missions
A small religious community is typically referred to as a cult or sect.
Tourism, mostly, but there is a small religious community.
I believe you are describing a "Mission".
I believe you are describing a "Mission".
I believe you are describing a "Mission".
I believe you are describing a "Mission".
I believe you are describing a "Mission".
A religious community (church)
A group of people who follow in a particular religion, God and are prayerful people is termed as a religious community. Catholicism is a community of people who believe in the Holy Trinity and God's message of Peace and is the best example of a 'religious community.' In Catholicism, religious community can also refer to a religious order, such as the Dominicans, Franciscans or Benedictines. These, and other, orders are often referred to as religious communities.
Saint Bernadette did not start a religious community.
The noun for a male member of a religious community is monk.The noun for a female member of a religious community is nun.
If the religion has minority status, then the community associated with the religion is a "religious minority community". Example: In the United States, Jews are a religious minority. The Jewish community would be a religious minority community.