page_title: Oakland, California
section_title: Places of worship
hierarchical_section_title: Oakland, California / Parks and recreation / Places of worship
caption_attribution_description: English: The Oakland California Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
context_page_description: Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port city, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the San Francisco Bay Area, the eighth most populated city in California, and the 45th most populated city in the United States. With a population of 433,031 as of 2019, it serves as a trade center for the San Francisco Bay Area; its Port of Oakland is the busiest port in the San Francisco Bay, the entirety of Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854, which officially made Oakland a city. Oakland is a charter city.
  Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. Its land served as a rich resource when its hillside oak and redwood timber were logged to build San Francisco. Oakland's fertile flatland soils helped it become a prolific agricultural region.
context_section_description: Major places of worship in Oakland include – 
  31st Street Islamic Center, Islam
  Allen Temple Baptist Church, American Baptist Churches USA and the Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc
  Ascension Cathedral, Greek Orthodox
  Beth Jacob Congregation, Modern Orthodox Judaism
  Cathedral of Christ the Light, Roman Catholic
  Chinese Community Church, United Methodist
  Elmhurst Seventh-day Adventist Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church
  First Congregational Church of Oakland, United Church of Christ
  First Presbyterian Church of Oakland, Presbyterian
  First Unitarian Church, Unitarian
  Green Pastures, Evangelistic Outreach Association
  His Gospel Christian Fellowship
  Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California, Islam
  Light-House Mosque, Islam
  Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Jehovah's Witnesses
  Oakland California Temple, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  Oakland City Church
  St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lutheran
  St. Vartan Armenian Church, Armenian Apostolic Church
  Temple Beth Abraham, United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
  Temple Sinai, Reform Judaism
caption: The Oakland California Temple at sunset
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