Bayonne, NJ is home to various religious congregations serving its local community. The range of denominations within the city are vast, including churches from the Catholic, Protestant, Jewish and Orthodox faiths. Each congregation offers worship services and spiritual guidance for their respective faith traditions. Many provide additional programs such as Sunday school classes, youth ministries, Bible study groups and community outreach activities. These churches continue to play an important role in Bayonne’s social fabric by offering a place for people of all backgrounds to gather as a community of believers and support one another.
59.6% of the people in Bayonne are religious:
- 2.9% are Baptist
- 0.3% are Episcopalian
- 46.2% are Catholic
- 0.5% are Lutheran
- 0.5% are Methodist
- 1.0% are Pentecostal
- 0.3% are Presbyterian
- 0.7% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.8% are another Christian faith
- 0.6% are Judaism
- 1.5% are an eastern faith
- 3.4% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.