Protestantism in Greece
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Protestants in Greece
, including Greek Evangelical Church
and Free Evangelical Churches
, stand at about 30,000. Assemblies of God
, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
and other Pentecostal
churches of the Greek Synod of Apostolic Church has 12,000 members.
The independent Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
is the biggest Protestant denomination in Greece with 120 churches.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, including Greek Evangelical Church
Greek Evangelical Church
The Greek Evangelical Church is a Presbyterian Reformed denomination in Greece...
and Free Evangelical Churches
Free Evangelical Churches
Free Evangelical Churches is a communion of over 60 regional Evangelical free churches in Greece. The great majority of the churches has the name Free Evangelical Church. Free Evangelical Churches can be classified among the Baptist and the Plymouth Brethren churches...
, stand at about 30,000. Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God
The 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...
, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, commonly referred to as the Foursquare Church, is an evangelical Pentecostal Christian denomination. As of 2000 it had a worldwide membership of over 8,000,000, with almost 60,000 churches in 144 countries. In 2006, membership in the United States...
and other Pentecostal
Pentecostalism
Pentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
churches of the Greek Synod of Apostolic Church has 12,000 members.
The independent Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost
The Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost is the biggest Greek pentecostal church. Founded by Dr. Leonidas Feggos in 1965, it now counts more than 140 churches, and over than 20,000 members in Greece. The Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost has churches and missions also in Cyprus, Albania, Bulgaria,...
is the biggest Protestant denomination in Greece with 120 churches.