Protestantism in Colombia

About 1,503,400 persons (3.5 % of the population of Colombia) are Protestants. Protestant Christians present in Colombia are Baptists, Lutherans, Mennonites, Nazarenes, Pentecostals and Seventh-day Adventists. The government generally is in support of religious freedom. There is persecution by terrorist groups, including the FARC and the National Liberation Army.

List of Denominations

• Alianza Cristiana y Misionera
• Assemblies of God
• Asociación de Iglesias Hermanos Menonitas de Colombia: 831 (1998)
• 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
• Unión Misionera Evangélica
• Seventh-day Adventist Church: 241,029^[1]

See also

• Protestantism by country

External links

• Adherents.com - Religion by Location
• 2000 Caribbean, Central & South America Mennonite & Brethren in Christ Churches
• World Christian Encyclopedia: Second edition, Volume 1, pp 205 /206
• Colombia, International Religious Freedom Report 2006
• Union Columbiana Adventista del Séptimo Día
• Colombia: nationwide Adventist effort feeds 80,000 in two hours

References