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What are the main religions in the Lancaster District?

Source: 2001 Census
Religion %
No. of people
Christian 76.3
102,196
No religion 13.6
18,251
Not stated 8.7
11,619
Muslim 0.59
778
Other 0.27
366
Buddhist 0.25
337
Hindu 0.13
176
Jewish 0.09
118
Sikh 0.05
63
Total religious minorities 1.4
1838

Links to local religious organisations

Buddhist Christian Jewish
Muslim Quaker Other
Multi-Faith Resources

Buddhist

Chenrezig Kadampa Buddhist Centre
93 King St, Lancaster.
tel: 01524 596108

The Friends of the Western Buddhist Order: Lancaster
contact: Samagita tel: 01524 389 705

Lancaster Serene Reflection Buddhist Meditation Group
The group provides a focus where we can meditate with others, draw encouragement and learn from them, and examine how Buddhist insights can help us practically in living from a deeper perspective. Newcomers are very welcome and meditation instruction is available.
The groups meets on Mondays at 7.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Lancaster (next to the railway station).
No charge for meetings - costs covered by donations. We are affiliated to the Order of Buddhist Contemplatives and following the Serene Reflection Meditation (Soto Zen) tradition, and have connections with Throssel Hole Buddhist Abbey, in Northumberland.
Contact details: Kate Shirra-Gibb 01524 39918, or Paul Taylor (daytime) on 01524 593621

Rigpa Meditation Study and Practice Group
Info Tel: 07811 157102.
To join e-mail list, email: lancssfg@yahoo.co.uk

Christian

Lancashire Churches Guide

Brookhouse Methodist Church

Christchurch (United Reformed), Broadway, Morecambe

Church of the Nazarene

Connections Christian Fellowship

Free Grace Baptist Church

Kings Community Church

Lancaster Baptist Church

Lancaster Methodist Church

Lancaster Priory

Lancaster Roman Catholic Diocese Online

Lancaster Unitarians

Morecambe Community Church

St Peter's RC Cathedral, Lancaster

St. Thomas' Church,
Marton St, Lancaster

Local United Reform Churches

Jewish

Lancaster University Jewish Society

Muslim

Lancashire Council of Mosques

Lancaster Islamic Society
Fenton Street, Lancaster LA1 1LA.
Tel: 01524 64131

BOOK: Beyond Face Value
Handbook for employers on providing facilities + arrangements necessary to support Muslims in the workforce. St Martin's College Business + Community Enterprise Unit.

Quaker

Friends Meeting House
Meeting House Lane, Lancaster. (next to train station)
Tel: 01524 412351

Other

The Church of the Perpetually Confused (Discordian)

Gujarat Hindu Society
Hindu Cultural & Recreational Centre
South Meadow Lane, Preston PR1 8JN
Tel: 01772 253901

Lancaster University Pagan Society
Umbrella organisation for all pagan faiths and for people who are interested in finding out about paganism, the occult, divination and magic.

Sahaj Marg
Tel: 07941477274

Multi-Faith Resources

Friends Meeting House
Meeting House Lane, Lancaster. (next to train station)
Tel: 01524 412351
This is a very active Quaker Meeting House. It has a number of meeting rooms and the Quakers kindly allow these to be used by several groups following other spiritual practices.

Lancaster University Chaplaincy Centre

St. Martins College Chaplaincy Centre

See our DIVERSITY section to find out more about the different cultural streams in our community.



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