Dover, NC is a small rural town located in northeastern North Carolina. It is a community with strong religious beliefs and many of the locals attend church services on a weekly basis. The town of Dover is home to several local religious congregations including First Baptist Church, Dover United Methodist Church, and Dover Presbyterian Church. Each of these churches offer regular weekend worship services and other activities for members of their congregations as well as those from the community at large. Additionally, each church has an active youth ministry program that helps to foster strong relationships between the young people in the community and the church leadership. These activities provide an essential link between faith-based tradition and modern life for residents of Dover, NC.
49.1% of the people in Dover are religious:
- 15.1% are Baptist
- 1.2% are Episcopalian
- 6.4% are Catholic
- 0.6% are Lutheran
- 12.2% are Methodist
- 2.5% are Pentecostal
- 2.1% are Presbyterian
- 1.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 7.2% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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