Afton, VA is a beautiful town located in Nelson County with a population of approximately 1,200. There are several local religious congregations in Afton, including the Afton United Methodist Church, Central Baptist Church and St. John's Catholic Church. The Afton United Methodist Church is a vibrant church community offering worship services on Sundays at 9:30am and 11:00am as well as an array of ministries for people of all ages throughout the week. Central Baptist Church offers Sunday School at 9:45am followed by morning worship at 11:00am with various other ministries and activities to meet the needs of its members. Finally, St. John's Catholic Church provides Mass seven days a week, confession hours on Saturdays from 3:30pm-4:30pm and year-round faith formation classes and activities for all ages through its Faith Formation Program. All churches in Afton provide an important spiritual outlet for the local community as well as opportunities for fellowship and service to others.
51.5% of the people in Afton (zip 22920) are religious:
- 29.4% are Baptist
- 0.5% are Episcopalian
- 4.1% are Catholic
- 0.0% are Lutheran
- 9.2% are Methodist
- 1.1% are Pentecostal
- 2.4% are Presbyterian
- 0.0% are Church of Jesus Christ
- 2.0% are another Christian faith
- 0.0% are Judaism
- 2.9% are an eastern faith
- 0.0% affilitates with Islam
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