Valatie, NY is a small town located in Columbia County, New York, with a population of around 4,000 people. Despite its small size, Valatie has a rich religious history with several churches having been established there over the years. The congregations include St. Paul's Lutheran Church, which was founded in 1839 and is the oldest church in Valatie; St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church which was built in 1845; and the First Reformed Church of Valatie which was built in 1851. Each of these churches are active to this day and provide worship services and other spiritual activities for locals within the community.
39.1% of the people in Valatie are religious:
- 1.1% are Baptist
- 1.3% are Episcopalian
- 24.4% are Catholic
- 3.1% are Lutheran
- 3.5% are Methodist
- 0.3% are Pentecostal
- 3.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.5% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.5% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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