Protestantism in Uzbekistan
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Protestants are less than 1 % of the population of Uzbekistan. [1] The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan is a church of seven congregations. [2] The seat of the bishop of Tashkent. [3] The president of the synod is Gilda Raspopowa. [4] New congregations are not able to register. [5] There are house churches of Uzbeks. [6] Thousands of Uzbeks have adopted Christianity after 1991. [7] Christians were portrayed negatively. [8] Christians are considered as being members of an extremist cult. [9] In 2006 a law, by which printing religious books can be punished with three years, came. [10] The government indulges in massive persecution of Christians. [11] There is strong pressure on Christians from an islamic background in remote areas. [12] Uzbekistan was designated to its list of countries of particular concern of the State Department. [13]
[edit] Denominations
- Baptist Union in Uzbekistan
- German Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Korean Baptist Churches
- Korean Methodist Church
- Korean Presbyterian Church
Source of the list: The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 795
[edit] References
- ^ Wikipedia on Protestantism by country.
- ^ German Wikipedia on Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan.
- ^ German Wikipedia on Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan.
- ^ German Wikipedia on Evangelical Lutheran Church in Uzbekistan.
- ^ Open doors UK.
- ^ Open doors UK.
- ^ Open doors UK.
- ^ Open Doors Germany.
- ^ Open Doors Germany.
- ^ Open Doors Germany.
- ^ Open Doors Germany.
- ^ Open Doors.
- ^ Baptist joint committee.
