Chapel & Outreach Opportunities
Houston has various religious denominations and places of worship from which to choose. If you are seeking a specific denomination or location, the Houston Interfaith Ministries Central
Office, (713) 533-4900 may be helpful. Also, the Houston Chronicle features a Religion section in its Saturday edition.
M. D. Anderson Chapel
The M. D. Anderson chapel is located between the R. Lee Clark Clinic Building and the Lutheran Hospital Pavilion. The entrance is on the first floor opposite the entrance to the main cafeteria. An interdenominational chapel, it is open to persons of all faiths. Several chaplains serve M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and, although their primary responsibilities are to the patients and their families, they are also available to employees and may be contacted at (713) 792-7184. Regular services are held every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. (Catholic Mass Spanish), 10:00 a.m. (Catholic Mass English), and 11:00 a.m. (Worship Service).
Information on worship services located close to the Medical Center:
Baptist | |
South Main Baptist Church | First Baptist Church |
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church | Rice Temple Baptist Church |
Buddhist | |
Jade Buddha Temple | |
Catholic | |
St. Vincent de Paul | The Catholic Chaplain Corp. |
Church of Christ | |
West University Church of Christ | Southwest Central Church of Christ |
Chinese | |
Houston Chinese Church | |
Christian | |
First Christian Church |
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Unitarian-Universalist | |
First Unitarian Universalist Church | |
Eastern Orthodox | |
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral | St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church |
Episcopal | |
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church | St. Thomas of Canterbury Anglican Church |
Islamic Services | |
Sterling Prayer and Meditation Room | Muslim Prayer Room |
Jewish Synagogues | |
Chabad House-Lubavitch | Congregation Emanuel |
Lutheran | |
Christ the King Lutheran Church | Faith Lutheran Church |
Grace Lutheran Church - ELCA (RIC) | |
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church | St. Matthew Lutheran Church MS |
Presbyterian | |
Bellaire Presbyterian Church | First Presbyterian Church |
United Methodist | |
Bellaire United Methodist Church | Bering Memorial United Methodist Church |
St. Luke's United Methodist Church | St. Paul's United Methodist Church |
Texas Medical Center Ministries
The TMC Campus Ministry is a group of ministers, rabbis, chaplains and religious leaders from various faiths dedicated to serving students of the 10 schools on the TMC Campus. Additional ministries are listed in the Southwestern Bell Yellow Pages.
Baptist | Campus Crusade |
6530 Fannin | 2472 Bolsover #260 |
Catholic | Jewish/Hillel |
Catholic Student Center | 1700 Bissonnet |
Episcopalian | Jewish/Chabad |
Episcopal Campus Ministry | 1955 University Boulevard |
Latter Day Saints | Lutheran |
Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints | Lutheran Campus Ministry |
United Campus Ministry | |
6265 Main (Autry House) | |
Speakers Bureau
Each year M. D. Anderson receives numerous requests for speakers on various cancer topics. Many employees volunteer to help educate the general public about cancer through the UT M. D. Anderson CancerWISE Community Speakers Bureau.