Armstrong, Iowa is home to a variety of religious congregations. The most prominent are St. Paul's Lutheran Church, First United Methodist Church, and Trinity Lutheran Church. Each of these churches has a long history in the community and is still a vibrant part of the community today, providing faith-based activities and opportunities for fellowship and worship to their members. St. Paul's Lutheran Church offers services in both English and Spanish, with weekly Sunday services in both languages. The First United Methodist Church was founded in 1887 and continues to offer weekly Sunday school classes during the morning service and other activities throughout the week such as Bible study, youth group meetings, prayer meetings, and fellowship dinners. Trinity Lutheran Church provides worship in English at their weekly Sunday service as well as offering numerous Bible studies throughout the year. All three churches are active participants in local events such as city parades or festivals as well as participating in regional ministries such as food pantries or homeless shelters.
73.8% of the people in Armstrong (zip 50514) are religious:
- 0.9% are Baptist
- 0.0% are Episcopalian
- 15.5% are Catholic
- 32.6% are Lutheran
- 14.5% are Methodist
- 0.0% are Pentecostal
- 5.8% are Presbyterian
- 0.0% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 4.4% 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.