Several monasteries are scattered across the country. This is a list provided by the Orthodox Church in America with their contact information.

Bishop T.D. Jakes is head of the 30,000-member Potter’s House in Dallas. He was named “America’s best preacher” by Time magazine and in 2001 was the subject of a Time  cover story, “Is this man the next Billy Graham?”

The Korean Emerging Ministries Office is part of the Presbyterian Mission Agency. It works to increase the population of Korean American Presbyterians. The Rev. Dr. Sun Bai Kim is the association for Korean Ministries.

The National Black Catholic Congress represents African American Roman Catholics, and works to evangelize the greater African American community. Valerie E. Washington is executive director. It is based in Baltimore.

Churches Uniting in Christ a collection of 11 Christian communions who have formed a covenant relationship. The Rev. Robina M. Winbush is president.

The Indianapolis Center for Congregations works with congregations in Indiana to provide resource counseling, educational events, and grants. The Center has four offices throughout the state. The Rev. Timothy Shapiro is president.

WZEN offers a webcast (“Sounds from Zen Mountain”) from the teachers of the Mountains and Rivers order, along with Cybermonk, through which a senior monk will answer online questions about dharma.

Read a Jan. 19, 2000, story from Beliefnet.com exploring whether there’s a divide in American Buddhism between “Asian Buddhists” and “New Buddhists” – converts from other ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Read a Feb. 26, 2001, story from Salon.com about baby boomer Buddhists who favor a more secularized style of practice (“no chanting, no incense, no monks and certainly no bowing”).