A Stunning Temple in & out The priest is very welcoming…read moreand informative as well! As soon as you step in it is pure serenity I encourage those who are curious about Hinduism / Jainism to visit and support this beautiful temple :)

The Hindu-Jain Temple or HJT is just down right awesome! From the priests to the downstairs hall…read moreor the peacefully feeling you get when you enter, this is one of the best places around! The HJT is located in Monroville, not far from 395, so access to east and west and Pittsburgh are very easy. The positives (man where do I start): The HJT is usually kept, clean, quiet and very welcoming. They have a great volunteer organization which helps run everything from the day activities, Sunday school and special holidays like Diwali. My favorite thing about the HJT are the deities inside the temple(this is a Vishnu centric) temple but they also have two Jain deities. That in a nut shell speaks volumes. The area and this temple can have two different religions in the same Temple and worship as one. So this is def. my go to place when I travel back to Pittsburgh, its quiet, clean, and you truly feel at peace when you walk in. I would highly recommend anyone checking it out. Some notes: They do not serve food normally, unless there is an event or Sunday school going on. The Temple is up the hill with plenty of parking in the back, if the front gets full. Also they have a side entrance for cold/icy months.

Great Chinmaya Mission community center, with amazing and loving people. I went to a lecture…read moreseries here and I enjoyed it quite a bit.

The mother church of the Diocese of Pittsburgh this is the Bishop's "home" and where major Diocesan…read morecelebrations take place. The building itself is gorgeous. Tall Spires reaching high above the street and gorgeous architecture make it really stand out. There is a small parking lot at one side of the building and there is also street parking available on the surrounding streets. When you enter, you can't help but be in awe at the massive size and ornate details of the church space. There is a long aisle, majestic columns and gorgeous main and side altars. I have been here for both regular and special event type Masses. I like that they have a Sunday evening Mass option. Mass here is reverent and beautiful. Hearing the organ bellow through this majestic space is incredible. They also often feature a choir during the school year on Sunday mornings. This church is worth visiting whether you want to attend Mass, spend some time in quiet prayer or just take in the gorgeous architecture.

I have been attending mass via YouTube since the beginning of COVID. I celebrate with the…read morePittsburgh Diocese about 95% of the time. I love Bishop Zubik and Father Stubna's homilies. The two women who did the readings April 7th are my favorite, they are passionate and entertaining ( believe it or not). By the way I live in So. California.

This has been my home church since 2014. I was baptized here and also created many lifelong…read morefriendship. The worship music is great as well as the message. Northway is actually one church with multiple locations (Wexford, Sewickley, Oakland, Dormont, East End & in Feb 2018, Beaver Valley) The main campus is Wexford and all of the other sites watch the sermon via screen, although sometimes there are live sermons on campus, It may sound strange, but you truly feel like you are there and the message is loud and clear. They want all of the campuses to receive the exact same message. There are serving opportunities inside and outside of the church. All off the campuses have what is called a small group (think, Bible Study) Since it is a larger church, small groups help you create personal friendship within the church. Oakland has 3 different service times on Sunday: 9am, 11am and 5pm. All generations attend, but a large group of the attendance is from college students and 20-30s. But like I said, it is all generations. I highly recommend checking it out. Its a great church and the growth of Northway tells you that others also enjoy our church. Despite Northway as a whole and the Oakland campus having a larger attendance, you truly feel like a family here and it is not overwhelming. Everyone is so welcoming.

**FYI** The church has purchased a building and their address has changed. Please check out the…read morewebsite for the new address. My oldest son attends this church and asked me to come and visit. They purchased a new building around Easter. The church is in a more office looking building than what most people think of when they think of a church building/temple/synagogue. The 1st floor is indoor parking. They also have a small private parking lot the second floor is the Welcome Center and the children's area. The third floor is where the sanctuary is located. They have 3 services -9am, 11am, and 5pm. Their service starts with a time of praise & worship. The music is performed by a drummer, piano player, a couple of guitarists, and a violinist. I really enjoyed the time of worship. Then their is a sermon. What makes this a little different is that even though this campus of North Way has it's own pastor the sermon is given by one of the pastors that each shepherd a campus of North Way. So the sermon is "shown" live on a big screen that looks like the person is preaching from the platform where you are attending. It is streamed live from the main campus and each pastor goes to that campus to preach on their given Sunday. I thought it would be weird not having an actual pastor preaching, but you adapt quickly to the streaming. I find the concept interesting because you are able to see a couple of different preaching styles. I was at the 9am service and it was comprised of a lot of young adults but there were a few older adults. I would definitely go back. It was nice to see that my son attends a wonderful church.

Wow ! One of the best temples in USA ! This place has a very special vibe and we all enjoy coming…read morehere .. going here is almost like going to Thirumala Tirupathi where we cross 7 mountains ! Parking can get a little crowded on weekends and special days .. Just love the ambience and positivity in this temple . The main Venkateswara deity is sinilar to India Tirupathi vigraha.. the wedding hall is good. Canteen is really good. They have good quality food. Lots of events happening all around the year . Super good overall.

Since my last visit here, which was prior to Covid, the temple has been enlarged, and has a new…read moregrand entrance. I enjoyed visiting, and walking around the temple, and I saw people taking pictures inside the temple, which I thought wasn't allowed, but since they were doing it, I thought the rules had changed. So I snapped a few photos, and a gentleman came up and told me that I was not allowed to take photos in that area. Later on, I saw more people snapping photos in a different area, and I asked someone if it was allowed, and he told me that YES, it was only allowed in that specific area, so I snapped a few selfies there, when all of a sudden, an armed security guard yelled at me . . . "NO PHOTOS!!!" I said to him that other people were taking pictures here, and they said I could, and he just snapped at me, and yelled "NO PHOTOS, You've been warned twice!!!" What a way to harsh my mellow. I decided to just leave . . . it wasn't the excellent experience I had at my last visit . . . meh. P.S. This temple is celebrating 50 years in 2026 ... Happy 50th!!!

Saint George Chapel is a small church building that is owned by the larger Holy Trinity Greek…read moreOrthodox Church about one mile away. Saint George Chapel was built in 2005, and it is located on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cemetery, which was founded in the 1940s. Saint George Chapel is used for funerals, internments, memorial services, and most weekday services. At this Chapel, I attended a religious service for the beginning of Lent. The parking lot had just enough spaces for people to park their vehicles. The interior of the Chapel had beautiful iconography and several rows of chairs for people to sit. The priests and deacon led a solemn service to start the 40 days of Lent and to encourage us to increase our worship, prayer, fasting, almsgiving, repentance of sins, and forgiveness of others' sins.

What a perfect place to pray and be a part of family and community. The location cannot be more…read moreperfect.. Located in the north suburbs of Pittsburgh but still close to the city.

A Strong, Loving, Christ-Centered Multi-Generational, Vibrant, Famiky-Friendly Baptist Church in…read morethe Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh.