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===Religion=== In Greensboro, [[Sperling's BestPlaces]] determined that 48.33% of the population was religiously affiliated as of 2017. The largest religion in Greensboro is [[Christianity]], with the most affiliates being either [[Baptist]] (11.85%) or [[Methodist]] (10.25%). The remaining Christian populations are [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]] (3.97%), [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] (3.71%), [[Pentecostalism|Pentecostal]] (2.61%), [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] (1.17%), [[Latter Day Saint movement|Latter-Day Saints]] (1.02%), [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] (0.96%), and members of other Christian denominations (11.03%) including [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America|Greek Orthodox]], [[Quakers|Quaker]], [[Moravian Church|Moravian]], [[Church of Christ]], and [[Nondenominational Christianity|non-denominational]] churches. After Christianity, the largest religion in Greensboro is [[Islam]] (0.82%), followed by [[Judaism]] (0.60%). [[Eastern religions]] such as [[Hinduism]] and [[Buddhism]] were the least common in Greensboro (0.34%).<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/north_carolina/greensboro| title=Religion in Greensboro, North Carolina| publisher=Bestplaces.net| access-date=January 9, 2017}}</ref> In 2010, the Association of Religious Data Archives reported [[Protestantism]] was the largest form of Christianity practiced in the city and metropolitan area. [[Evangelicalism|Evangelical Protestantism]] dominated religious society alongside conservative, primarily [[Black church|African American churches]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Association of Religion Data Archives {{!}} Maps & Reports|url=https://www.thearda.com/rcms2010/rcms2010.asp?U=24660&T=metro&Y=2010&S=Name|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.thearda.com}}</ref> Most of the Baptist community were and continue to be dominated by the [[Southern Baptist Convention]],<ref>{{cite web|title=SBC Churches Directory|url=https://churches.sbc.net/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Southern Baptist Convention|language=en-US}}</ref> [[National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc.|National Baptist Convention (USA)]], [[American Baptist Churches USA]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Find A Church|url=https://www.abc-usa.org/find-a-church/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ABCUSA|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Progressive National Baptist Convention]], and [[Full Gospel Baptist Church Fellowship]]. Methodists have been primarily divided among the [[United Methodist Church]] and [[African Methodist Episcopal Church]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Search β Find A Church|url=https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search|access-date=2021-06-21|website=The United Methodist Church|language=en|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413050031/https://www.umc.org/en/find-a-church/search|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the Presbyterian community, many affiliate with the [[Presbyterian Church (USA)]]. Pentecostals have been divided among the [[Assemblies of God USA]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Find a Church|url=https://ag.org/Resources/Directories/Find%20a%20Church?C=Greensboro&S=NC|access-date=2021-06-21|website=ag.org|language=en}}</ref> [[Church of God in Christ]], and [[Oneness Pentecostalism|Oneness Pentecostal]] denominations including the [[United Pentecostal Church International]].<ref>{{cite web|last=UPCI|title=United Pentecostal Church International|url=https://www.upci.org/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=UPCI}}</ref>
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