Wheatley Heights, NY is a wonderful and vibrant community located in Suffolk County on Long Island. The town has a rich history and culture that is supported by the presence of local religious congregations. There are several churches in Wheatley Heights, including the Faith Christian Fellowship Church, St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church, Saint Philip’s Roman Catholic Church, and the Eastwood Bible Church. Each church provides valuable services to its members as well as the broader community. For example, Faith Christian Fellowship offers weekly worship services as well as outreach programs such as after-school tutoring for children and clothing drives for those in need. Similarly, St. Paul’s AME church runs a soup kitchen that serves hundreds of people from around the area every day. Additionally, both Saint Philip’s and Eastwood Bible offer Sunday school classes for children of all ages and provide counseling services to their members. All these churches have strong relationships with their communities and continue to be important sources of spiritual guidance and support for residents of Wheatley Heights.
72.6% of the people in Wheatley Heights are religious:
- 0.4% are Baptist
- 0.8% are Episcopalian
- 60.0% are Catholic
- 2.2% are Lutheran
- 1.7% are Methodist
- 0.8% are Pentecostal
- 1.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.2% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.2% are another Christian faith
- 1.4% are Judaism
- 0.4% are an eastern faith
- 1.3% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.