Amesbury Town, MA is home to a variety of local religious congregations. The most prominent houses of worship in the town are First Universalist Church of Amesbury and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. First Universalist Church of Amesbury is a vibrant Unitarian-Universalist congregation that has been serving the area since 1797. It is a welcoming and diverse community with varied spiritual practices including meditation, creative arts, and religious education for all ages. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church has been a part of the Amesbury Town community since 1828, when it was founded by local mill workers and their families. Today it is an active parish offering weekly services and special events such as music ministries, Bible study classes, youth activities, fellowship groups, social justice initiatives, and more. Both churches offer an opportunity for spiritual growth in the Amesbury Town community and serve as gathering places for people of different backgrounds and beliefs to come together to celebrate faith and strengthen their ties to one another through prayer and service.
57.7% of the people in Amesbury Town are religious:
- 0.8% are Baptist
- 1.6% are Episcopalian
- 48.1% are Catholic
- 0.4% are Lutheran
- 0.7% are Methodist
- 0.9% are Pentecostal
- 1.9% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.3% are another Christian faith
- 1.2% are Judaism
- 0.2% are an eastern faith
- 0.1% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.