of Scientology Mission of Houston. Atheism The group Houston Atheists, as of 2011, has 1,400 members. In a two-year period ending in 2011 the membership doubled. Paganism As of the 1970s the First Pagan Church was located in Montrose. Satanism In 2015 the Greater Church of Lucifer opened in the Old Town Spring area of Spring, Texas, a census-designated place within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston; the group anticipated that 40 persons would attend its first meeting. Christian groups protested the opening. In 2018 the Satanic Temple of Houston began operations, with religious services held at the Brash Brewing Company in Northside, Houston on a regular basis. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas the group instead began holding events in area coffeehouses where they share information on books that the members read; this was because the group could no longer use the brewery as it had closed. In 2022 the group had 20 people. See also Demographics of Houston Culture of Houston References Badr, Hoda. "Al Noor Mosque: Strength Through Unity" (Chapter 11). In: Chafetz, Janet Salzman and Helen Rose Ebaugh (editors). Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations. AltaMira Press, October 18, 2000. , 9780759117129. Bell, Roselyn. "Houston." In: Tigay, Alan M. (editor) The Jewish Traveler: Hadassah Magazine's Guide to the World's Jewish Communities and Sights. Rowman & Littlefield, January 1, 1994. p. 215-220. , 9781568210780. Content also in: Tigay, Alan M. Jewish Travel-Prem. Broadway Books, January 18, 1987. , 9780385241984. Fischer, Michael M. J. and Mehdi Abedi. Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition. University of Wisconsin Press, 1990. , 9780299124342. Rothman, Irving N. The Barber in Modern Jewish Culture: A Genre of People, Places, and Things, with Illustrations. Edwin Mellen Press, August 14, 2008. Rustomji, Yezdi. "The Zoroastrian Center: An Ancient Faith in Diaspora." in: Chafetz, Janet Salzman and Helen Rose Ebaugh (editors). Religion and the New Immigrants: Continuities and Adaptations in Immigrant Congregations. AltaMira Press, October 18, 2000. , 9780759117129. Notes External links Houston Zen Center Dawn Mountain Tibetan Temple BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Sugar Land) Zoroastrian Association of Houston The Baháʼí Faiths of the City of Houston, TX (The Baháʼí Center) Culture of Houston Demographics of Houston