
    Presbyterian (PCA) Grace Presbyterian Church 22 Ormond St.,
    Worcester    		 graceworcester.org
    Presbyterian (PCUSA) First Presbyterian Church 125 Holden St., Worcester fpcworcester.com
    Southern Baptist The Church on Seven Hills 475 Burncoat St. Worcester thechurchonsevenhills.com
    Unitarian Universalist First Unitarian Church 90 Main St.
    Worcester    		 firstunitarian.com
    United Church of Christ

    (Congregational)

    		 First Congregational Church 1070 Pleasant St., Worcester fcc-worcester.org

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