Religion in Metro Detroit

Metro Detroit includes Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and other groups.

Karen Nagher, the executive director of "Preservation Wayne," referred to them as "churches any city would envy.

"[1] The president of the Detroit chapter of the American Institute of Architects, Ray Cekauskas, stated that they were "one of the richest treasure troves of late 19th-century, ethnic-based churches anywhere in the country.

In 1955 the Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana ("First Baptist Mexican Church") opened and its membership was 200 families by 1960.

[2] Religious TV program Jack Van Impe Ministries is broadcast from Rochester Hills.

[7] As of 2013 Hindu temples and religious centers had been recently established in Detroit, Ada, Canton, Hamtramck, Livonia, Novi, Pontiac, Sterling Heights, and Troy.

[8] The 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) Sri Venkateswara Temple and Cultural Center (SVTCC), built for $10 million, opened in Novi in 2013.

[8] The Sacred Mountain Monastery-Linh Son Temple is located along 9 Mile Road in Warren.

[9] The Buddhist Meditation Center/Wat Paknam Michigan (Thai: วัดปากน้ำมิชิแกน), founded in 2009, is located in Sterling Heights.

The leader was Jex Blackmore, who was raised in Metro Detroit and had graduated from the University of Michigan.

[12] Greaves stated that the Satanic Temple chose Detroit as the site its flagship chapter house because of the city's history with artistic groups that acted against the status quo and its underdog reputation.