A report for LB Newham Social Services Dept. The Research for the 3rd Edition of the Directory of Religious Groups in Newham which accompanies this report has documented nearly three hundred religious organisations from a huge variety of religious traditions. Newham, in comparison with the rest of the UK is a remarkably religious place in which the majority of citizens probably have some active connection with a faith community, Christian congregations remain the most numerous category with over 180 listed.
Pentecostal groups are the most numerous.
In the traditional mainline denominations leadership remains for the most part white. There are over 20 Mosques, while Sikhs and Hindus have around half a dozen centres each serving their religious needs. The religious sector in Newham is involved in or responsible for over 600 activities or groups other than public worship. About a third of these are in broad terms social welfare activities with little or no religious element or entry restriction. Activities for Children and Youth predominate although there are also numerous activities for elders and most other target groups are catered for somewhere in the religious sector.