Lakeland, FL is home to a wide variety of religious congregations. The city includes churches from the following denominations: Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian and Seventh-day Adventist. Each of these churches has its own unique history in Lakeland. The First Baptist Church of Lakeland was founded in 1898 as the first church in the community while the local Catholic church dates back to 1932. Methodists have been gathering in Lakeland since 1860 and today have several churches throughout the city. Lutheran congregations began meeting around 1905 and today are most prominent within the central part of town. Presbyterians likewise started meeting at around this time and now have several parishioners across Lakeland. The Episcopal Church has had a presence since 1921, while Seventh-day Adventists began gathering around 1941. All of these faith communities remain dedicated to providing spiritual guidance to their members and outreach opportunities to serve others in need throughout the area.
41.5% of the people in Lakeland (zip 33801) are religious:
- 12.8% are Baptist
- 0.6% are Episcopalian
- 7.7% are Catholic
- 1.0% are Lutheran
- 4.1% are Methodist
- 4.1% are Pentecostal
- 1.7% are Presbyterian
- 0.8% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 8.1% are another Christian faith
- 0.1% are Judaism
- 0.1% are an eastern faith
- 0.5% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.