The Hindu Temple of Kern County is a religious and cultural center located in Bakersfield, California. The temple was established in 1998 to serve the growing Hindu community in the area and to provide a place for worship, education, and cultural events.
Founded in 1997 by the Norbertine Canons of St. Michael’s Abbey (Orange, California), the Bethlehem Priory of St. Joseph is a Roman Catholic community of cloistered religious nuns, the first community of Norbertine Canonesses in the United States.