Editing Overland Park, Kansas (section)

===Religion===
Overland Park is highly populated by Protestants, reflective of the overall population of the state of [[Kansas]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} Large [[Baptist]], [[Methodist]], [[Church of the Nazarene|Nazarene]] and [[Pentecostal]] churches dot the landscape of Overland Park as well as its neighboring suburbs. Also, Overland Park is home to a significant number of Roman Catholics.  Overland Park falls within the boundaries of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas|Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas]].  Parishes such as St. Michael the Archangel, Holy Cross, Holy Spirit, Ascension and Queen of the Holy Rosary serve Catholics in Overland Park. Holy Cross offers a Spanish mass for the Hispanic community in the city.

Overland Park is also served by a number of synagogues: [[Congregation Beth Israel Abraham Voliner]], an [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] [[synagogue]] established in [[Kansas City, Missouri]], in 1894.<ref name=history>[http://www.biav.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=105 BIAV History], Synagogue website.</ref><ref>Lipoff, Beth. "New year, new rabbi for Congregation BIAV", ''The Kansas City Jewish Chronicle'', September 26, 2008.</ref> Other Orthodox synagogues include the [[Chabad]] House Center which serves as the Chabad Headquarters for Kansas and Missouri, and the Torah Learning Center.<ref name=chabadhq>[http://www.kansasjewish.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/100787/jewish/About-Us.htm About Chabad House Center of Kansas City], Chabad website.</ref> There are several other synagogues, too, including Kehilath Israel, Congregation Beth Torah, and [[The Temple, Congregation B'nai Jehudah]].

Overland Park is also home to a relatively small Muslim population. The Islamic Center of Johnson County serves as a mosque and a community center for Muslims in Overland Park.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cres.org/pubs/IslaminKC.htm|title = CRES Multifaith Resources - Community Resources for Exploring Spirituality - Center for Religious Experience and Study}}</ref> There is also a growing Hindu, Sikh, and Buddhist population in Overland Park and surrounding areas.