The small rural town of Hereford, Pennsylvania was home to several churches in 18056. These congregations included the Church of the Brethren, which was founded in 1778, St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, and St. Paul’s Reformed Church. Additionally, there were Roman Catholic and Methodist Episcopal churches as well as a few others that served members of the local community. Most churches were organized around traditional worship services, but some also featured educational programming for adults and children alike. This provided not only spiritual enrichment but also offered knowledge to those who may not have had access to formal education at the time. Furthermore, these churches helped to build a sense of community and connectedness between congregation members and other Hereford residents.
48.4% of the people in Hereford (zip 18056) are religious:
- 0.2% are Baptist
- 0.4% are Episcopalian
- 19.1% are Catholic
- 10.4% are Lutheran
- 3.1% are Methodist
- 2.4% are Pentecostal
- 7.0% are Presbyterian
- 0.4% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 4.7% are another Christian faith
- 0.3% are Judaism
- 0.0% are an eastern faith
- 0.2% affilitates with Islam
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According to some estimates, there are roughly 4,200 religions in the world.