Protestantism in Egypt

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There are around 500,000 to 1,000,000 Protestants in Egypt, with 300,000 to 600,000 being members of the

Protestants
scattered in smaller denominations.

Protestants first arrived in

Coptic Evangelical Church.[3]
Both sets of missionaries established schools for local children and trained local preachers.

The Evangelical Presbyterian Seminary in Cairo is more than 140 years old and is the oldest Protestant Seminary in Egypt.[4]

In 2021, approximately 9% of Egyptians were

Coptic Orthodox and 1% of people were either Catholic or Protestant.[5]
Most Protestant denominations belong to the General Evangelical Council.

The government recognises Christianity and allows Christians to worship publicly. However, although Jehovah’s Witnesses are recognised as Christians, they are not allowed to worship. There have been reports of tensions in the area of planning permission for new church buildings.[6]

List of Protestant denominations

Sources

  • Religion in Egypt
  • Adherents, archived from the original on 2018-05-19, retrieved 2007-05-20{{citation}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link).
  • Department of State,
    US
    .
  • Egypt, GMI, archived from the original on 2008-11-18, retrieved 2007-05-20.

See also

References

  1. ^ Middle East Reformed Fellowship website
  2. ^ Anglican Communion website
  3. ^ Mere Orthodoxy website
  4. ^ Presbyterian Mission (USA) website
  5. ^ US State Dept report 2021
  6. ^ Christian Solidarity Worldwide website
  7. ISBN 978-0-8028-1020-5
    .
  8. ^ "Egypt", Adventist Atlas.
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