Religious Landscape MILENE FRANCIS

Objectives-  Find the religious diversity in Salt Lake County  Starting Point : Salt Lake Community College Taylorsville Redwood Campus 4600 So. Redwood Rd. Salt Lake City, UT  Distance : 4 miles radius from the starting point

Map of the area- 4 miles radius from the starting point  The map does not show all the churches buildings in this area

Religious Landscape- Pie Chart  The Pie Chart shows the religious landscape distribution in the determined area based in the churches building in this area.

Important Data Facts-  The data show that 61% of the churches buildings in this area are LDS.  12% are related to the Christian Churches without any specific category. They are not considered as Baptists, Episcopal, Presbyterians, Catholics and so forth.  The chart shows that 4% of the churches in this area non Christian.

Christian Churches - Twelve percent of the Christian Churches do not fit in any specific category of Christian Churches – T  Living Waters  World Mission Society Church of God  Redeemed Christina Church of God  Oasis Vineyard Church  Iglesia de Dios Missionera Utah  Calvary Chapel of Salt Lake  Full Armor Bible Center  Church of God SLC  Ministerios Vida Nueva  New Life Christian Center  Iglesia Getsemani  Inner Light Center Church  Church in Salt Lake  First Samoa Church  Valley Christian Church  Granger Community Christian  Hope Chapel Foursquare Gospel  Cross Point Church  River of Life Community Church  Life Church  Summit Church

Non Christian Churches- They represent 4% of the total churches in the area.  Khai Tuong Temple  Chu Lien Hoa Temple  Sikh Gudwakin Sahid  Khadeeja Islamic Center  Sacred Circle Church  Inner Light Center Chu Lien Hoa Temple Khadeeja Islamic Center Sacred Circle Temple Sikh Gudwakin Sahid

Ethnic Diversity – Among all the Christian Churches (excepted LDS) there is a small ethnic diversity with predominance of Services in Spanish. According with the data collected 63% of the churches offer services only in English. 20% of the churches have services in English and Spanish. 5% Churches are only in Spanish. 5% of the churches are from others ethics group as Tongan, Vietnan, Samoa, Korean. 7% offers services in English, Spanish and other languages as Vietnamese and Samoan.

St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church 4615 South 3200 West West Valley City, UT  The History - The history of the Episcopal Church in Utah, the first cathedral church was founded in July of 1870, first church services were held in Ogden in First Episcopal Church in Utah in Ogden

 Who worships there now (demographics) - Over 6,000 members across Utah  What happens there daily – Sunday sermons in the mornings 9am – Santa Eucaristia – Spanish 11am – Holy Communion 11am – Children Service Wednesday – 6 pm – Diner 7pm – Holy Commission 7:30pm- Discussion Pastoral Care providers are available around the clock to provide services to those in need.

The church is very active. They offer many activities for their community. They have diner every week and other events. They announce their services and events through a Facebook page. In addition, they record which sermon and post a link on Facebook.   

 Their relationship with the wider community – The Episcopal Church has a great relationship with the wider community. St. Mark’s Hospital was originally organized in 1872 with help from the church. The hospital grew and was eventually sold in 1987, the money went to the church’s stewardship in the state and funded various improvements and buildings for the Episcopal community which helps provide for under-served populations. The Church is involved with the Granger Community Christian Church to provide food bank services to the community. Every Christmas they partnership with St. Francis of Assis Church to provide needed items and gifts for the children of prisoners at the Utah State Prison every Christmas.

 Challenges they face – They don’t face many challenges, but it is a smaller lesser known church in Utah not as many members or as prominent as other churches in the area. Although there are quite a few Episcopal Churches throughout Utah. St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church –West Valley

The Vietnamese Four Square Church 4490 South 3200 West West Valley City, UT  The History - The Vietnamese Four Square Church in Utah was founded in 1991by a pastor, Mark Nguyen. They are a Vietnamese-speaking Southern Baptist church affiliated with the Utah-Idaho SBC and the Salt Lake Baptist Association. They are also member of the National Vietnamese Baptist Fellowship. Their mission is to share the Love of Jesus and the New Life in Christ to the Vietnamese community in the greater Salt Lake City area.

 Who worships there now (demographics) - There is approximately 100 members that attend the church today.  What happens there daily - The church meets Sundays mornings at 10:30 am. They also have special events throughout the year to bring the community together as a big family.

This community has a Facebook page which they post videos, pictures of their activities and also they announce others events / /  Word of Kingdom April 26, Feature Pastor Mark Nguyen and his wife.

 Challenges they face – The building that the congregation worships in use to belong to Cross Point church but this congregation took over in This congregation has split three times due to different beliefs and interpretations of the bible which has been their greatest struggle but they have now been able to overcome it.

Conclusion-  In conclusion, we are diverse in a way that we have many different religions and cultures. Although we do have religious diversity, the majority of our state is LDS. According to our research, 61% of those who reside in the area we analyzed are LDS. We measure up to the country in terms of having a diversity within religion but fall short when it comes to how wide that diversity is. It's pretty evident that our state has one dominant religion and a small number of other religions. According with the Pew Research Center, among the most religious states in U.S. Utah is 11 th on the National rank and 64% of the adults are very considered very religious.

Conclusion – cont.  The religious composition in Utah is slightly different compared with the research done in the small area in Salt Lake County.  73% are considered Christians statewide when the religious landscape done in Salt Lake County 94% are considered Christians. However, our research were based in religious buildings in this area.  The Pew Research Center shows that 4% of the population in Utah are considered Non Christian. This data match out results of 4% non Christian buildings.  Statewide Catholics represents 5% of the adults composition in Utah and our data collected shows 3%.  Comparing Jehovah's Witness, our findings show 1% of our religious landscape and less that 1% are statewide.  In Utah, 55% of the population are considered LDS and our research shows 61% of our religious landscape are LDS.

Conclusion – Cont.  Comparing Nationwide data with Utah and our research there is a significant difference among religious groups specially LDS. Nationwide LDS are 1.6% of the entire adult population in U. S. in contrast of 55% in Utah. The Religious Landscape in Salt Lake County can relate more with the Statewide data than nationwide. However the percentage of the Christian population in Utah differ only 3.6% compared with the nation. Non- Christians faiths differ only 1.9% from nationwide compared with Utah. Nationwide: Christians % LDS -1.6% Catholic % Jehovah's Witness - 0.8% Non- Christian - 5.9% Statewide : Christians - 73% LDS -55% Catholic - 5% Jehovah's Witness - <1% Non- Christian - 4%

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