of Golden Valley, St. Louis Park and Minnetonka. There is also a large
Indian population and in 2006, the first Hindu temple opened in the Twin Cities
suburb of Maple Grove. A recent influx of immigrants from Laos and Northern
Africa has brought many more religions to the area. There are several Islamic
Masjids in the area .There is a temple for the religion of Eckankar in the suburb
of Chanhassen known as the Temple of Eck. In addition, many Hmong and Tibetan
Buddhist peoples live in Saint Paul; a Hmong Buddhist temple opened in suburban
Roseville in 1995. The LDS St. Paul Minnesota Temple opened in Oakdale, a
suburb east of Saint Paul, in 2000. There are several very strong Unitarian
Universalist communities such as the First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, as
well as several Pagan and Buddhist groups. The cities of St. Paul and
Minneapolis have been called Paganistan due to the large numbers of Pagans
living there. There are an estimated 20,000 Pagans living in the Twin Cities
area. The Old Belief Society opened a temple in North East Minneapolis in 2010.
Minneapolis is where the Billy Graham
Evangelistic Association started and was home for more than fifty years
