Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK County is home to a variety of churches with different denominations. From Catholic and Protestant to Orthodox and Jehovah’s Witness, the borough has congregations from each of these faiths. St. John's Episcopal Church, founded in 1890, is one of the oldest churches in the county. Other notable churches include Ketchikan Methodist Church, Calvary Baptist Church and Bethel Lutheran Church. Each church provides a place for worshipers to connect with God, receive spiritual guidance and support local ministries. Additionally, many of these churches offer youth programs for children and other activities throughout the year that provide meaningful experiences for both members and visitors alike.
31.7% of the people in Ketchikan Gateway Borough County are religious:
- 1.5% are Baptist
- 1.1% are Episcopalian
- 6.9% are Catholic
- 2.7% are Lutheran
- 0.6% are Methodist
- 4.9% are Pentecostal
- 0.4% are Presbyterian
- 5.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 7.9% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.