Barrow, Alaska is a small town with a population of approximately 4,569 people. It is the northernmost city in the United States and situated on the Chukchi Sea coast. Due to its remote location, there are only a handful of religious congregations in Barrow: St. Jude's Catholic Church, Bethel Assemblies of God Church, the Blue Temple Pentecostal Church, and Faith Free Lutheran Church. St. Jude's Catholic Church has been around since 1960, providing spiritual guidance to locals for more than five decades. The Bethel Assemblies of God church holds weekly services and provides prayer meetings geared towards helping those in need. The Blue Temple Pentecostal Church offers weekend services and spiritual enrichment classes for children and adults alike. Lastly, the Faith Free Lutheran church hosts bible study groups throughout the week to help strengthen their members’ faith and knowledge of the bible. All four churches not only provide a place of worship but also provide outreach programs to help better their community such as clothing drives and food donations. These churches are integral parts of Barrow’s community as they offer comfort to those who seek it while also striving to make an impact beyond their walls.
17.4% of the people in Barrow (zip 99723) are religious:
- 0.0% are Baptist
- 3.5% are Episcopalian
- 1.9% are Catholic
- 0.0% are Lutheran
- 0.0% are Methodist
- 4.7% are Pentecostal
- 5.5% are Presbyterian
- 1.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 0.4% 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.