Chemung County, New York is home to a diverse range of religious congregations. The county hosts several prominent Protestant churches including the First Baptist Church of Elmira, the Elmira Christian Center, and Park Church. Additionally, the county has multiple Catholic churches as well as several Orthodox Jewish synagogues. For those who practice Hinduism or Buddhism there are also places of worship available within the area. Regardless of creed or belief, Chemung County offers an array of houses of worship for its residents and visitors to attend services and partake in prayer.
36.8% of the people in Chemung County are religious:
- 1.7% are Baptist
- 1.2% are Episcopalian
- 16.7% are Catholic
- 0.6% are Lutheran
- 5.3% are Methodist
- 1.8% are Pentecostal
- 1.9% are Presbyterian
- 0.7% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 4.8% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 1.9% affilitates with Islam
DID YOU KNOW
According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.