Protestantism in Sri Lanka
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Anglican and other Protestant missionaries arrived at Sri Lanka
during the early 19th century, when the British took control of Sri Lanka from the Dutch. About 160,518 persons (0.8 % of the population) are Protestants.
The Salvation Army
is strong in Sri Lanka. The Lanka Lutheran Church
has about 1,200 members. The annual growth of Protestants in Sri Lanka is about 3.9%.
Violence for religious reasons against Christians occurs. 43 percent of the Protestants in the early 1980s were Sinhalese.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
during the early 19th century, when the British took control of Sri Lanka from the Dutch. About 160,518 persons (0.8 % of the population) are Protestants.
The Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
is strong in Sri Lanka. The Lanka Lutheran Church
Lanka Lutheran Church
The Lanka Lutheran Church is a Lutheran body that exists in Sri Lanka. It is a denomination of around 5000 members, in fellowship with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod since 2001. As a full member of the Lutheran World Federation, it is also in full communion with all other Lutheran World...
has about 1,200 members. The annual growth of Protestants in Sri Lanka is about 3.9%.
Violence for religious reasons against Christians occurs. 43 percent of the Protestants in the early 1980s were Sinhalese.
See also
- American Ceylon MissionAmerican Ceylon MissionThe American Ceylon Mission to Jaffna, Sri Lanka started with the arrival in 1813 of missionaries sponsored by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions . The British colonial office in India and Ceylon restricted the Americans to the relatively small Jaffna Peninsula for...
- Sri Lanka Baptist Union
- Sri Lanka Baptist Union
- Lanka Lutheran ChurchLanka Lutheran ChurchThe Lanka Lutheran Church is a Lutheran body that exists in Sri Lanka. It is a denomination of around 5000 members, in fellowship with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod since 2001. As a full member of the Lutheran World Federation, it is also in full communion with all other Lutheran World...