Northwest North Carolina is home to a wide variety of religious congregations. The area boasts several churches within the Christian faith, including Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Pentecostal churches. In addition, there are also many non-denominational houses of worship that are open to all. There are also temples and mosques for those of other faiths. Each congregation offers its own unique style of worship and weekly services that cater to the spiritual needs of the community. Because Northwest NC is an area with strong religious values, these congregations serve as a source of strength and moral guidance for the residents in this part of the state.
37.5% of the people in Northwest are religious:
- 14.3% are Baptist
- 1.0% are Episcopalian
- 5.7% are Catholic
- 0.6% are Lutheran
- 8.5% are Methodist
- 0.9% are Pentecostal
- 1.5% are Presbyterian
- 1.1% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 3.6% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.4% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.