Bridgewater, IA is a small town located in Marion County, Iowa. The population of Bridgewater is 486 as of 2020 and the town has a rich history rooted in faith. The town's main religion is Christianity with several local religious congregations calling Bridgewater home. The Faith Lutheran Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, and Bridgeport United Methodist Church are the three largest churches in the area. All three churches offer weekly services for their members and the surrounding community to attend. In addition to their weekly worship services, each church offers other educational and fellowship opportunities for their members. Alongside these churches, there are also smaller denominations that have recently established themselves in Bridgewater such as Pentecostal, Baptist, Non-denominational, Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Baptist Missionary Association of America congregations. These smaller religious organizations provide a variety of spiritual resources for those living in Bridgewater and its surrounding areas.
49.8% of the people in Bridgewater are religious:
- 0.4% are Baptist
- 0.0% are Episcopalian
- 5.5% are Catholic
- 23.5% are Lutheran
- 17.8% are Methodist
- 0.0% are Pentecostal
- 1.5% are Presbyterian
- 0.0% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.0% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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