1. Religious Diversity in America
By: Bonnie Wood, Harrison Wood, Santiago Torres, Christian Godoy

2. Our Religious Landscape
MIchigan
Downtown
Salt Lake City
Utah
United States of America

3. Downtown salt lake city
“Since the Mormon Pioneers first settled Salt Lake in 1847, the LDS Church has been the predominant religion of the city, county, state and region.
However, Mormonism is but one of the many religions practiced in Salt Lake.”
Other religions include
Baptist
Buddhist
Catholic
Episcopalian
Greek Orthodox
Hindu
Islam
Jewish
Lutheran
Methodist
Presbyterian
Sikh
Unitarian
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4. Our findings for downtown salt lake
LDS was most dominate
Catholica was next with population
Buddhism and Protestant both came close in numbers for third

5. Like downtown Salt Lake, the state is dominantly LDS.
Religion in Utah
Like downtown Salt Lake, the state is dominantly LDS.
However, there are many other churches that are shown and represented in this state.

6. Findings for utah in percentage of population

7. Top 3 religions churches in michigan
Saint Mary Catholic Church
Christian Church of Detroit
Gethsemane Evangelical Church

8. Michigan religious Landscape
Michigan is mostly christian
Residents who are religious mostly identify themselves as Roman Catholic
Over 70% of the residents are Christians
In the year 2010 the Roman Catholic church had about 1,171,296 members
Also a small but growing group of muslims
The Roman catholics has six dioceses and one archdiocese in the state.
The dioceses are in Saginaw, Detroit, Marquette,Kalamazoo,Lansing, Grand Rapids and Gaylord
Only organized religion in the state until the nineteenth century.
The second oldest Roman Catholic parish in the country is the Anne de Détroit (Sainte-Anne-de-Détroit), which was built in 1701 in Detroit
Dioceses: A district under the pastoral care of a bishop in the Christian Church.
Archdiocese: the district for which an archbishop is responsible

9. Christian 70%
Evangelical Protestant 25%
Mainline Protestant 18%
Catholic 18%
Jewish 1%
Hindu <1%
LDS <1%
Orthodox <1%
Islam <1%
Buddhist 1%

10. Facts about The top 3 churches in michigan
Christ Church Detroit-
It is also known as Old Christ Church, Detroit. It is the oldest Protestant church in Michigan and is still located on its original site.
Built (opened)
In the year 1970 it was designated a Michigan State Historic Site
a year later in 1971 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Gethsemane Evangelical Church-
It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980 and in 1982 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Opened 1891
The congregation used the building until 1976, when they went defunct. In 1978 the building was purchased by the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church.
The Motor City Baptist Church congregation was organized in 1967 by Rev. John W. Haynes and his wife.
It now houses the Motor City Missionary Baptist Church.
Saint Mary Catholic Church-Manchester-
St Mary's Church was an Anglican parish church in Manchester, England. The expanding population of Manchester, led to the foundation of several new churches during the 18th century, among which St Mary's in Manchester Michigan was one.

11. Religious facts about american religion
“About a third of Americans (35%) say they read scripture at least once a week”
The belief in a god has decreased almost 10% in 7 years.
Majority religion is still christian protestant
There are “313 religions and denominations in the United States”

12. Religion for the nation
There are many interesting facts about religion in our Nation:

13. Site visit #1 Kingdom hall -Jehovah’s witnesses
We visited the JW church with expectations of:
Being preached at
Evangelical talk and preaching
Long boring sermons

14. What actually happened
They were all very friendly!
They helped us know what was going to happen and what to expect.
They did provide us with their readings “The watchtower” so we could follow along in the discussion.

15. Site visit #2 salt lake buddhist temple
Why this location?
We felt like it would be interesting to learn more about the Buddhist religion and their practices.
Address: 211 W 100 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84101
Time and date of visit: 10/21/18 at 10:00 AM

16. About this location services
The sect is called Jodo Shinshu Honganji Ha, or Nishi Honganji.
Their Mother Temple and International Headquarters is located in Kyoto, Japan.
They are also affiliated with the Buddhist Churches of America (B.C.A.)
To follow the Nembutsu path is to live a life of gratitude for Amida Buddha's infinite wisdom and compassion.
The Temple is here to help us understand how we may express appreciation for the wondrous gift of Shinjin bestowed upon us.
services
Services are generally held each Sunday at 10:00 am.

17. We are grateful for the religious diversity in our country and in our lives. With diversity comes understanding and with understanding comes peace.

18. Citations
“Community Diversity in Salt Lake | Cultures & Religions.” Tours, History & Information, Visit Salt Lake,