East Los Angeles is a unique and vibrant area of Southern California. While the population of the region is diverse, nearly half of it identifies as Latino. Local religious congregations in this area have grown to reflect its culture and diversity. There are a range of different churches that serve the East Los Angeles community, including Catholic, Protestant, Pentecostal, Methodist and nondenominational congregations. Each church often offers multiple services throughout the week and many have dedicated youth ministries for children. The churches also host special events throughout the year which celebrate their faith and create an important sense of community for those living in 90022 East Los Angeles.
53.4% of the people in East Los Angeles (zip 90022) 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.