Rutland, South Dakota is a small town with a population of around 440 people. Despite its size, it has a wide variety of churches and religious congregations that people in the area can attend. These churches offer spiritual services, community outreach programs, and an overall sense of fellowship to those who choose to participate. The churches range from small, non-denominational church buildings to large organizations with hundreds of members. Many of these churches serve both local and international communities. Services provided by the churches include Sunday School classes, Bible studies, prayer meetings, worship services, retreats and more. In addition to church services, many offer various forms of religious instruction such as teaching courses on Christian theology or scripture interpretation. The Rutland area is home to several denominations including Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian and Baptist. Each church provides its own unique atmosphere for worshipers depending on their beliefs. Regardless of denomination or belief system chosen by Rutland residents and visitors alike all are welcomed into the various house of worships located in the area.
67.0% of the people in Rutland are religious:
- 4.2% are Baptist
- 0.2% are Episcopalian
- 18.6% are Catholic
- 30.9% are Lutheran
- 5.8% are Methodist
- 0.6% are Pentecostal
- 2.1% are Presbyterian
- 1.1% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 3.5% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% 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.