Religion in Jamaica comes in many spiritual forms and they are all reflecting on the rich culture. In the Jamaican religion culture, the largest and most predominant religion is Christianity. Many to the churches from the days of the ancestral heritage is still in existence and has been restored, the Anglican and Church of God can be found all over the country.

It is noted in the Guinness book of World records that, this country has the most church than any where else in the world, there are churches for every square mile.
There are many Christian’s groups, including Catholics, Baptists, Anglicans, Methodist, Presbyterians, Church of God and Seventh Day Adventist and this is just some of them. Other religious beliefs are also in Jamaica other than the Christians, they are Hindus, Jews, Baha’i’s, Rastafarians and Muslims. The Christian community accounts for about 75% in the population.

The Islamic religion is estimated to cover over 5000 of the Muslim groups. There are some organizations in Kingston Jamaica, namely the Dawah Center and the Islamic Council of Jamaica. To expand their beliefs on the island they offer daily prayers and teach Islamic classes.

The religion of the Baha’i Faith began in Jamaica in 1942, during the arrival of Dr. Malcolm king. The local spiritual Assembly that was held in Kingston Jamaica in 1943 and the first Baha’i was elected. Following this the Jamaican Baha’i became organized under the National Spiritual Assembly of the Greater Antilles.

In 1961, just before Jamaica got independence, the Baha’i elected a National Spiritual Assembly for themselves. It was not until July 25, 2003 that the Baha’i faith became a religion that was recognized by the public of Jamaica. The Governor General at that time was Sir Howard Cooke and he declared the first National Day for the Baha’i and this remains an annual event that is taking place. From as far back as the 17th century, there is evidence of the Jewish in the Jamaican culture, the synagogues can be found in small quantity throughout the country.

After the Christianity, the Rastafarians, which is non-Christian, is the other one that has large amount of follows. The Rastafari movement is derived from the Christian folk culture and has strong inclination from the culture of Ethiopian Coptic.

The African religion is featured strongly in Jamaica and can be found in parishes where they still follow the practices of the Kumina, Obeah or Pocomania. These rudiments of the ancient religions from Africa only linger in some of the out-of-the way areas right through the island. These congregations usually consist of small number of persons, but they get a lot of visits from Non-Christians and Christians alike.

The persons visiting are always looking for some form of traditional resolution that would not be found in the other religious groups or churches. It is believed that the Jamaican people like the remoteness of these churches because often times when they are seeking help they would secretly visit these traditional healers for cure to any problems that they felt that the regular doctor cannot give remedy for, over 80% of the inhabitants seek out these services.