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===Religion=== Greenville is predominantly [[Protestant Christian]], with large concentrations of [[Baptists]], [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalians]], [[Methodists]], and various other [[Evangelicalism|evangelical]] groups. [[Presbyterians]] and [[Disciples of Christ]] also constitute a significant portion of the population.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Population In Greenville, North Carolina |url=https://dwellics.com/north-carolina/community-in-greenville |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Dwellics |language=en}}</ref> The [[Roman Catholic]] community in Greenville has seen steady growth over the years, with the migration of [[Hispanic]] workers to the area, along with significant numbers of people from the Mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States who work for [[East Carolina University]], the [[ECU Health]], and other employers. There are two primary Catholic Parishes in Greenville including St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother on Dickinson Avenue and St. Peter Catholic Church on East 4th Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dioceseofraleigh.org/about/diocese|title=The Diocese|website=Diocese of Raleigh|language=en|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> St. Gabriel's serves hundreds of Spanish speaking families and supports a Head Start program in the West Greenville area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stgabrielgreenville.org/about|title=St. Gabriel's Catholic Church - Greenville, NC: About|website=www.stgabrielgreenville.org|access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref> St. Peter's Catholic Church in Greenville supports a day school for grades K-8.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saint Peter Catholic School |url=https://www.stpeterscatholicschool.com/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=St. Peter Catholic School |language=en}}</ref> [[John Paul II Catholic High School (North Carolina)|John Paul II Catholic High School]] supports grades 9-12.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.jp2highschool.com/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=John Paul II Catholic High School |language=en-US}}</ref> Greenville's Jewish community has seen continued growth. Congregation Bayt Shalom, a congregation affiliated with both [[Reform Judaism]] and [[Conservative Judaism]], was previously led by the first [[African-American]] female rabbi in the United States, [[Alysa Stanton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jewish Life in Greenville |url=https://jewishnc.org/jewish-communities-in-north-carolina/jewish-life-in-greenville-nc/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Heritage North Carolina |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=http://baytshalom.org/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328194931/http://www.baytshalom.org/ |url-status=usurped |archive-date=March 28, 2007 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Congregation Bayt Shalom |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=JWA Staff |title=Alysa Stanton |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/stanton-alysa |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Women's Archive |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 6, 2009 |title=Alysa Stanton ordained as first African-American female rabbi |url=https://jwa.org/thisweek/jun/06/2009/alysa-stanton |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=Jewish Women's Archive |language=en}}</ref> The growth and diverse nature of the city's population has also resulted in the addition of an Islamic Mosque and Hindu Temple within the last decade.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |title=Islamic Center of Eastern North Carolina |url=https://greenvillencmasjid.org/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=greenvillencmasjid.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Hindu Temple Of Greenville |url=https://localservices.sulekha.com/the-hindu-temple-of-greenville_greenville-nc_948284 |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=localservices.sulekha.com |language=en}}</ref> A minority of the city's population also identifies as "[[Irreligion|non-religious]]" or having no affiliation to any religion.<ref name=":2" />
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