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The Coptic Evangelical Church (a Protestant Church) has between 750,000 and 800,000 members in Egypt. The Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (a Protestant Church known in Egypt as the Anglican Church) has between 10,000 and 15,000 members in Egypt. Religious freedom of Christians is hampered by government authorities. There are about 50,000 Egyptians related to American Presbyterian missions and about 75,000 members of the Evangelical Church in Egypt, Synod of the Nile. Protestants in Egypt are allowed to build churches. Annual growth of the protestants is about 1.3%, which is lower than the growth of the Muslims. There exists a Coptic Evangelical Organization for Social Services.
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http://www.c4c.org/egypt.html http://www.religiousintelligence.co.uk/country/?CountryID=128
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