Ojai, California is home to a variety of religious congregations representing different faiths. There are several prominent Christian churches such as the Ojai Valley Community Church, the Ojai United Methodist Church, and the First Presbyterian Church of Ojai, a congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church USA. Additionally, there is a large Roman Catholic church in town called Our Lady of the Assumption Parish which offers weekly Mass in both English and Spanish. The Jewish community is served by two synagogues – Congregation B'nai B'rith and Temple Adat Elohim. Other places of worship in Ojai include Buddhist centers and meditation groups, Unitarian Universalist churches, interfaith organizations, and other spiritual centers. All these religious congregations provide spiritual guidance and support to their members while also being active participants in promoting civic engagement within the city of Ojai itself.
45.6% of the people in Ojai are religious:
- 1.2% are Baptist
- 0.3% are Episcopalian
- 29.0% are Catholic
- 1.5% are Lutheran
- 1.1% are Methodist
- 1.3% are Pentecostal
- 0.7% are Presbyterian
- 2.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.9% are another Christian faith
- 0.7% are Judaism
- 0.8% are an eastern faith
- 0.4% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.