Emmonak, Alaska is a small community located in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region in Southwestern Alaska. It is home to about 800 residents who are primarily Yup’ik Eskimos. The majority of the population is either Catholic or Russian Orthodox and most of the churches in Emmonak fit this religious profile. The local Catholic Church is known as St. Nicholas Church and has been serving the community since 1881. It offers weekly Mass, special services, and even has a school attached to it that teaches religion classes along with other topics such as math and science literacy. The Russian Orthodox Church of The Nativity of Our Lord was established in 1904 and continues to offer weekly liturgies, fall festivals, youth group meetings, and other spiritual activities for its congregation and visitors alike. Both churches provide spiritual guidance and fellowship for the people of Emmonak and serve as important centers within the community.
Unlock% of the people in Emmonak are religious:
- Unlock% are Baptist
- Unlock% are Episcopalian
- Unlock% are Catholic
- Unlock% are Lutheran
- Unlock% are Methodist
- Unlock% are Pentecostal
- Unlock% are Presbyterian
- Unlock% are Church of Jesus Christ
- Unlock% are another Christian faith
- Unlock% are Judaism
- Unlock% are an eastern faith
- Unlock% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly
Unlock religions in the world.