Athens, NY is a small town located in upstate New York. With a population of around 3,900 people, the town has several local religious congregations that provide weekly services and community events to its members. These include First Presbyterian Church, St. Hyacinth’s Roman Catholic Church, Cornerstone Assembly of God and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons). Each faith offers different services for their congregation such as Sunday morning worship services, Bible studies and fellowship activities like dinners and game nights. The churches also offer outreach opportunities to the wider Athens community through volunteer programs such as soup kitchens or recovery support groups. In addition, many churches also offer seasonal events like Christmas pageants or Easter egg hunts for families to attend. All these churches provide meaningful spiritual guidance and outreach to the people of Athens which helps create a strong sense of community in this small town.
37.2% of the people in Athens (zip 12015) are religious:
- 0.3% are Baptist
- 0.8% are Episcopalian
- 20.7% are Catholic
- 1.9% are Lutheran
- 7.3% are Methodist
- 0.1% are Pentecostal
- 2.3% are Presbyterian
- 0.3% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.7% are another Christian faith
- 0.4% are Judaism
- 0.3% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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