five on the islands of North Uist, Benbecula, and South Uist combined. Vatersay had a chapel. Religion in Lewis Religion is important in Lewis, with much of the population belonging to one of five Presbyterian churches represented on the Island: the Free Church, the Free Church (Continuing), a congregation of the Associated Presbyterian Churches, the Free Presbyterian Church and the Church of Scotland. While Presbyterianism dominates Lewis, other Christian denominations have a presence with a Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) church, a Roman Catholic church, a Salvation Army corps and an independent Pentecostal/Charismatic Church (New Wine Church). Furthermore, there is LDS Church and a Jehovah's Witness Kingdom Hall in Stornoway. A small Asian community beginning in the 1930s and reaching 300 at its peak introduced Islam to the islands. This community had fallen to eight families on Lewis (and one family on Harris) by 2010. By August 2017, plans were officially approved to build the first mosque in the area. Bahá'í Faith has been on Isle of Lewis since 1953. The Christian Sabbath is generally observed but some shops and licensed premises are open on Sunday. Since 2002, there is a scheduled air service to mainland Scotland and since July 2009 a limited ferry service on Sunday. Stornoway Sabbath Stornoway, like the northern (Protestant) Hebrides as a whole, has a tradition of adherence to the Christian Sabbath (Sundays). As Stornoway has most of the island's services, shops and businesses, it undergoes the most visible change on a Sunday and is often seen as a focal point for the issue. In recent years more transport services have begun operating on a Sunday. The first Sunday air service began in October 2002 and was met by protests from church groups under the banner of the Lord's Day Observance Society. The Sunday air services have expanded – there are now two return flights to Inverness and one to Glasgow – as well as becoming generally more accepted. Ferry travel on Sundays from Lewis and Harris started when Caledonian MacBrayne (Calmac) introduced a Sunday service for the Sound of Harris ferry. The introduction of this service was not directly met with protests, but an opposing petition was signed by a significant majority of the local (South Harris) population. It was announced on 14 July 2009 that Calmac would begin regular Sunday sailings from 19 July 2009. Before this, they would operate additional sailings on Sundays if