Editing Index, Washington (section)

===Religion===

The town is home to the [[Aquarian Tabernacle Church]], a [[Wicca]] church that was established in Seattle and moved to Index in 1979. The church was among the first [[modern Pagan]] institutions to be recognized by the state government; it also operates an online [[seminary]] based in Index.<ref name="Herald-Pagans">{{cite news |last=Barker |first=Annie |date=March 16, 2024 |title=Pagan church finds 'sacred space between the worlds' on Index riverfront |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/pagan-church-finds-sacred-space-between-the-worlds-on-index-riverfront/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=March 16, 2024}}</ref> The Aquarian Tabernacle also organizes Wiccan holiday events at nearby state parks that draw more than 200 worshippers.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sheets |first=Bill |date=December 1, 2012 |title=Where nature worshippers gather |page=B1 |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/where-nature-worshippers-gather/ |work=The Everett Herald |accessdate=February 5, 2025}}</ref> The town is also home to a Protestant Christian church.<ref name="Herald-Pagans"/> The Snow Mountain Monastery, a [[Buddhist]] [[monastery]] and retreat, moved from Skykomish to Index in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Donn |first=Lily |translator-last=Lee |translator-first=Lotus |date=August 2015 |title=A New Look for Snow Mountain Monastery |pages=44–45 |url=https://www.drbachinese.org/vbs/publish/543/vbs543p044.pdf |work=Vajra Bodhi Sea |publisher=[[Dharma Realm Buddhist Association]] |accessdate=February 9, 2025}}</ref>