Religious Diversity in America By Bonnie Wood Harrison

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

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

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 Visitsaltlake. com

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

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.

Findings for utah in percentage of population

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

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

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

Facts about The top 3 churches in michigan ➢ Christ Church Detroit○ ○ ➢ Gethsemane Evangelical Church○ ○ ○ ➢ 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 1860 -1863 (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 ○ ○ 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 18 th century, among which St Mary's in Manchester Michigan was one.

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”

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

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

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.

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

About this location 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.

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

Citations “Community Diversity in Salt Lake | Cultures & Religions. ” Tours, History & Information, Visit Salt Lake, www. visitsaltlake. com/about-salt-lake/community-diversity/. ● http: //www. slbuddhist. org/index. htm ● ● http: //www. waymarking. com/waymarks/WMAMF 9_Salt_Lake_Buddhist_Temple https: //undergod. procon. org/view. resource. php? resource. ID=000068