Rock Island County, Illinois is home to many active religious congregations. These churches come from a variety of Christian denominations and provide robust spiritual services and ministries for their members. From small rural churches to large urban ones, Rock Island County has a congregation to meet any spiritual needs. Various denominations are represented in the county, including Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran and charismatic evangelicalism. In addition to providing weekly worship services and other ministries for their members, these churches are usually involved in the local community, offering outreach programs such as Sunday school classes, food pantries and clothing drives that help individuals and families in need.
42.8% of the people in Rock Island County are religious:
- 3.8% are Baptist
- 0.1% are Episcopalian
- 12.7% are Catholic
- 6.2% are Lutheran
- 3.6% are Methodist
- 1.7% are Pentecostal
- 3.2% are Presbyterian
- 0.9% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 7.4% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.9% are an eastern faith
- 2.2% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.