Chesapeake City, Maryland is home to a wide variety of churches that cater to the local population. There are several denominations represented in the area, including Catholic, Non-denominational Christian, and Episcopal. The city also has a number of historically significant churches that have been around for centuries. These include St. Peter’s Episcopal Church which was founded in 1706 and is one of the oldest continuously active churches in America. It is also home to the Mother Seton Shrine which honors Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, who was the first native-born American Catholic Saint. Other notable churches in Chesapeake City include Trinity United Methodist Church, founded in 1793; St. Christopher’s Roman Catholic Church; and St. Paul’s Lutheran Church which dates back to 1868. Each of these congregations offers a unique worship experience that reflects their respective denomination’s beliefs and values while still providing a warm welcome and sense of community for all who attend services there.
31.4% of the people in Chesapeake City are religious:
- 3.6% are Baptist
- 1.2% are Episcopalian
- 9.4% are Catholic
- 0.2% are Lutheran
- 7.4% are Methodist
- 0.8% are Pentecostal
- 1.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.5% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 7.4% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.