Protestantism in Tajikistan
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Protestants compose less than 1% of the population of Tajikistan
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There is a Lutheran congregation in Dushanbe
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There are about 3,000 evangelicals, who mainly are of Russia
n origin.
The Constitution provides for religious freedom.
There is a Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Tajikistan.
Many Christians are from South Asia
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According to the Euoprean Baptist Federation, government officials view the nation's Christians in the same light as militant Muslims.
work in Tajikistan started in 1929.
The Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan consists of seven self-governing churches and 23 affifliate groups.
According to the European Baptist Federation, the Baptist community has around 1000 members.
The chairman of the Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan is the Russian-German Alexandr Vervai.
There is mission of Baptists among Tajiks.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan , officially the Republic of Tajikistan , is a mountainous landlocked country in Central Asia. Afghanistan borders it to the south, Uzbekistan to the west, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and China to the east....
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There is a Lutheran congregation in Dushanbe
Dushanbe
-Economy:Coal, lead, and arsenic are mined nearby in the cities of Nurek and Kulob allowing for the industrialization of Dushanbe. The Nurek Dam, the world's highest as of 2008, generates 95% of Tajikistan's electricity, and another dam, the Roghun Dam, is planned on the Vakhsh River...
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There are about 3,000 evangelicals, who mainly are of Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n origin.
The Constitution provides for religious freedom.
There is a Seventh-day Adventist congregation in Tajikistan.
Many Christians are from South Asia
South Asia
South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries to the west and the east...
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According to the Euoprean Baptist Federation, government officials view the nation's Christians in the same light as militant Muslims.
Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan
BaptistBaptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
work in Tajikistan started in 1929.
The Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan consists of seven self-governing churches and 23 affifliate groups.
According to the European Baptist Federation, the Baptist community has around 1000 members.
The chairman of the Baptist Brotherhood of Tajikistan is the Russian-German Alexandr Vervai.
There is mission of Baptists among Tajiks.
List of Denominations
- Baptist Churches in Tajikistan
- German Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Korean Methodist Church
- Pentecostal ChurchesPentecostalismPentecostalism 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...