Lubbock, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Religion === [[Christianity]] is the dominant religion in Lubbock and its metropolitan area, being part of the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Erica Pauda A.-J. |title=Many religions practiced in local community |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180325/many-religions-practiced-in-local-community |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424234759/https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180325/many-religions-practiced-in-local-community |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Religion in Lubbock, Texas |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/lubbock |website=Sperling's BestPlaces |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424234759/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/lubbock |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2020, the largest Christian groups were [[Baptists]], followed by the [[Catholic Church]] and [[Methodism]]. The largest Baptist denominations within the Lubbock area are the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] and [[Baptist General Convention of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SBC Churches Directory |url=https://churches.sbc.net/ |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=churches.sbc.net |language=en-US |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073354/https://churches.sbc.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Baptists - Churches |url=https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=texasbaptists.org |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165955/https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Catholics within the metropolitan area are primarily served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock]]. Methodists are divided between the [[United Methodist Church]] and other smaller Methodist bodies. [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] dedicated a [[Lubbock Texas Temple|temple]] in the city in 2002 that serves church members living in West Texas, the Panhandle, and adjacent parts of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lubbock-texas-temple/ |last=Satterfield |first=Rick |title=Lubbock Texas Temple |accessdate=April 3, 2023 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405235817/https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lubbock-texas-temple/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Of the religious population, 1.9% practiced [[Islam]]; the Islamic religion is the second largest in the area as of 2020.<ref name=":1" /> Eastern faiths including [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]] were collectively the third largest groups in Lubbock, and [[Judaism]] was practiced by an estimated 0.1% of the population. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page