New Castle, NY is a small town in the Hudson Valley with a population of just over 11,000 people. Much of the town’s character and community life centers around local religious congregations. New Castle has several churches that offer a variety of worship styles to suit the needs of its diverse population. These churches include Christ Church, an Episcopal congregation which holds traditional services; and St. John's Lutheran Church, which offers contemporary services. Both churches are rooted in the community and have had a long-standing presence in New Castle for decades. In addition to these two congregations, there are also several other religious denominations represented in New Castle, including Methodist, Presbyterian, Evangelical Free Church, Catholic and Baptist. Each church provides opportunities for spiritual growth and fellowship through their various ministries and activities like Bible studies, prayer groups and mission trips. Through these various outlets, New Castle’s faith-based organizations are able to foster community engagement while providing spiritual support to its members.
64.9% of the people in New Castle are religious:
- 1.6% are Baptist
- 1.5% are Episcopalian
- 47.0% are Catholic
- 0.8% are Lutheran
- 1.8% are Methodist
- 0.9% are Pentecostal
- 1.5% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.9% are another Christian faith
- 5.2% are Judaism
- 0.8% are an eastern faith
- 1.5% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.