St. Florence Church, first established and built in the 1940s, is one of two Roman Catholic churches in Wakefield. The Church celebrates marriages, baptisms, and runs a religious education school for students in grades one through eight.
The St. Parascheva Romanian Orthodox Church of Boston is located on Water Street in Wakefield. Each Sunday, the Christian Orthodox church holds a confession at 8:30am and a two-hour service at 10:30am. All of the sermons are conducted in Romanian. The church also teaches a religious education program for children.
The Emmanuel Episcopal Church of Wakefield, located near Lake Quannapowitt and adjacent to the town common, is a Christian sacramental church that prides itself on welcoming all people -- young and old, men and women, gay and straight and all races.
The parish was officially established in Wakefield in 1869 and has remained in its current building since 1900. The church holds weekly services on Sundays, weekly prayer groups, contributes to area food pantries and runs a nonprofit, non-denominational children's preschool called the Canterbury Children's Center. It also provides weekly Christian educational programs for children, young adults and adults on Wednesday nights.
St. Joseph's Parish was founded in Wakefield more than 150 years ago. In addition to holding regular Mass service twice a day on weekdays and several times throughout the weekend, the church has open hours at the Chapel each night and confessions each Saturday. The church also teaches a religious education program and a youth ministry program.
First Baptist, in the center of town, offers a weekly worship service on Sundays and a wide variety of other activities for church and community members. The church holds an adult Sunday school each week at 9am and a weekly Bible study. It sponsors individuals to go on local, statewide and, from time to time, international missionary trips. Each month, the First Baptist Church hosts Shepherd's Table, a free meal for community members.
Greenwood Union Church is a religious institution that offers a wide variety of spiritual services, including worship services, community outreach, youth and adult education, special events, programs, fund-raisers and more. For additional information, call the number provided.
Saint Joseph's Church provides spiritual and social services to the Wakefield community. Besides weekly worship services, St. Joseph's offers a religious education program for children and teens in grades 2-10 and a youth ministry, as well as various clubs and programs for adults. St. Joseph's Church also operates the St. Joseph School.
The Wakefield/Lynnfield United Methodist Church is located on the North side of Wakefield near the Wakefield/Lynnfield border. The church offers weekly worship at 10:30am, a weekly choir practice and monthly prayer meetings. The church also provides infant and toddler care during weekly services and Christian education classes for school-age children and adults. It is also home to the Golden Rule Pre-school.
Temple Emmanuel, located in a mostly residential neighborhood on Chestnut Street, has been a staple in Wakefield for more than 50 years. The temple holds weekly services on Fridays and Saturdays, does religious education for children and adults, contributes to area food pantries and soup kitchens and sponsors events in town to raise money for charities.
The Mun Su Sa Buddhist Temple opened in 1992 and has seen its membership grow to more than 300 families. The temple conducts weekly services on Sundays at 11am and offers free yoga and meditation several nights a week. The temple also has a practicing adult choir.
