The
National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to
Christianity, the majority of which (70.9%) are
Roman Catholic, while a significant minority (16.7%) adhere to
Protestantism (primarily
Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual exper ...
).
In 2020, figures suggest that Protestants make up 14% of the country's population.
[ US State Dept 2022 report]
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Protestant Christians present in Colombia are Baptists
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compe ...
, Lutherans, Mennonites, Nazarenes, Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists.
List of Denominations
*Alianza Cristiana y Misionera
*Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God (AG), officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 144 autonomous self-governing national groupings of churches that together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination."Assemblies of God". ...
*Asociación de Iglesias Hermanos Menonitas de Colombia: 831 (1998)
*Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International
The Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International (CGMJCI) is a Christian, neopentecostal charismatic, and restorationist congregation. It was created in 1972 by the evangelical preacher Luis Eduardo Moreno, his mother María Jesús Moreno ...
* Church of the Nazarene: 12,860 (1998)
*Hermanos en Cristo
*Iglesia Cruzada Evangélica
*Iglesia de Dios
*Iglesia Evangélica Luterana
*Misión Evangélica
*Mision Indigena
*Misión Nuevas Tribus
*Presbyterian Church of Colombia
The Presbyterian Church of Colombia (in Spanish ''Iglesia Presbiteriana de Colombia'' or IPCol) - is a Protestant Reformed denomination, founded on the Colombia in 1855, from the missionary work of Rev. Ramón Montsalvatge, sent by the American Bi ...
*Unión Misionera Evangélica
*Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is an Adventist Protestant Christian denomination which is distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the seventh day of the week in the Christian (Gregorian) and the Hebrew calendar, as the Sabbath, and ...
Freedom of religion
The constitution provides for freedom of religion and the government generally is in support of this. However, international NGOs have stated that indigenous Protestants face threats, harassment and arbitrary detention in their communities due to their religious beliefs; in particular, Indigenous authorities in the Pizarro and Litoral de San Juan municipalities in the Chocó Department have prohibited the practice of Christianity and stated punishments for Protestants.
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See also
* Religion in Colombia
*Christianity in Colombia
The National Administrative Department of Statistics (DANE) does not collect religious statistics, and accurate reports are difficult to obtain. However, based on various studies and a survey, about 90% of the population adheres to Christianity, th ...
* Protestantism by country
External links
Adherents.com - Religion by Location
*World Christian Encyclopedia: Second edition, Volume 1, pp 205 /206
Union Columbiana Adventista del Séptimo Día
References
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Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...