Indian River County in Florida is home to many churches of various denominations. The county hosts a variety of Christian faiths, such as Baptist, Methodist, Pentecostal, Presbyterian, and Lutheran congregations. Other religions are also represented in the county’s religious landscape, though these tend to be more localized gatherings rather than large congregations. For example, there are Buddhist temples based in both Vero Beach and Sebastian. The local Jewish congregation meets at Temple Beth Shalom in Vero Beach. As well, all faiths are welcome at the Unity of Vero Beach Church located on US Highway 1 in downtown Vero Beach. Indian River County has something for everyone when it comes to spiritual practices and faith-based communities.
48.1% of the people in Indian River County are religious:
- 3.4% are Baptist
- 0.9% are Episcopalian
- 26.9% are Catholic
- 1.3% are Lutheran
- 3.4% are Methodist
- 2.6% are Pentecostal
- 2.9% are Presbyterian
- 0.6% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 4.4% are another Christian faith
- 0.4% are Judaism
- 0.1% are an eastern faith
- 1.0% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.