Porter Township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania is home to numerous local religious congregations. The most popular denominations are Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran and Presbyterian, but there are also a few Pentecostal, Baptist and non-denominational churches. Each of these churches serves its own congregation and provides a variety of spiritual activities for their members. These include regular services, bible study classes, youth outreach programs and fellowship opportunities. All of the churches have also been involved in various community service activities such as food drives, homeless shelter visits and volunteer outreach programs. With the support of these religious congregations, Porter Township has become a place where people are able to connect with God while also finding ways to better serve their fellow citizens.
58.8% of the people in Porter township (Jefferson County) are religious:
- 0.9% are Baptist
- 0.1% are Episcopalian
- 22.9% are Catholic
- 2.0% are Lutheran
- 15.7% are Methodist
- 1.3% are Pentecostal
- 4.8% are Presbyterian
- 0.8% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 10.3% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% 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.