Palm Beach County, Florida is home to a diverse range of religious congregations. From Baptist and Methodist churches to Catholic and Jewish temples, the county offers a variety of places for worshippers to gather. Some of the more popular places of worship include the First Congregational Church in West Palm Beach, which was founded in 1922, and Temple Beth Am in Jupiter, which is one of Florida’s largest Reform Jewish congregations. Other notable churches and temples include St. Patrick’s Missionary Baptist Church in Boynton Beach, The Sanctuary Church in Delray Beach, and Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in West Palm Beach. Regardless of religious denomination or background, there are places of worship throughout Palm Beach County for people from all walks of life.
37.2% of the people in Palm Beach County are religious:
- 3.7% are Baptist
- 0.8% are Episcopalian
- 16.6% are Catholic
- 0.8% are Lutheran
- 1.7% are Methodist
- 2.1% are Pentecostal
- 1.2% are Presbyterian
- 0.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.5% are another Christian faith
- 2.9% are Judaism
- 0.4% are an eastern faith
- 0.9% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.