Washington, New Jersey is home to a diverse variety of religious congregations. These include Catholic, Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian churches as well as a synagogue and a meetinghouse for the Society of Friends. Each congregation provides spiritual and emotional support to its members while also offering educational activities such as bible studies, classes on faith and community events. The churches in Washington also play an important role in the local community by providing services such as food pantries or health care facilities. Through these charitable services, they are able to bring people from all walks of life together to build stronger connections between individuals and communities.
42.9% of the people in Washington (zip 07882) are religious:
- 0.0% are Baptist
- 1.0% are Episcopalian
- 25.9% are Catholic
- 2.1% are Lutheran
- 6.2% are Methodist
- 0.3% are Pentecostal
- 3.4% are Presbyterian
- 0.0% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.0% are another Christian faith
- 0.2% are Judaism
- 0.3% are an eastern faith
- 1.4% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.