Traditional religion was the religion of the people before the advent of Christianity. However, with the coming of Christianity to the community in 1935, when missionaries traversed into the area and brought the Catholic Church, Christianity has gradually phased out traditional religion. Today, the town is predominantly populated by Christians of different denominations, with only very few old men and women still clinging unto the traditional religion. The most popular and the first church in the town is Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Ukpata, a former out-station in the Catholic parlance, which has now been elevated to the status of a Catholic Parish, under Nsukka Diocease. The church is located at the heart of the town.
Also, the first school for western education, founded in the town, the Community Primary School (CPS), Ukpata, shares location with the church in the same area of the town. CPS, Ukpata, remains an alma mater to many indigenes of the town and non-indigenes, some of whom have excelled in their different areas of chosen endeavor in life. The school compound also serves as a crucial meeting point for town meetings and football events, especially at the end of the year, during Christmas celebration, when youths of the town hold competitions to determine the best football club that can lift the trophy.