Though there is some record of Melungeon people being anti religious or practicing non abrahamic or polytheistic religions, it is commonly seen that by the end of the 19th century many that had stayed in Appalachia had assimilated into some form of Pentecostal or Primitive Baptist Church belief system, and those that had migrated out found Protestant churches or were thrown into Catholic Convents. The practice of Snake Handling* was also present in a good amount of Melungeon families, though this was mostly abandoned in the families that migrated out. While somewhat religious, our ancestors still believed in the power and spirit of the land and universe and didn't tend to view folk practices as sinful.  Melungeon families relied on religious superstitions to help deal with loss in the form of sin-eaters to relieve the deceased of sin and ensure their entry to heaven, and feather crowns as a sign their loved one had crossed on when found inside a feather pillow that belonged to the deceased. Today Melungeon people practice a large variety of religious or spiritual practices, some may not identify with any and some may be against religion.  Melungeon is not an ethnoreligious group and religion is not tied into our ethnic identity, and one should be wary of any claims that all Melungeon families practiced or were required to practice a specific religion to be considered Melungeon, our religious and spiritual views continue to vary just as they have in the past. 

*Presently, Snake Handling is illegal in multiple states and should only be practiced by trained professionals