Averill Park, NY is home to several local religious congregations. The most prominent of these are the Zion Lutheran Church and St. Henry's Roman Catholic Church. Zion Lutheran Church offers traditional worship services as well as various outreach activities such as Bible studies, youth programs, and community service projects. St. Henry's Roman Catholic Church provides weekly Masses and special liturgies throughout the year for its members. Both churches offer a wide range of educational opportunities including Vacation Bible School, Sunday School classes, and adult education classes. In addition to their weekly gatherings, both churches host various fellowship events throughout the year such as potlucks, game nights, and picnics. Averill Park is also home to a number of other faith-based organizations including a nondenominational church, two Methodist churches, one Episcopal church, and two Presbyterian churches that serve the local community in various ways. All of these religious congregations provide a place for locals to connect with their faith and with one another in meaningful ways that enrich their lives.
40.0% of the people in Averill Park are religious:
- 1.3% are Baptist
- 0.8% are Episcopalian
- 28.7% are Catholic
- 1.6% are Lutheran
- 3.4% are Methodist
- 0.3% are Pentecostal
- 1.9% are Presbyterian
- 0.0% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.6% are another Christian faith
- 0.4% are Judaism
- 0.1% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.