Chester, North Dakota is a small town with a tight-knit community, and religious congregations play an important role in the city’s culture. While many of the churches in Chester are affiliated with larger denominations, each has its own unique atmosphere and style of worship. Popular churches include St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Faith Lutheran Church, and United Methodist Church. All of these churches offer Sunday services as well as special events throughout the year such as Vacation Bible School for children, retreats for adults and youth groups for teens. The pastors and congregants at each church strive to provide spiritual guidance to their members while also helping them build strong relationships with other members of the community. It is this sense of fellowship that makes Chester such a special place to live and worship.
53.8% of the people in Chester are religious:
- 0.7% are Baptist
- 0.3% are Episcopalian
- 17.6% are Catholic
- 25.1% are Lutheran
- 4.0% are Methodist
- 1.0% are Pentecostal
- 0.9% are Presbyterian
- 1.7% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.3% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% 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.