Editing Scottsdale, Arizona (section)

===Religion===
Scottsdale is home to a large number of [[church (building)|churches]], [[chapels]], [[temples]], [[synagogues]], [[mosques]] and other places of religious worship. Though the majority of Scottsdale residents consider themselves of, or practicing of, the [[Christianity|Christian]] faith(s) – including [[Protestant]] and [[Roman Catholic]] – the city's high population growth over the years has resulted in a more diverse population. Most notably, greater numbers of [[Eastern Orthodox]] and [[Jews]] have been added to the population. Though smaller in number, [[Hindu]], [[Sikh]] and [[Buddhist]] communities also exist within the city of Scottsdale. There is also a small population of members of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], as is common throughout Phoenix, Arizona, and the Western United States.

The first church founded in Scottsdale was the First Baptist Church of Scottsdale, which was built by Scott and his family. The church has named a small non-profit coffee shop on the corner of their campus after Scott, called Winfield's.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://fbcscottsdale.church/media/tell-the-story|title=First Church{{!}} First Scottsdale Church|website=www.fbcscottsdale.church/ |access-date=June 12, 2020}}</ref>
[[Congregation Beth Israel (Scottsdale, Arizona)|Congregation Beth Israel]], the oldest [[Reform Judaism]] congregation in the [[Phoenix metropolitan area]] is in Scottsdale,<ref name=HistoryofCBI>[http://www.cbiaz.org/content.php?sub=2 History of CBI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622201721/http://www.cbiaz.org/content.php?sub=2 |date=June 22, 2008 }}, Synagogue website, Our Community. Accessed December 4, 2008.</ref> and is the largest congregation in [[Arizona]].<ref name=Ettenborough2003p25>Ettenborough, Kelly. ''Arizona's Sanctuaries, Retreats, and Sacred Places'', Big Earth Publishing, 2003, {{ISBN|9781565794382}}, p. 25.</ref> In North Scottsdale, there is the Jewish Community Center of Phoenix and the New Shul. The community center was originally in central Phoenix, it had eventually outgrown the location and was looking to relocate and build a more expansive campus.

In 2009, a new [[Armenian Apostolic]] church was built in the city, representing the larger numbers of Armenians in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Crandall |first1=Sean |title=Armenian church to open first Arizona sanctuary |url=http://archive.azcentral.com/news/articles/2009/09/19/20090919armenian0920.html#ixzz37Ly0uEZU |website=AZ Central |access-date=July 17, 2019}}</ref>