The small town of Orient, New York is home to a variety of religious congregations. It has two churches: Orient Congregational Church and North Fork United Methodist Church. Orient Congregational Church was founded in 1741 and offers Sunday worship services, adult Bible study classes and children's activities throughout the year. North Fork United Methodist Church is located just outside of town limits and was established in 1842. It provides services such as Sunday worship, small group Bible studies, youth ministries and community outreach programs for all ages. These churches provide the community with spiritual guidance and a sense of belonging that cannot be found anywhere else. Both also offer their members an opportunity to serve their local communities through volunteerism, charitable donations and other service projects.
72.6% of the people in Orient (zip 11957) are religious:
- 0.4% are Baptist
- 0.8% are Episcopalian
- 60.0% are Catholic
- 2.2% are Lutheran
- 1.7% are Methodist
- 0.8% are Pentecostal
- 1.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.2% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.2% are another Christian faith
- 1.4% are Judaism
- 0.4% are an eastern faith
- 1.3% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.