Beacon is our home. We love Beacon, we have felt welcomed and knit into the community from the…read moremoment we stepped foot in the door 14 years ago. We have raised our family at Beacon Church, and have watched the church as well as our family grow and mature to where it is today. Our children are connected to their peers through the Kidz Quest program as well as the Teen Youth Group. My quiet teenager has come out of his shell and made friends with other teens and socializes with his peers because of the encouragement of his youth leaders. My husband and I enjoy the monthly classes. They have inspired us to dig deeper in the Bible, and improve our prayer life. The Pastors are enjoyable to listen and interact with. The sermons are Biblically based and practical and help normal people deal with normal every day situations. The Worship Band is my favorite part. The musicians are inspiring and bring the songs to life.

We've called Beacon our home for 9 years now. Pastor Robert and his team are friendly, approachable…read moreand able to relate modern times and issues with biblical teachings and the gospel message. The services are engaging, the worship team is talented and they do great work for and in the community immediately around them. It's easy to plug into a small group in that's what you're looking for and I have had many opportunities to volunteer and serve in different areas to test the waters. Highly recommend a visit!

One of the Best Buddhist temple, near my neighborhood.! I…read morerecommend anyone to give this place a visit . Here some images from CNY 25'

Beautiful True Buddha Temple to visit and pray to Buddhas, Boddhisattvas, Vajra Protectors.read more

An old yet beautiful church located in Garden City. This venue holds several small concert events -…read moreI attended the Candlelight: 90s Hip-Hop on Strings show and it was so nice. The temperature inside is rather warm/hot, so during summer months dress accordingly and bring a portable fan haha. But otherwise, nice experience!

A beautiful and old church located in Garden City. I went for the Hip Hop on Strings and it was an…read moreamazing experience. It was a beautiful evening of music with lots of people. So much fun

I'm not sure where my other photos went but wanted to post a little about this temple…read more This seems like a hub for a lot of the locals and elders in the neighborhood. The woman that's always at the counter, with a very outgoing personality, seems to know everyone that walks in there! The times that I've gone in, I've noticed different folks cleaning up, adding more incense sticks to the holders, fixing the fruit and flowers, sweeping the floor, adding a bottle of beer to the statue praying area, LOL. I'm not sure if they are official members, I don't get the sense that they were working on that day, more like passing by. But it's nice to see this communal effort and comfortable in the space. It's mostly a Cantonese speaking crowd, but I heard another dialect spoken on a recent visit. The woman at the counter probably has working knowledge in Mandarin too. I am not an expert, but when I go, it's usually for the Chinese New Year & my fortune, or to pay respects to elders that have passed. Every little slot that you see at each offering area - that's where you make donation. At the front of the area, there is a table top pedestal filled with a little slips of yellow paper, individually bundled by a rubber band. Donate $1 and pick a fortune. The next 2 tables have candle flames, bundles of incense sticks. Take 3 incense and light them, take them & bow 3x's at the 3rd table & stick them into the pot of sand. At the back there's padded low benches for you to kneel, bow 3 times, and pay respect. Another slot under the statue to make a donation, which may benefit your future. There's containers of Guan Yin Sticks. You can take one and kneel back down in front of the statue. Gently shake it, hold with both hands, hold it at an angle and shake with a gentle chopping motion. A stick should fall out. You want 3 sticks to fall out individually, write down the number in the order that they fell out. That's your Guan Yin Lot, look up your fortune according to those numbers. If relates to your health, wealth, big transactions, relationships, energy (more or less), ability to make large decisions. The front part of the temple has a lot of boxes of souvenirs & gifts to dig through. Lots of bracelets, which are prettier than the tourist shops on Mott St. Cash Only! There's boxes of free books and the front windows are filled with different little statues, objects, and bodhisattva statues. I can't say that I am an expert, but this is the way I've experienced the temple. The last time that I went, the lady at the counter was talking really loudly with some folks, it was actually a little distracting while I was in the back. Overall, this is the temple in the area that I'm familiar with, and choose to go to.

uuuuuhhhhh.....what do you think the gods with do to me if I write a bad review on…read moreYelp.........let's not test it, 5 star! This is a Taoist Temple. The way Daoism or Taoism works is everything lives in harmony and balance. You know the Ying Yang symbol? That is part of Daoism, from what I understand. That things exist in harmony, man and woman, earth and water, your back with your front. Yin and yang are always opposite and equal qualities. When one reaches its peak, it will without fail begin to transform into the opposite: for example, when a seed is planted in the spring, it reaches its bloom in the summer (yang) and then produce more seeds and die in winter (yin). This is an endless cycle and it happens again and again. The way I see it, yin and yang means the opposites to me. In our world yin and yang exist together as parts of a mutual whole. This is Taoism to me, I think. So taking the stuff above.....if I write review that is good, the gods is going to smile at me...if I write a bad review.....I might as well say bye to everyone now! 5 stars for peace and harmony in my world!

Spiritually focused, attentive to the needs of the community, wonderful priests. There is a large…read morefocus on bringing the people back to God and his church

Attention Yelp reviewers for posting I hit Holy Family by Error. I meant to hit the Holy Cow which…read moreis located on South Broadway at # 459. It is a local restaurant. Please assist in deleting this noted Holy Family Church listing in error. The written review should be listed under Holy Cow in Hicksville.

They have a nice hall for private catering. They have parking with direct access to the hall. One…read moreunisex restroom. Complete kitchen area where you can prepare and setup. Separate elevated stage.

The last time I came here, my relatives rented the hall for a party. It was fun and we had a good…read moretime until we saw the pictures taken from my aunts phone. This place is haunted, there was a total of 7 pictures she took on her phone where we noticed a shadow figure present. It was standing in different parts of the main hall. Find out the history of this place and find out if anyone died inside

If you want a place of worship that feels like family, you must come to Temple Tikvah.read more

Renovated around ten years ago Notre Dame is a beautiful, elaborate church. It is spacious, well…read more-heated in the winter, and has plenty of parking. I remember going to religious ed classes in the adjoining school. The school is large and could use a little renovating itself. I was surprised they didn't put a family room in the back of the church like a lot of them do nowadays. I remember going to a different church when I was little and if I made noise my mom or dad would take me to the room so I and the other fidgeting kids, wouldn't disrupt service. Notre Dame doesn't have that. The church hosts blood drives every so often which is great, except that the last few times I haven't met the mark on donating. Definitely call them if you're interested and see what other drives they may have,