The 12759 zip code of Loch Sheldrake, New York is home to a number of religious congregations. The small community is made up of several Protestant churches and one catholic church. To the south lies Sullivan County's only Jewish congregation, Temple Beth El. Nearby in the Sullivan County seat of Monticello, there are two more Baptist churches as well as a Presbyterian and Methodist church. All congregations in Loch Sheldrake offer weekly services for their members and have active children's ministries along with other outreach programs in the area. The diverse range of faith traditions helps to add to the richness of life in this rural community and contribute to its unique culture.
40.7% of the people in Loch Sheldrake (zip 12759) are religious:
- 0.1% are Baptist
- 0.2% are Episcopalian
- 19.9% are Catholic
- 0.7% are Lutheran
- 4.0% are Methodist
- 0.7% are Pentecostal
- 1.5% are Presbyterian
- 0.2% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 0.8% are another Christian faith
- 5.6% are Judaism
- 2.9% are an eastern faith
- 3.9% affilitates with Islam
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