Beckley, WV is home to many different religious congregations. The city is largely composed of Christian churches, including Baptist and Methodist denominations. Additionally, there are smaller congregations such as the Catholic Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, and Seventh-Day Adventists. Each congregation offers its own unique style of worship services and community outreach opportunities for local members. Most of these churches also host events throughout the year that benefit the greater Beckley community, such as food drives, holiday celebrations and clothing donations. By coming together in a spirit of unity and faith, these churches help create an atmosphere of spirituality and peace for their members and those in the surrounding area.
30.8% of the people in Beckley are religious:
- 7.9% are Baptist
- 0.3% are Episcopalian
- 2.2% are Catholic
- 0.1% are Lutheran
- 3.5% are Methodist
- 5.4% are Pentecostal
- 0.7% are Presbyterian
- 0.8% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 9.3% are another Christian faith
- 0.1% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.4% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.