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  1. Religious Faiths Represented in the Greater Rochester Area
  2. Religious Faiths Founded in the Greater Rochester Area
  3. Places of Worship or Religious Organizations
    1. African Methodist Episcopal (AME)
    2. Anglican
    3. Assemblies of God
    4. Baha'i' Faith
    5. Baptist
      1. American Baptist
      2. Regular Baptist
      3. Independent Baptist
    6. Buddhist
      1. General
      2. Mahayana and Vajrayana
      3. Zen
    7. Catholic
      1. Eastern Rite Catholic
      2. Melkite Greek Catholic
      3. Ukrainian Catholic
      4. Roman Catholic
      5. Rochester Catholic Organizations (non-parish)
      6. Roman Catholic inspired
      7. Other
    8. Christian Science
    9. Disciples of Christ
    10. Eckankar
    11. Episcopalian
    12. Evangelical Covenant Church
    13. Evangelical Free Church of America
    14. Independent Reformed Evangelicals
    15. Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE)
    16. Hindu
    17. Jehovah's Witnesses
    18. Jewish
      1. Reform
      2. Conservative
      3. Orthodox
      4. Chabad Lubavitch
    19. Lutheran
    20. Mennonite
    21. Methodist
      1. Free Methodist
      2. United Methodist
    22. Metropolitan Community Church
    23. Mormon
    24. Muslim
    25. Nazarene
    26. New Age
    27. Nondenominational Christian
    28. Orthodox Christian, Eastern
      1. Assembly of Bishops
      2. Other jurisdictions
    29. Orthodox Christian, Oriental
      1. Coptic Orthodox
    30. Pagan
    31. Presbyterian
    32. Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)
    33. Reformed
    34. Santería
    35. Sikh
    36. Spiritualist
    37. Unitarian Universalist
    38. United Churches
    39. Uniterranism
    40. Wesleyan
    41. Zen Buddhism
  4. Other Sites of Interest

Religious Faiths Represented in the Greater Rochester Area

This is a (short) list of various faiths that have churches or civic centers in the Rochester area.

Anglicanism, Buddhism, Christianity, Roman Catholic, Eckankar, Hindu, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Judaism, Christian Orthodox, Mormon, Paganism, Protestant, Quaker, Sikh, Spiritualism, Unitarian Universalist, Uniterranism, Zen Buddhism

Religious Faiths Founded in the Greater Rochester Area

There are two religions that have their roots in the greater Rochester area. Spiritualism was founded right in the city of Rochester, by the Fox sisters. The Mormon faith originated in the town of Palmyra NY, just east of Rochester.

Places of Worship or Religious Organizations

African Methodist Episcopal (AME)

Anglican

Assemblies of God

Baha'i' Faith

* Rochester Baha'i' Community — 693 East Ave Rochester, NY 14607 — (585) 244-2220

Baptist

American Baptist

Regular Baptist

Independent Baptist

Buddhist

General

Mahayana and Vajrayana

Zen

Catholic

The term [WWW]Catholic, which means "universal", is an umbrella term covering many churches other than the [WWW]Roman Catholic church. The Uniate churches, or [WWW]Eastern Rite Catholics, are one such group of churches under that umbrella.

Eastern Rite Catholic

The Eastern Rite Catholic, or Eastern Catholic churches have an "Eastern" Christian style of worship and theology making them very similar to Christian Orthodox churches (such as Greek, Russian, Ukranian etc). The most significant difference is they hold recognition of the supremacy of the Pope of Rome, whereas the Eastern Orthodox recognize the Pope only as the Bishop of Rome who is "first among equals." This is in reference to the [WWW]Apostolic Sees.

The following churches are considered to be Eastern Rite Catholic:

Melkite Greek Catholic

Ukrainian Catholic

Roman Catholic

Rochester Catholic Organizations (non-parish)

Roman Catholic inspired

Other

Christian Science

Disciples of Christ

Eckankar

Episcopalian

The [WWW]Episcopal Church in the USA is part of the worldwide [WWW]Anglican Communion —which is composed of autonomous national churches with historic ties to the Church of England.

Evangelical Covenant Church

Evangelical Free Church of America

Independent Reformed Evangelicals

Fellowship of Independent Reformed Evangelicals (FIRE)

Hindu

Jehovah's Witnesses

Jewish

Reform

Conservative

Orthodox

Chabad Lubavitch

Lutheran

Mennonite

Methodist

Free Methodist

United Methodist

Metropolitan Community Church

Mormon

Muslim

Nazarene

New Age

Nondenominational Christian

Orthodox Christian, Eastern

The [WWW]Eastern Orthodox Church is a collection of churches with a fundamentally agreed on theology, but unique cultural distinction (i.e. Russian versus Greek). It is one of the most ancient branches of Christianity, with Roman Catholicism the only other Church sharing that distinction (they were both one church before 1050 AD).

Assembly of Bishops

Other jurisdictions

Orthodox Christian, Oriental

The term [WWW]Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the communion of Eastern Christian Churches that recognize only the first four ecumenical councils — the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople, the First Council of Ephesus and the Second Council of Ephesus — and reject the dogmatic definitions of the Council of Chalcedon. Hence, these Churches are also called Old Oriental Churches. Despite potentially confusing nomenclature, Oriental Orthodox churches are distinct from the churches that are collectively referred to as Eastern Orthodoxy.

Coptic Orthodox

Pagan

Presbyterian

Quaker (Religious Society of Friends)

Reformed

Santería

Sikh

Spiritualist

Unitarian Universalist

United Churches

Uniterranism

Wesleyan

Zen Buddhism

Other Sites of Interest

"Mapping Religious Diversity in the Rochester, New York Area." An ethnographic study done by MCC students, and Harvard University, with links to many of the lesser-known religious organizations in the Rochester area. Fantastically thorough and diverse.