Adams County, Pennsylvania is home to many different religious congregations. The county has a diverse religious landscape that includes churches from Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Catholic and other Christian denominations as well as some non-Christian faiths. These local congregations give individuals in the area an opportunity to come together for worship and fellowship. Some of these churches provide much needed community outreach services such as food pantries, transportation assistance and adult education classes. Additionally, many of the churches in Adams County offer youth programs aimed at helping young people develop their spiritual lives and grow into mature adults. All of these congregations serve to strengthen Adams County by providing important resources to the community and by teaching their members about faith and morality.
45.2% of the people in Adams County are religious:
- 2.3% are Baptist
- 0.3% are Episcopalian
- 14.9% are Catholic
- 10.8% are Lutheran
- 2.9% are Methodist
- 5.5% are Pentecostal
- 4.6% are Presbyterian
- 0.9% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.8% 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.