Downers Grove, IL is home to many churches, representing a variety of denominations and faiths. The city has a strong tradition of religious diversity and tolerance. The oldest congregation in the area is St. Mary's Church, which was founded in 1848 by German immigrants. Other denominations represented in Downers Grove include Roman Catholic, United Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Episcopal and more. Many of these churches hold regular services and offer programs for their members and the greater community. In addition to traditional Sunday services, the churches provide youth groups, missionary trips, bible study groups and other outreach activities. Each congregation provides its own unique flavor to the spiritual life of Downers Grove while preserving a common respect for one another’s faith traditions.
72.0% of the people in Downers Grove are religious:
- 0.4% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 41.9% are Catholic
- 5.6% are Lutheran
- 3.1% are Methodist
- 1.9% are Pentecostal
- 2.8% are Presbyterian
- 0.4% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 7.1% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% are Judaism
- 1.2% are an eastern faith
- 6.6% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.