Editing Redlands, California (section)

===Religion===
[[File:Redlandscongregational.JPG|thumb|First Congregational Church]]
[[File:Redlands temple 1.jpg|thumb|[[Redlands California Temple|Redlands Temple]] of the LDS Church]]

Prior to European colonization, local [[tongva]] [[Serrano people]] practiced spirituality for millennia, [[Food web|web of life]] customs. The first known monotheistic religious establishment in Redlands, was of the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith. The [[catholic]] [[San Bernardino de Sena Estancia]] by [[Francisco Dumetz]] was established in 1819 on the feast day of [[Bernardino of Siena|Saint Bernardine]]. Part of an outpost of the [[Mission San Gabriel Arcángel]] located 56 miles from Los Angeles, CA., a days trip walking. This outpost, was used to convert local native [[Tongva]], [[Serrano people|Serrano]], and [[Cahuilla]] Native Americans to christianity. With Spanish colonization and the subsequent Mexican era, San Bernardino Valley was a sparsely populated land grant rancho, considering it unsuitable for an actual mission. The estancia was later sold to [[José del Carmen Lugo]] who made it his home in 1842. The Catholic presence remains with the [[Holy Name of Jesus Church (Redlands, California)|Holy Name of Jesus]] Catholic Church and the [[Discalced Carmelites|Discalced Carmelite Friars]] retreat compound established in 1952. Known as The Carmelo Retreat House.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elcarmelo.org/history/|title=History &#124; El Carmelo Retreat House}}</ref>

Jose del Carmen later sold his land grant of the San Bernardino Valley, including the estancia to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints members [[Amasa Lyman]] and [[Charles C. Rich]], establishing a Mormon colony in nearby San Bernardino, CA.<ref name="Masters">Nathan Masters, [http://www.kcet.org/updaily/socal_focus/history/la-as-subject/san-bernardino-was-founded-as-a-mormon-colony.html When San Bernardino Was a Mormon Colony], [[KCET]] (August 17, 2015).</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/when-san-bernardino-was-a-mormon-colony | title=When San Bernardino Was a Mormon Colony | date=August 17, 2015 }}</ref> Mormon presence remains in Redlands after the property was sold to Dr. [[Ben Barton]] in the late 1850s. The [[Redlands California Temple]] is the 116th operating temple of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church) and one of four [[temple (LDS Church)|LDS temples]] in Southern California.

Other variety of religions have a presence in Redlands, including a number of other [[Christianity|Christian]] faiths, also [[Judaism]], and [[Islam]]. There is a Redlands Area Interfaith Council.<ref>See [http://www.city-data.com/city/Redlands-California.html Redlands Detailed Profile], [http://www.redlandsweb.com/about/worship.htm Redlands Worship] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081216092548/http://www.redlandsweb.com/about/worship.htm |date=December 16, 2008 }}, and [http://www.pluralism.org/news/article.php?id=5836 Religious Diversity News] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019150341/http://www.pluralism.org/news/article.php?id=5836 |date=October 19, 2007 }}.</ref> 
Redlands has a large [[Seventh-day Adventist]] population along with the neighboring town of [[Loma Linda, California|Loma Linda]].

[[History of the Jews in Los Angeles|Judaism]] Congregation Emanu El, formerly located in nearby San Bernardino, in 2013 dedicated its new building on Ford Street in Redlands. The Congregation claims to trace its history back to the 1850s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |date=October 28, 2011 |url=http://www.emanuelsb.org/about-us/our-history/}}</ref>