Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

=== Religion ===
[[File:Service-pnp-habshaer-nj-nj0000-nj0010-photos-111470pv.jpg|thumb|Newton Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends]]
Camden has religious institutions including many churches and their associated non-profit organizations and community centers such as the Little Rock Baptist Church in the Parkside section of Camden, First Nazarene Baptist Church, 
Kaighn Avenue Baptist Church, and the Parkside United Methodist Church. Other congregations that are active now are Newton Monthly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends, on Haddon Avenue and Cooper Street and the Masjid at 1231 Mechanic St, Camden, NJ 08104.

The first [[Church of Scientology|Scientology church]] was incorporated in December 1953 in Camden by [[L. Ron Hubbard]], his wife [[Mary Sue Hubbard]], and John Galusha.<ref>{{cite book |last=Atack |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Atack |url=https://archive.org/details/pieceofblueskysc00atac |title=A Piece of Blue Sky |publisher=Carol Publishing Group |year=1990 |isbn=978-0-8184-0499-3 |location=New York, NY}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hubbard |first=L. Ron |author-link=L. Ron Hubbard |title=Pulpateer |url=http://literary.lronhubbard.org/page29.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070730052209/http://literary.lronhubbard.org/page29.htm |archive-date=July 30, 2007 |access-date=June 7, 2006 |publisher=Church of Scientology International}}</ref>
[[File:Service-pnp-vrg-04800-04876v.jpg|thumb|Sacred Heart Catholic Church on Broadway and Ferry Ave in Camden]]
Father Michael Doyle, the pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic Church located in South Camden, has played a large role in Camden's spiritual and social history. In 1971, Doyle was part of the [[The Camden 28|Camden 28]], a group of anti-Vietnam War activists who planned to raid a draft board office in the city. This is noted by many as the start of Doyle's activities as a radical 'Catholic Left'. Following these activities, Monsignor Doyle went on to become the pastor of Sacred Heart Church, remaining known for his poetry and activism.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trethan |first=Phaedra |title=Poet, pacifist, provocateur: Portrait of a priest |url=https://www.courierpostonline.com/story/news/2016/11/21/poet-pacifist-provocateur-portrait-priest/94076116/ |access-date=October 24, 2019 |website=Courier-Post}}</ref> Monsignor Doyle and the Sacred Heart Church's main mission is to form a connection between the primarily white suburban surrounding areas and the inner-city of Camden.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sacred Heart {{!}} Our Parish |url=http://www.sacredheartcamden.org/test/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153250/http://www.sacredheartcamden.org/test/ |archive-date=December 20, 2016 |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=www.sacredheartcamden.org}}</ref>

In 1982, Father Mark Aita of Holy Name of Camden founded the St. Luke's Catholic Medical Services. Aita, a medical doctor and a member of the [[Society of Jesus]], created the first medical system in Camden that did not use rotating primary care physicians. Since its conception, St. Luke's has grown to include Patient Education Classes as well as home medical services, aiding over seven thousand Camden residents.<ref>{{Cite web |date=November 3, 2011 |title=St. Luke's Catholic Medical Services in North Camden {{!}} Catholic Star Herald |url=http://catholicstarherald.org/st-lukes-catholic-medical-services-in-north-camden/ |access-date=December 18, 2016 |website=catholicstarherald.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=stlukescms |title=St. Luke's Catholic Medical Services |url=http://stlukescms.blogspot.com/ |access-date=December 18, 2016}}</ref>