Bristol Borough, Pennsylvania is a historic borough located in Bucks County, just north of Philadelphia. It is home to a variety of religious congregations and houses of worship, representing many different faiths and denominations. The oldest church in the borough is St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, founded in 1764. Other churches in the area include First Presbyterian Church of Bristol, founded in 1837; Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, founded in 1896; Calvary Baptist Church, founded in 1958; and others representing Methodist, Episcopal, and non-denominational faiths. These churches provide spiritual guidance for residents of Bristol Borough as well as faith-based activities such as Bible studies, Sunday school classes, music ministries, choirs and other programs designed to help people grow spiritually.
69.0% of the people in Bristol are religious:
- 0.4% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 51.8% are Catholic
- 3.2% are Lutheran
- 2.8% are Methodist
- 0.9% are Pentecostal
- 3.2% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 3.5% are another Christian faith
- 1.4% are Judaism
- 0.5% are an eastern faith
- 0.3% affilitates with Islam
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