Protestantism in Bangladesh
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William Carey was a Protestant missionary who arrived at Serampore
in West Bengal
in 1793. This Englishman heralded the new missionary era in Bengal. Many Protestant organizations have since established themselves in the country. After the Bangladesh Liberation War
in 1971, there was a new influx of Protestant missionary societies into Bangladesh. Besides evangelism, these societies have also established and run various educational, healthcare, and welfare institutions. At present, the number of Protestants in Bangladesh is estimated to be around 150,000. A government office states that distribution of bibles must be limited to the Christian minority.
Serampore
Serampore is a city and a municipality in Hooghly district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is a part of the area covered by Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority. It is a pre-colonial town on the right bank of the Hoogli River...
in West Bengal
West Bengal
West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
in 1793. This Englishman heralded the new missionary era in Bengal. Many Protestant organizations have since established themselves in the country. After the Bangladesh Liberation War
Bangladesh Liberation War
The Bangladesh Liberation War was an armed conflict pitting East Pakistan and India against West Pakistan. The war resulted in the secession of East Pakistan, which became the independent nation of Bangladesh....
in 1971, there was a new influx of Protestant missionary societies into Bangladesh. Besides evangelism, these societies have also established and run various educational, healthcare, and welfare institutions. At present, the number of Protestants in Bangladesh is estimated to be around 150,000. A government office states that distribution of bibles must be limited to the Christian minority.
List of denominations
- Assemblies of GodAssemblies of GodThe Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
- Bangladesh Baptist FellowshipBangladesh Baptist FellowshipThe Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship is a national cooperative association of Baptist churches in Bangladesh. It traces its origins from missionary work conducted by Baptists from New Zealand in 1886 under the auspices of the New Zealand Baptist Mission...
- Bangladesh Baptist SanghaBangladesh Baptist SanghaThe Bangladesh Baptist Sangha is a national cooperative association of Baptist churches in Bangladesh. The BBS is the oldest Protestant denomination in Bangladesh and traces its origins from the pioneering work started by William Carey and the Baptist Missionary Society in 1793 in Bengal.The...
- Bangladesh Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Bangladesh Lutheran Church
- Christian Brethren
- Church of BangladeshChurch of BangladeshThe Church of Bangladesh is a church of the Anglican Communion in Bangladesh. It is a united church formed by the union of various Christian churches in the region.The Church of Bangladesh came into being as the outcome of the separation from Pakistan...
- Church of God (Anderson)Church of God (Anderson)The Church of God is a holiness Christian body with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist traditions. Founded in 1881 by Daniel Sidney Warner, the church claims 1,170,143 adherents...
- Church of Sylhet
- Garo Baptist Covention
- Reformed Church of Bangladesh
- Seventh-day Adventist ChurchSeventh-day Adventist ChurchThe Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
- SIM Church