Community United Methodist Church is a United Methodist congregation led by the Rev. Dr. Bruce Pehrson. All are welcome. Child care is available year-round during worship services. Sunday services and Church School begin at 10 am.
Congregation Or Atid is a conservative egalitarian synagogue that focuses on community involvement and education. Rabbi Sally Finestone was the congregation's first rabbi and continues in that role today.
Congregation Ot Atid holds open houses throughout the year for individuals and families interested in becoming a part of the congregation. In addition, all holiday services and Shabbat morning services are open to guests.
The Celebration International Church is led by Senior Pastors Joe and Donna Sapienza. It is a multicultural congregation. Sunday services are held each week and as well as a family night on Wednesdays. The church also offers school programs for children of all ages.
The Islamic Center of Boston exists to provide religious, social and educational resources for Muslims living in the Greater Boston area. The building has undergone several rounds of renovations; the current structure opened in 2005 after a 10,000-square-foot addition was completed. The ICB hosts or participates in many inter-faith lectures and classes. It also operates a Sunday school program for Muslim boys and girls that runs from September through June. Daily prayer sessions are observed.
The Good Shepherd Parish serves the Roman Catholic community with two locations: St. Zepherin Church and St. Ann Church. St. Zepherin Church also serves as the pastoral center and offers Sunday and weekday services. Additional services are held at St. Ann Church. The parish offers many opportunities for community and spiritual involvement at both locations, including youth programs, religious education and ministries.
First Parish in Wayland was founded in 1640 and met in several different buildings before the current building was erected in 1814. Under the leadership of Reverend John Burt Wight, the church adopted its Unitarian position in the 1820s.
The hymn "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" was written for the First Parish Sunday School by the church's minister Edmund Hamilton Sears. A plaque in the church commemorates the event.
Temple Shir Tikva, first known as the Jewish Congregation of Wayland, has served the Jewish community in Wayland and surrounding areas since the 1970s. With a focus on education and the development of community, Temple Shir Tikva has a membership of more than 600 families comprised of more than 1,000 adults. Temple Shir Tikva inherited the Torah scroll from Jicin, Czechoslovakia. The Holocaust decimated the congregation and community there, but the scroll survived and is now a part of Temple Shir Tikva's heritage.