Editing Eugene, Oregon (section)

===Religion===
Religious institutions of higher learning in Eugene include [[Bushnell University]] and [[New Hope Christian College]]. Bushnell University (formerly Northwest Christian University), founded in 1895, has ties with the [[Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)]]. New Hope Christian College (formerly Eugene Bible College) originated with the Bible Standard Conference in 1915, which joined with Open Bible Evangelistic Association to create [[Open Bible Standard Churches]] in 1932. [[Eugene Bible College]] was started from this movement by Fred Hornshuh in 1925.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discover Open Bible Churches |url=http://www.openbible.org/about_discover.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928111018/http://www.openbible.org/about_discover.aspx |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |access-date=August 11, 2011 |publisher=Open Bible Churches}}</ref>

There are two [[Eastern Orthodox Church]] parishes in Eugene: [[St John the Wonderworker]] Orthodox Christian Church in the Historic [[Whiteaker, Eugene, Oregon|Whiteaker]] Neighborhood<ref name="regguard5">{{cite news |last=Carter |first=Paul |date=September 8, 2010 |title=St. John the Wonderworker: A little church in Eugene carries on ancient traditions |work=Eugene Register-Guard |url=http://www2.registerguard.com/mm/index.php/slideshows/comments/st.-john-the-wonderworker/ |url-status=dead |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911000445/http://www2.registerguard.com/mm/index.php/slideshows/comments/st.-john-the-wonderworker/ |archive-date=September 11, 2010}}</ref><ref name="regguard6">{{cite news |last=Bjornstad |first=Randi |date=September 5, 2010 |title=Spiritual quest: A Eugene man pursues the priesthood in the Serbian Orthodox Church |work=Eugene Register-Guard |url=http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/living/lifestyles/25237791-41/church-orthodox-serbian-bishop-maxim.csp |access-date=January 4, 2012 |archive-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140802194847/http://special.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/living/lifestyles/25237791-41/church-orthodox-serbian-bishop-maxim.csp |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Saint George]] Greek Orthodox Church.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bjornstad |first=Randi |date=July 13, 2005 |title=In Greek Families, Food Takes Center Stage |newspaper=The Register-Guard |url=https://www.questia.com/library/1G1-134120684/in-greek-families-food-takes-center-stage |access-date=March 25, 2013}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

There are six Roman Catholic parishes in Eugene as well: [[St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (Eugene, Oregon)|St. Mary Catholic Church]],<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=St. Mary Catholic Church |url=http://www.stmaryeugene.com// |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626133220/http://www.stmaryeugene.com/ |archive-date=June 26, 2015 |access-date=June 13, 2015}}</ref> St. Jude Catholic Church, St. Mark Catholic Church, St. Peter Catholic Church, St. Paul Catholic Church, and St. Thomas More Catholic Church.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Archdiocese of Portland |url=http://www.archdpdx.org/parishes// |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150616114835/http://www.archdpdx.org/parishes// |archive-date=June 16, 2015 |access-date=June 13, 2015}}</ref>

Eugene also has a Ukrainian Catholic Church named Nativity of the Mother of God.<ref>{{cite web |date=2015 |title=Ukrainian Catholic Church |url=http://www.nativityukr.org// |access-date=June 13, 2015 |archive-date=May 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150503133158/http://nativityukr.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There is a mainline Protestant contingency in the city as well—such as the largest of the [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] Churches, Central Lutheran<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Central Lutheran |url=http://welcometocentral.org/ |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=August 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810013900/http://www.welcometocentral.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref> near the U of O Campus and the [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] Church of the Resurrection.<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Episcopal Church of the Resurrection |url=https://resurrectioneugene.org/ |access-date=August 11, 2014 |archive-date=August 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812211958/https://resurrectioneugene.org/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Eugene area has a sizeable [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|LDS Church]] presence, with three [[Stake (Latter Day Saints)|stakes]], consisting of 23 congregations (wards and branches).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/tools/stake-and-ward-websites?lang=eng |title=Eugene, Oregon, stake |access-date=July 16, 2019 |archive-date=July 11, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711152225/https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/tools/stake-and-ward-websites?lang=eng |url-status=live }}</ref> The Church of Jesus Christ announced plans in April 2020 to build a temple in Eugene.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 4, 2021 |title=20 New Temples Announced at General Conference |url=http://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2021-general-conference-new-temples |access-date=April 25, 2021 |website=newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424234121/https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/april-2021-general-conference-new-temples |url-status=live }}</ref>

The greater Eugene-Springfield area also has a [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] presence with five Kingdom Halls, several having multiple congregations in one Kingdom Hall.

The [[Reconstructionist Judaism|Reconstructionist]] [[Temple Beth Israel (Eugene, Oregon)|Temple Beth Israel]] is Eugene's largest Jewish congregation.<ref name="homepage">{{cite web |title=Temple Beth Israel |url=http://www.tbieugene.org/ |website=Temple Beth Israel |access-date=January 28, 2009 |archive-date=July 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728082420/http://www.tbieugene.org/rabbis_page.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was also, for many decades, Eugene's only synagogue,<ref name="Zuckerman87">[[#refZuckerman2003|Zuckerman (2003)]], p. 87.</ref><ref name="Reichman">[[#refReichman2007|Reichman (2007)]].</ref> until [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] members broke away in 1992 and formed "Congregation Ahavas Torah".<ref name="Zuckerman91-93">[[#refZuckerman2003|Zuckerman (2003)]], pp. 91–93.</ref><ref name="AhavasTorahAboutUs">[http://www.ahavastorah.info/about/about.htm About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110803174419/http://www.ahavastorah.info/about/about.htm |date=August 3, 2011 }}, Congregation Ahavas Torah website.</ref>

Eugene has a community of some 140 [[Sikhism|Sikhs]], who have established a Sikh temple.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eldridge |first=Cory |date=January 5, 2006 |title=The Sikhs: at home in Eugene |newspaper=Eugene Weekly}}</ref>

The 340-member congregation of the [[Unitarian Universalist Association|Unitarian Universalist]] Church in Eugene (UUCE)<ref>{{cite web |date=2014 |title=Our Principles, Mission and Covenant |url=http://uueugene.org/church |access-date=June 1, 2014 |website=Unitarian Universalist Church in Eugene |archive-date=June 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200610/http://uueugene.org/church |url-status=live }}</ref> purchased the former Eugene Scottish Rite Temple in May 2010, renovated it, and began services there in September 2012.

Saraha Nyingma [[Buddhist philosophy|Buddhist Temple]] in Eugene<ref>{{cite web |date=2012 |title=New Saraha Nyingma Temple Opens in Eugene |url=http://northwestdharma.org/2012/09/sarahan/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707083257/https://northwestdharma.org/2012/09/sarahan/ |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |access-date=June 1, 2014 |website=Northwest Dharma News}}</ref> opened in 2012 in the former site of the Unitarian Universalist Church.

The First Congregational Church, UCC is a large progressive Christian Church with a long history of justice focused ministries and a very active membership. Three years ago, the congregation coordinated with the Connections Program of the St Vincent DePaul organization to provide transitional homes for two unhoused families on the church's property. Through life - skills support and training and a more stable housing situation these families are then able to make their way into independent living.<ref>{{cite web |date=February 24, 2019 |title=First Congregational UCC Congregational Meeting February 24, 2019 |url=https://www.fcceugene.org/documents/Board/2019/Congregational_Meeting_02-24-19.pdf |access-date=December 29, 2021 |website=First Congregational United Church of Christ of Eugene |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229212206/https://www.fcceugene.org/documents/Board/2019/Congregational_Meeting_02-24-19.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>