▁who ▁have ▁joined ▁local ▁Catholic ▁churches , ▁e . g . ▁Our ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mer cy ▁Catholic ▁Church ▁in ▁P ohn pe i . ▁ ▁On ▁Ch u uk ▁and ▁Y ap , ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 6 0 ▁percent ▁are ▁Catholic ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁are ▁Protest ant . ▁Relig ious ▁groups ▁with ▁small ▁follow ings ▁include ▁Bapt ists , ▁Ass emb lies ▁of ▁God , ▁Salv ation ▁Army , ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ists , ▁Je hov ah ' s ▁Wit ness es , ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( M orm ons ), ▁and ▁the ▁Bah á ' í ▁Fa ith . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁Buddh ists ▁on ▁P ohn pe i , ▁and ▁a ▁small ▁group ▁of ▁A hm adi y ya ▁Muslim s ▁in ▁Kos ra e . ▁Att endance ▁at ▁religious ▁services ▁is ▁generally ▁high ; ▁churches ▁are ▁well ▁supported ▁by ▁their ▁con greg ations ▁and ▁play ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁civil ▁society . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁P ohn pe i , ▁inter mission ary ▁conflicts ▁and ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁cl an ▁leaders ▁resulted ▁in ▁religious ▁divisions ▁along ▁cl an ▁lines ▁which ▁persist ▁today . ▁More ▁Protest ants ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island , ▁while ▁more ▁C athol ics ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁eastern ▁side . ▁Mission aries ▁of ▁many ▁religious ▁trad itions ▁are ▁present ▁and ▁operate ▁freely . ▁The ▁Constitution ▁provides