Petal, MS is a small town located in the southern United States. It has a population of roughly 10,500 people and is the home to a variety of religious congregations. Petal offers seven different churches, all of which serve different denominations of Christianity. These churches are First Baptist Church of Petal, Bethany Baptist Church, Pineview Baptist Church, Petal Methodist Church, First Presbyterian Church of Petal, St. Thomas Catholic Church and Hillcrest Baptist Church. Each church provides weekly worship services as well as Sunday school classes for children and youth programs such as Vacation Bible School. Many churches also host special events throughout the year including holiday services and community outreach events. All of these churches provide spiritual guidance and fellowship to their members and visitors alike so those who live in or visit Petal can find a place to connect with God.
68.9% of the people in Petal (zip 39465) are religious:
- 31.3% are Baptist
- 1.0% are Episcopalian
- 8.9% are Catholic
- 0.3% are Lutheran
- 9.3% are Methodist
- 2.0% are Pentecostal
- 2.4% are Presbyterian
- 2.4% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 10.2% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.8% affilitates with Islam
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