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Protestantism In Mozambique
Christianity is the largest religion in Mozambique, with 62% of the population in 2023. More than half of these are evangelical and Pentecostal Christians. History Since the Portuguese Mozambique, Portuguese colonial period in Mozambique, the Catholic Church has been the main Christian group in the country, followed by various Protestant mission churches and African Independent Churches (AICs). The American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions sent Protestant missionaries to the country in 1881. In 1882, the Church of Valdezia/Spelonken in South Africa sent Josefa Mhalamhala to start a Presbyterian Church in Mozambique. The Swiss Mission Church in South Africa also sent Rev. Paul Berthoud, who started two mission stations and a training institute in Rikatla. Modern day Among the main Protestant churches in Mozambique are Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique, the Igreja Metodista Unida, the Labourers Chapel Mozambique, the Assembleias de Deus, the Seventh-day Adventist C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global population. Its adherents, known as Christians, are estimated to make up a majority of the population in 157 countries and territories, and believe that Jesus is the Son of God, whose coming as the messiah was prophesied in the Hebrew Bible (called the Old Testament in Christianity) and chronicled in the New Testament. Christianity began as a Second Temple Judaic sect in the 1st century Hellenistic Judaism in the Roman province of Judea. Jesus' apostles and their followers spread around the Levant, Europe, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, the South Caucasus, Ancient Carthage, Egypt, and Ethiopia, despite significant initial persecution. It soon attracted gentile God-fearers, which led to a departure from Jewish customs, and, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
