Protestantism in Turkmenistan
- Protestantism in Turkmenistan
Protestants are less than 1 % of the population of Turkmenistan.Fact|date=February 2008 Though Freedom of religion is theoretically guaranteed by article 11 of the Constitution of Turkmenistan, in practice it does not exist. This has affected the Protestant community in Turkmenistan.
List of Denominations
*Baptist Church in Turkmenistan
*German Evangelical Lutheran Church
*Korean Methodist Church
Source of the list: The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 758
ee also
*Human rights in Turkmenistan for information on freedom of religion in Turkmenistan
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