Religion in the Marshall Islands - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Major religious groups in the Republic of the Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands

The Republic of the Marshall Islands , , is a Micronesian nation of atolls and islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, just west of the International Date Line and just north of the Equator. As of July 2011 the population was 67,182...

include the United Church of Christ

United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands

The United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands is a Protestant Christian church in the Marshall Islands. With approximately 40,000 members, the UCCCMI is the largest religious group in the Marshall Islands, accounting for about 55 percent of the population.The UCCCMI has its...

(formerly Congregational), with 51.5 percent of the population; the 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...

, 24.2 percent; and the Roman

Roman Catholic (term)

The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed...

Catholic Church, 8.4 percent. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Marshall Islands

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in the Marshall Islands since 1977, and currently claims a membership of 4,486, or approximately 7.5% of the country's population....

(Mormons), 8.3 percent; Also represented are Bukot Non Jesus (also known as Assembly of God Part Two), 2.2 percent; Baptist

Baptist

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...

, 1.0 percent; Seventh-day Adventists, 0.9 percent; Full Gospel

Full Gospel

The term Full Gospel is often used as a synonym for Pentecostalism, a Protestant movement originating in the 19th century. Early Pentecostals saw their teachings on baptism with the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and divine healing as a return to the doctrines and power of the Apostolic Age...

, 0.7 percent; and the Baha'i Faith

Bahá'í Faith

The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....

, 0.6 percent. Persons without any religious affiliation account for a small percentage of the population. The Jehovah's Witnesses were believed to have a few hundred practitioners, Jews fewer than 20, and the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

Ahmadiyya Muslim Community

The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...

fewer than 10.

Foreign missionaries are present and operate freely. Religious schools are operated by the Roman Catholic Church, United Church of Christ, Assemblies of God, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Bukot Non Jesus, and the Baptist Church. The Constitution provides for freedom of religion

Freedom of religion

Freedom of religion is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or community, in public or private, to manifest religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship, and observance; the concept is generally recognized also to include the freedom to change religion or not to follow any...

, and the Government generally respects this right in practice. In 2007, the US government received no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice.

Religion	% of Pop.
United Church of Christ United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands The United Church of Christ – Congregational in the Marshall Islands is a Protestant Christian church in the Marshall Islands. With approximately 40,000 members, the UCCCMI is the largest religious group in the Marshall Islands, accounting for about 55 percent of the population.The UCCCMI has its...	51.5
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...	24.2
Roman Roman Catholic (term) The term Roman Catholic appeared in the English language at the beginning of the 17th century, to differentiate specific groups of Christians in communion with the Pope from others; comparable terms in other languages already existed... Catholic Church	8.4
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Marshall Islands The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a presence in the Marshall Islands since 1977, and currently claims a membership of 4,486, or approximately 7.5% of the country's population....	8.3
Bukot Non Jesus	2.2
Baptist Baptist 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...	1.0
Seventh-day Adventists	0.9
Full Gospel Full Gospel The term Full Gospel is often used as a synonym for Pentecostalism, a Protestant movement originating in the 19th century. Early Pentecostals saw their teachings on baptism with the Holy Spirit, spiritual gifts, and divine healing as a return to the doctrines and power of the Apostolic Age...	0.7
Baha'i Faith Bahá'í Faith The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....	0.6
Jehovah's Witness	< 0.1
Jews Jews The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...	< 0.1
Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Ahmadiyya Muslim Community The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community is the larger of two communities that arose from the Ahmadiyya movement founded in 1889 in India by Mirza Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian . The original movement split into two factions soon after the death of the founder...	< 0.1

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