Editing Lubbock, Texas (section)

=== Religion ===
Christianity is the dominant religion in Lubbock and its metropolitan area, being part of the [[Bible Belt]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Media |first=Erica Pauda A.-J. |title=Many religions practiced in local community |url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180325/many-religions-practiced-in-local-community |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=Lubbock Avalanche-Journal |language=en |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424234759/https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180325/many-religions-practiced-in-local-community |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Religion in Lubbock, Texas |url=https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/lubbock |website=Sperling's BestPlaces |access-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-date=April 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424234759/https://www.bestplaces.net/religion/city/texas/lubbock |url-status=live }}</ref> As of 2020, the largest Christian groups were [[Baptists]], followed by the [[Catholic Church]] and [[Methodism]]. The largest Baptist denominations within the Lubbock area are the [[Southern Baptist Convention]] and [[Baptist General Convention of Texas]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SBC Churches Directory |url=https://churches.sbc.net/ |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=churches.sbc.net |language=en-US |archive-date=August 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811073354/https://churches.sbc.net/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas Baptists – Churches |url=https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |access-date=2021-04-24 |website=texasbaptists.org |language=en |archive-date=October 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201031165955/https://texasbaptists.org/churches/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Catholics within the metropolitan area are primarily served by the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lubbock]]. Methodists are divided between the [[United Methodist Church]] and other smaller Methodist bodies. [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] dedicated a [[Lubbock Texas Temple|temple]] in the city in 2002 that serves church members living in West Texas, the Panhandle, and adjacent parts of [[New Mexico]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lubbock-texas-temple/ |last=Satterfield |first=Rick |title=Lubbock Texas Temple |accessdate=April 3, 2023 |archive-date=April 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405235817/https://churchofjesuschristtemples.org/lubbock-texas-temple/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Of the religious population, 1.9% practiced [[Islam]]; the Islamic religion is the second largest in the area as of 2020.<ref name=":1" /> Eastern faiths including [[Buddhism]] and [[Hinduism]] were collectively the third largest groups in Lubbock, and Judaism was practiced by an estimated 0.1% of the population.