Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is a small city located in Luzerne County. The city is home to a number of religious congregations, with a variety of different denominations represented. For example, there are Catholic churches such as Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Mary's Nativity Church, as well as Protestant churches like First Baptist Church and Nanticoke Presbyterian Church. There are also non-denominational churches such as the Kingdom of God Community Church. Each of these congregations offers weekly services and events for their members, creating an active faith community in the Nanticoke area. These churches provide not only spiritual enrichment for their members but also help to build a sense of community throughout the city. They all work together to provide various kinds of support for people in need, including food pantries, clothing drives, and other forms of aid. This shared commitment to serving those around them helps to make Nanticoke an even more vibrant and welcoming place to live.
59.3% of the people in Nanticoke are religious:
- 0.5% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 43.8% are Catholic
- 3.1% are Lutheran
- 4.4% are Methodist
- 1.1% are Pentecostal
- 2.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.3% are another Christian faith
- 0.8% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.5% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.