Park Forest, IL is a village located in Cook County and has a variety of churches that represent various denominations. The village includes congregations belonging to Catholic, Baptist, Lutheran, Pentecostal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Episcopalian and other religious faiths. Each church has its own congregation and its own unique mission to serve the community. The churches strive to provide spiritual guidance and support to their members as well as outreach programs for those in need. Most of these congregations offer bible studies, retreats, ministries of mercy and worship services on Sundays. They also provide resources such as food pantries or homeless shelters that are open at different times throughout the week. In addition to being places of spiritual growth and renewal, each church works with other organizations in the community to make Park Forest a better place for all who live there.
59.9% of the people in Park Forest are religious:
- 3.5% are Baptist
- 0.4% are Episcopalian
- 38.7% are Catholic
- 1.9% are Lutheran
- 1.4% are Methodist
- 1.2% are Pentecostal
- 1.7% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.1% are another Christian faith
- 1.1% are Judaism
- 0.6% are an eastern faith
- 3.9% affilitates with Islam
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