Zen Centers in the Americas

A place to call home.

When you practice meditation within a community, you can quickly go beyond obstacles to wisdom and compassion. The Kwan Um School of Zen exists solely to help you in that effort by maintaining over 35 Zen centers in the Americas. Zen Centers provide a place to experience practice together. You’ll find a warm-hearted community of people who are dedicated to helping this world.

REGIONAL HEAD TEMPLE

Providence Zen Center*
99 Pound Road
Cumberland, RI 02864
Tel: 401-658-1464
Email: director@providencezen.org
Web: providencezen.org
Instagram: providencezencenter
YouTube: Providence Zen Center

UNITED STATES

Alaska

Cold Mountain Zen Center
5110 Aeronca Avenue
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Tel: 907-378-6657
Email: dewit@fastmail.net
Web: coldmountainzencenter.org
FB: coldmountainzencenter

Arizona

Myung Wol Zen Center
P.O. Box 11084
Scottsdale, AZ 85271
Tel: 480-947-6101
Email: fraser.mnoel@gmail.com

Cochise Zen Center
250 Brewery Avenue
Old Bisbee, AZ 85603
Email: cochisezen@icloud.com
Web: cochisezencenter.org

Arkansas

Little Rock Zen Group
1516 West 3rd Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
Tel: 501-661-1669
Email: lucyhsauer@gmail.com
Web: ebslr.org/kwan-um-zen

Morning Star Zen Center
1599 W Halsell Road
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Tel: 479-530-1098
Email: btaylor@uark.edu

California

Dharma Zen Center*
1025 S. Cloverdale Avenue
Los Angeles CA 90019
Tel: 323-934-0330
Email: info@dharmazen.com
Web: dharmazen.com
Instagram: dharmazencenter

Empty Gate Zen Center - Berkeley
2200 Parker Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tel: 510-845-8565
Email: info@emptygatezen.com
Web: emptygatezen.com
FB: emptygatezen

Empty Gate Zen Center- Santa Clara
Santa Clara, CA
Email: viceabbot@emptygatezen.com
Web: emptygatezen.com

Connecticut

New Haven Zen Center*
193 Mansfield Street
New Haven, CT06511
Tel: 203-787-0912
Email: nhzcenter@gmail.com
Web: newhavenzen.org
FB: NewHavenZenCenter

Delaware

Delaware Valley Zen Center
300 E Main Street
Newark, DE 19711
Tel: 302-533-8819
Email: dvzcinfo@gmail.com
Web: dvzc.org
FB: DelawareValleyZenCenter

Florida

Cypress Tree Zen Group
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Tel: 850-322-7910
Email: ctzg@webdharma.com
Web: webdharma.com
FB: Cypress Tree Zen Group

The Gateless Gate Zen Center
Gainesville, FL
Email: gateless.gate.zen.center@gmail.com
Web: gatelessgate.org
FB: gateless.gate.zen.center

Orlando Zen Center
3018 Corrine Drive
Orlando, FL 32803
Email: orlandozencenter@gmail.com
Web: orlandozen.com
FB: ZenCenterOrlando

South Florida Zen Group
7110 SW 182nd Way
Southwest Ranches, FL 33331
Tel: 954-815-8322
Email: southfloridazengroup@gmail.com
Web: southfloridazen.org

Idaho

Empty Gate Zen Center - Boise
901 N 15th Street
Boise, ID 83702
Tel: 208-661-6277
Email: clintonjamessmith@gmail.com
Web: emptygatezen.com

Illinois

Ten Directions Zen Community
Theosophical Society
1926 N Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
Email: director@tendirectionszen.org
Web: tendirectionszen.org

Ten Directions Bronzeville
Sitting Group
(Monday nights from 6:30PM - 7:30PM)
1800 S. Morgan
Chicago, 60616
Email: director@tendirectionszen.org
Web: tendirectionszen.org

Indiana

Empty Circle - NW Indiana Zen Group
497 Main Street
Hobart, IN 46342
Tel: 219-221-6298
Email: info@emptycirclezen.com
Web: emptycirclezen.com
FB: emptycirclezen

Indianapolis Zen Center*
3703 N Washington Boulevard
Indianapolis, IN 46205-3535
Tel: 317-732-8668
Email: director@indyzen.org
Web: indyzen.org
FB: IndianapolisZenCenter

Kansas

Kansas Zen Center
1201 Laura Avenue
Lawrence, KS 66044
Email: kansaszencenter@gmail.com
Web: kansaszencenter.org
FB: kansaszencenter
YouTube: kansaszencenter

Kansas Zen Center - Kansas City
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
Email: kansaszencenter@gmail.com
Web: kansaszencenter.org
FB: kansaszencenter
YouTube: kansaszencenter

Prairyerth Zen Center
First Congregational Church
1701 SW Collins Avenue
Topeka, KS 66604
Email: prairyerthzen@gmail.com
Web: prairyerthzen.org
FB: prairyerthzen
YouTube: PrairyerthZenCenter

Maine

Northern Light Zen Center
202 Meadow Road
Topsham, Maine 04086
Tel: 207-835-1480
Email: northernlightzencenter@gmail.com
Web: nlzc.info
FB: northernlightzencenter

Massachusetts

Cambridge Zen Center*
199 Auburn Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: 617-576-3229
Email: director@cambridgezen.org
Web: cambridgezen.org
FB: cambridgezen
YouTube: CambZenCenter

Cape Cod Zen Center
Email: info@capecodzen.com
Web: capecodzen.com
FB: CapeCodZenCenter
(Monday Morning Practice, 8:00am - 9:30am)
Unitarian Church of Barnstable - Church Library
3300 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630

(Thursday Evening Practice, 6:30pm - 8:00pm)
St. Mary's Episcopal Church of Barnstable - Parish Hall
3055 Main Street
Barnstable, MA 02630

Open Meadow Zen Group
212 Marrett Road
Lexington, MA 02421
Tel: 617-512-2518
Email: openmeadowzengroup@gmail.com
Web: openmeadowzen.com
FB: openmeadowzen

Plymouth Zen Group
Zion Lutheran Church
384 Court Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Tel: 781-733-9361
Email: plymouthzen@gmail.com
Web: plymouthzen.com
FB: PlymouthZen

Nevada

Zen Center of Las Vegas
7925 Virtue Court
Las Vegas, Nevada 89113
Tel: 702-293-4222
Email: zencenteroflasvegas@gmail.com
Web: zenlasvegas.com
FB: zenlasvegas

New Mexico

Albuquerque Open Sky
Zen Group
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tel: (505) 920-5795
Email: afssager3@gmail.com

New York

Chogye International Zen Center of New York*
400 East 14th Street #2D/2E
New York, NY 10009
Tel: 212-353-0461
Email: info@chogyezencenter.org
Web: chogyezencenter.org
FB: chogyezencenterny

Three Jewels Binghamton Zen Group
(Thursday Evening Practice, 6:30pm - 8:00pm)
1st Congregational Church, Second Floor
30 Main Street
Binghamton, NY 13905
Tel: 607-988-7966
Email: michael@binghamtonzencenter.org
Web: binghamtonzencenter.org
FB: Binghamton Zen Center

The Three Treasures Zen Center of Oneonta
Unitarian Universalist Society of Oneonta
12 Ford Avenue
Oneonta, NY 13820
Tel: 607-988-7966
Email: michaelotego14@gmail.com
FB: threetreasureszen

Pennsylvania

Zen Group of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Friends Meeting House
4836 Ellsworth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Email: abbot@zengrouppgh.com
Web: Zen Group of Pittsburgh
Instagram: zengrouppgh

Rhode Island

Washington

Ocean Light Zen Center
Seattle, WA 98136
Tel: 206-462-4155
Email: info@oceanlightzen.org
Web: oceanlightzen.org
FB: OceanLightZen

Wisconsin

Great Lake Zen Center
Unity Center Milwaukee
1717 N 73rd Street
Wauwatosa, WI 53213
Email: susichildr@aol.com
Web: glzc.org
FB: greatlakezen

Isthmus Zen Community
715 Hill Street, Room 170
Madison, WI 53705
Tel: 608-405-2436
Email: info@isthmuszencommunity.org
Web: isthmuszencommunity.org
FB: isthmuszencommunity

PANAMA

Panama Zen Group
Tel: +507 6619-6919
Email: panamazen@gmail.com
FB: panamazen

*Denotes Residential Zen Centers

Please note, some Zen Centers/Groups are online-only, without a physical address.