3 1 , 6 7 4   Other , ▁and ▁ 3 3 9 , 3 3 8   Un c laimed . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁there ▁are ▁also ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁Jewish ▁con greg ations . ▁ ▁The ▁E man u - El ▁con greg ation ▁ere cted ▁the ▁first ▁syn agog ue ▁in ▁Sp ok ane ▁and ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Washington ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁The ▁city ' s ▁first ▁mos que ▁opened ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁as ▁the ▁Sp ok ane ▁Islam ic ▁Center . ▁Sp ok ane , ▁like ▁Washington ▁and ▁the ▁Pacific ▁North west ▁region ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Un ch urch ed ▁B elt , ▁a ▁region ▁character ized ▁by ▁low ▁church ▁membership ▁rates ▁and ▁religious ▁participation . ▁The ▁city ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁Epis cop al ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sp ok ane , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁The ▁Sp ok ane ▁Washington ▁Temple , ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁serves ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁from ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁county . ▁ ▁Sp ok ane ▁has ▁been ▁critic ized ▁for ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁divers ity ▁and ▁mult icult ural ▁offer ings , ▁but ▁the ▁city ▁has ▁become ▁more ▁diverse ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades . ▁People