In the tiny town of Wevertown, NY (zip code 12886) there is a rich diversity of religious congregations. The township is made up of a range of denominations from traditional Catholic and Protestant churches to smaller, more obscure churches like Seventh-day Adventist and Jehovah’s Witness. In this area, the largest church is St Mary’s Catholic Church in Speculator. Other places of worship include Burtonsville Bible Church, North Creek Community Church and the Assembly of God Church. For those seeking to follow a less traditional path, there is also an Interfaith Sanctuary at the Mountain View Chapel. In addition to these physical locations, many locals also take part in online services such as virtual bible studies or online prayer rooms. Together these various religious congregations provide a spiritual home for many people living in this rural Northern New York town.
35.6% of the people in Wevertown (zip 12886) are religious:
- 1.2% are Baptist
- 1.7% are Episcopalian
- 22.1% are Catholic
- 0.9% are Lutheran
- 3.2% are Methodist
- 0.4% are Pentecostal
- 2.1% are Presbyterian
- 0.9% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.2% are another Christian faith
- 0.8% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.