Wantagh, NY is a small Village located in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County. It is home to many religious congregations of various denominations that provide an integral part of the community. The most prominent are the Catholic churches of St. Frances de Chantal and Holy Spirit. Both offer regular services, bible studies, and other religious activities for their parishioners as well as outreach programs for those in need. There are also smaller places of worship such as Nazarene, Presbyterian, and Baptist churches which hold weekly services throughout the year. In addition to this, there are also synagogues for Jewish members of the community and a mosque for Muslims. With such a wide variety of religious institutions in Wantagh, it's easy to see how faith plays an important role in the lives of its inhabitants.
67.7% of the people in Wantagh are religious:
- 0.9% are Baptist
- 0.9% are Episcopalian
- 52.2% are Catholic
- 1.5% are Lutheran
- 1.2% are Methodist
- 0.7% are Pentecostal
- 0.7% are Presbyterian
- 0.2% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 1.9% are another Christian faith
- 6.0% are Judaism
- 0.2% are an eastern faith
- 1.2% affilitates with Islam
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