Editing Sugar Land, Texas (section)

===Religion===
====Catholicism====
[[Catholics]] account for over 30% of the city population with 11,998 households registered by St. Laurence, St. Thomas Aquinas, and St. Theresa parishes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |title=Find a Parish |publisher=Archgh.org |access-date=June 24, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029190530/http://www.archgh.org/default.asp?id=5 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston]] operates three churches in Sugar Land:
* St. Laurence Church – Its sanctuary had its dedication ceremony in 1992. By 2006 St. Laurence had 4,600 families on its rolls and was oversubscribed. Its service area previously included [[Sienna Plantation]].<ref name=DooleyMembershipBoom>{{cite web|author=Dooley, Tara|url=https://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Catholic-archdiocese-seeing-membership-boom-1490961.php|title=Catholic archdiocese seeing membership boom|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=March 25, 2006|access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>
* St. Theresa Church – The [[Imperial Sugar Company]] donated the land for the church, which opened in 1924. In 1955 the [[Basilian Fathers]] began serving as employees.<ref>{{cite web|author=Henderson, Robert B.|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Diocese-assigns-new-priest-to-church-in-Sugar-Land-2061684.php|title=Diocese assigns new priest to church in Sugar Land|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=October 18, 2001|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> In 2006 it was finalizing expansion plans,<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-takes-expansion-steps-1851153.php|title=Sugar Land church takes expansion steps|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=January 5, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> which originated from a 2005 survey.<ref>{{cite web|author=Foster, Bliss|url=https://www.chron.com/news/article/Sugar-Land-church-to-revise-expansion-plan-1853616.php|title=Sugar Land church to revise expansion plan|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=September 28, 2006|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref>
* St. Thomas Aquinas Church<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stasugarland.com/|title=Home|publisher=St. Thomas Aquinas Church|access-date=May 30, 2020|quote=12627 W. BELLFORT AVE SUGAR LAND, TX 77478}} - On [https://www.sugarlandtx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/4597/City-Map-Book?bidId= Map Book page 3D]</ref>

====Hinduism====
The [[BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Houston]], a [[Swaminarayan]] sect Hindu temple, is along Brand Lane in [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]] [[Fort Bend County]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fcc3bc201aca57a1f6a9-358b951b55aa5ffcd7f6e60e00990c32.r30.cf1.rackcdn.com/City_Map_Updated_Jan_15.pdf|title=Map of Stafford|publisher=[[Stafford, Texas|City of Stafford]]|access-date=November 7, 2019}} - [http://www.staffordtx.gov/maps-gis/pdf-maps.html Linked from this page on the Stafford website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016161313/http://www.staffordtx.gov/maps-gis/pdf-maps.html |date=October 16, 2020 }} - Based on the location, BAPS is in the [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]] but not the city limits</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baps.org/houston|title=Home|publisher=BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston, TX, USA|access-date=November 7, 2019|quote=BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 1150 Brand Lane Stafford, TX 77477 USA }} - Despite the "Stafford, TX" city name, it is outside of the Stafford city limits</ref><!--This may only be changed *IF* the city of Stafford annexes the land. If it does, it will release an article about it--> near [[Stafford, Texas|Stafford]] and Sugar Land.<ref name=DooleySree>Dooley, Tara. "[http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/New-Hindu-temple-is-dedicated-in-Stafford-1659580.php New Hindu temple is dedicated in Stafford]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. July 26, 2004. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.</ref> The Sri Saumyakasi, a Sugar Land [[Chinmaya]] Hindu temple, opened in December 2007. It is the only Hindu temple in the city devoted to [[Shiva]]. The Chinmaya Mission Houston started in 1982. Originally classes were held in an apartment. In a ten year period the members raised $2.5 million for the permanent temple.<ref>Karkabi, Barbara. "[http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Hindu-learning-is-the-focus-of-Sugar-Land-temple-1756179.php Hindu learning is the focus of Sugar Land temple]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. February 9, 2008. Retrieved on May 3, 2014.</ref> Shri Krishna Vrundavana has a Sugar Land postal address, but is physically in the [[Alief]] super neighborhood in the Houston city limits.<ref name=KadifaSugarLand>{{cite web|author=Kadifa, Margaret|url=https://www.chron.com/neighborhood/fortbend/news/article/Hindu-temple-finds-new-home-in-Sugar-Land-6683194.php|title=Hindu temple finds new home in Sugar Land|agency=[[Fort Bend Sun]]|newspaper=[[Houston Chronicle]]|date=December 8, 2015|access-date=June 7, 2020|quote=10223 Synott Road}} - This property [http://www.txtemple.org/ has a Sugar Land postal address] but in fact is in the city of Houston. [https://web.archive.org/web/19961031170034/http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/annexation/annexation_FAQ.html USPS postal service boundaries do not necessarily correspond to municipal boundaries]. Compare the address to the maps of the Houston city limits.</ref><ref name=Houstonmap>{{cite web|url=https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/MycityFiles/documents/map-2018CityLimit-Districts_pj20489.pdf|title=City of Houston and ETJ|publisher=City of Houston|access-date=June 7, 2020|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523095727/https://cohegis.houstontx.gov/cohgisweb/MycityFiles/documents/map-2018CityLimit-Districts_pj20489.pdf|url-status=dead}} and {{cite web|url=https://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Demographics/docs_pdfs/SN/25_Alief.pdf|title=No. 25 Super Neighborhood Resource Assessment (Alief)|publisher=City of Houston|page=2|access-date=June 7, 2020}} - Compare these maps to the Shri Krishna Vrundavana address: "10223 Synott Road"  to the Masjid At-Taqwa address: "10415 Synott Road, Sugar Land, TX, 77478", and to the Darul Arqam Southwest address, same as that of Masjid At-Taqwa.</ref> It occupies the 450-person, {{convert|9000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} former La Festa Hall. It was established in 2011 with about 200 people in its congregation; originally the temple rented its property. In October 2015 the temple organizers bought the current site for $1.3 million. In December 2015 its congregation had numbered over 800.<ref name=KadifaSugarLand/>

==== Islam ====
The [[Islamic Society of Greater Houston]] operates two mosques in the area, Masjid Maryam (New Territory Islamic Center)<ref name="Maryam Islamic Center">{{Cite web|title=Maryam Islamic Center|url=https://www.maryammasjid.org/|access-date=2022-02-01|language=en-US}}</ref> and Masjid At-Taqwa (Synott Islamic Center).<ref name="Maryam Islamic Center"/>