Lamar County, Texas is home to a diverse selection of churches that offer different spiritual teachings and worship styles. The county has over 40 religious congregations representing a variety of denominations including Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Christian Science and more. Some of the larger churches are located in cities such as Paris and Blossom while smaller congregations can be found in rural areas throughout the county. All churches provide services and activities for their members such as bible study groups, youth groups, mission trips and community outreach events. Regardless of denomination or location, these churches play an important role in providing spiritual guidance to members of the Lamar County community.
58.2% of the people in Lamar County are religious:
- 27.6% are Baptist
- 0.5% are Episcopalian
- 5.0% are Catholic
- 0.2% are Lutheran
- 5.6% are Methodist
- 7.3% are Pentecostal
- 0.8% are Presbyterian
- 1.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 10.0% 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.