Los Angeles, CA 90019 is home to many local religious congregations. Some of the most prominent churches in this area include the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles and Second Baptist Church in South Los Angeles. The First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles was established in 1872 and is now a major source of spiritual guidance for members of the African American community in Los Angeles. Second Baptist Church is a long-standing church serving the black community since its founding in 1888. Both churches are actively engaged with their respective communities, offering pastoral services, community events and programs, educational activities, and other forms of outreach. In addition to these two places of worship there are a number of other smaller churches located throughout Los Angeles that provide faith based services to their members and surrounding areas.
53.4% of the people in Los Angeles (zip 90019) are religious:
- 2.0% are Baptist
- 0.4% are Episcopalian
- 37.0% are Catholic
- 0.5% are Lutheran
- 1.2% are Methodist
- 1.8% are Pentecostal
- 0.8% are Presbyterian
- 1.6% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 5.2% are another Christian faith
- 1.1% are Judaism
- 1.1% are an eastern faith
- 0.7% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.