The Baptist congregation moved to the church on Mt. Auburn Street in 2009, after searching locations in the area. The Redeemer Fellowship Church meets Sunday mornings and focuses on the teachings of the Old and New Testaments. Services include a mix of traditional and new music. After services, members meet for refreshments.
At the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center, members use meditation, chanting and contemplation. The center's Siddha Guru is Gurumayi Chidvilasananda. The tradition followed at the Siddha Yoga Meditation Center has its roots in India's ancient texts and its spiritual masters. The center is located on the first floor of an office building on North Beacon St.
This church of Born Again Christians caters to the local Brazilian community. Services are held three days a week and the pastor preaches in Portuguese. The church has missions that send clothes and aid to communities in Brazil. It is located in a storefront on Bigelow Avenue.
The roots of the Mount Auburn Gospel Hall reach back to 1875, when members began meeting in a Newton home. After many years in Boston, it moved to Watertown in 1956 and to its current location in 1960. Gospel meetings and Sunday school are held each week, and the church has a fellowship dinner on the fourth Sunday of each month. Each year, the Gospel Hall hosts a Bible conference.
Founded in 1836, St. John's United Methodist Church has been meeting in the stone church in Watertown Square since 1895. Weekly services, Sunday school and bible study are held on Sundays, and the congregation has a choir. The church also serves as a community center, hosting groups such as the American Red Cross, the Boy Scouts, the Watertown Food Pantry and several 12-step groups.
Since 1887, the Church of the Good Shepherd has stood at the corner of Russell Avenue and Mount Auburn Street. The Episcopal congregation worships at 10 am on Sunday mornings. Morning prayer is held Wednesday through Friday, and Thursday evening the church holds candlelight services.
This office serves Unitarian Universalist congregations around Massachusetts. It represents more than 100 churches and provides training and support for ministers, religious educators and lay leaders. The staff also helps congregations with conflicts or that need to replace a minister.
Dating back to 1930, the church on Mt. Auburn St. holds services in English and Armenian. The church has a variety of programs for youth and adults including choirs, Bible study and Armenian lessons. Each fall the church hosts Bazaar, where Armenian food, jewelry and other items are sold.
The roots of this Unitarian Universalist church stretch back to 1630. The church in Watertown Square holds services on Sundays, including lay-led services during the summer. First Parish has a choir and religious education classes for adults and children. Members are involved in social justice causes locally and internationally.
This Roman Catholic parish was founded in 1893. Sacred Heart holds Masses seven days a week, with three services on Sunday. Confessionals are heard Saturdays and baptisms are held monthly. Sacred Heart also provides a variety of religious education classes.
Watertown Evangelical Church is an independent, non-denominational congregation committed to the belief that the Bible is the word of God. Sunday services emphasize teachings from the Bible which are presented along with contemporary music. Watertown Evangelical Church also runs a men's Bible study, church work days and fellowship dinners.
The Amenian Memorial Congregational Church has been holding services in Watertown since 1950, with roots that stretch back to 1897 in Boston. Services are conducted in English but feature a sermon in Armenian. Bible study groups are offered in both English and Armenian and the church holds Sunday School classes for children.
In 2009 this Roman Catholic convent, previously part of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine, became the Dominican Sisters of Peace. The sisters support ministries and programs in Watertown and Boston. The convent is also associated with a preschool and a senior housing complex on the same site.
St. Stephen's Church holds services in the church in East Watertown each Sunday. Sermons are in both English and Armenian. The church's Ladies Guild organizes a coffee hour after services on most Sundays. The church has a Sunday School for children and Saturday classes are given to teach children the Armenian language and culture. The church is associated with the St. Stephen's Elementary School.