In the small, rural town of Orient, IL (zip code 62874) there is a variety of local religious congregations serving the community. While the population of Orient is small (less than 500 people according to the 2010 census) there are several churches that provide spiritual guidance and community for the residents. These include First Baptist Church, St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Orient United Methodist Church, and Calvary Community Fellowship. Each church has a unique mission statement and offers worship services on Sundays as well as other activities throughout the year such as Vacation Bible School, women’s bible studies, men’s fellowship meetings, youth groups and more. The church family in Orient also works cooperatively to serve each other in times of need with meals for families after funerals or during special occasions like Christmas. The churches serve not only their immediate members but often reach out into the surrounding communities to provide support and help in any way they can.
56.1% of the people in Orient (zip 62874) are religious:
- 31.0% are Baptist
- 0.1% are Episcopalian
- 7.9% are Catholic
- 0.5% are Lutheran
- 3.3% are Methodist
- 4.0% are Pentecostal
- 0.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.2% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 9.1% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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