Protestantism in Tajikistan

Protestantism in Tajikistan

Protestants compose less than 1% of the population of Tajikistan. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Wikipedia on Protestantism by country | format= | work= | url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_by_country |accessdate=] There is a Lutheran congregation in Dushanbe. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia | format= | work= | url=http://www.elca.org/countrypackets/russia/elcros.html |accessdate=] There are about 3,000 evangelicals, who mainly are of Russian origin. [cite web | author= | year=| title=German site on mission in Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.clv-server.de/pdf/fut/205/14.pdf |accessdate=] The Constitution provides for religious freedom. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Religious liberty report on Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90235.htm |accessdate=] There is a Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Tajikistan. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Religious liberty report on Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/irf/2007/90235.htm |accessdate=] Many Christians are form South Asia. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Open Doors on Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.opendoorsuk.org/wwl_profiles/tajikistan.htm |accessdate=] On October the 1st of 2000, a church in Tajik capital Dushanbe was bombed killing seven people and injuring many more. [cite web | author= | year=| title=chronology of Terrorist events | format= | work= | url=http://www.globalspecialoperations.com/terchron2.html |accessdate=] Most of the victims were Koreans. [cite web | author= | year=| title=chronology of Terrorist events | format= | work= | url=http://www.globalspecialoperations.com/terchron2.html |accessdate=] Government officials view the nation's 230.000 Christians in the same light as militant Muslims. [cite web | author= | year=| title=European Baptist Federation | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=142&cat=home&lang=eng |accessdate=]

Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan

Baptist work in Tajikistan started in 1929. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Mission in Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=148&cat=imp&lang=eng |accessdate=] The Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan consists of seven self-governing churches and 23 affifliate groups. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Mission in Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=148&cat=imp&lang=eng |accessdate=] The Baptist community has around 1000 members. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Mission in Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=148&cat=imp&lang=eng |accessdate=] The chairman of the Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan is the Russian-German Alexandr Vervai. [cite web | author= | year=| title=Mission in Tajikistan | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=148&cat=imp&lang=eng |accessdate=] There is mission of Baptists among Tajiks. [cite web | author= | year=| title=European Baptist Federation | format= | work= | url=http://www.ebf.org/articles/display-article.php?article=123&cat=home&lang=eng |accessdate=]

List of Denominations

*Baptist Churches in Tajikistan
*German Evangelical Lutheran Church
*Korean Methodist Church
*Pentecostal ChurchesSource of the list: The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 728

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