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He is the first Gulf Arab to become head of a Protestant church. Prince Varughese, an expatriate, born and raised in Kuwait, was ordained as Kasseesa of the Marthoma Syrian Church on September 3, 2010, at the N.E.C.K by the H.G Joseph Marthoma Metropolitan [11]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Bahrain refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Bahrain.Bahrain is headquarters of the Bahrain Stake which encompasses Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.
Christianity is a minority religion in Kuwait. In 2020, there were an estimated 289 Christian Kuwaitis residing in Kuwait. [3] Kuwait is the only GCC country besides Bahrain to have a local Christian population who hold citizenship. Of the non-citizen population, there are an estimated 837,585 Christians (31 December 2020), or 17.93% of the ...
The LDS Church formally began holding church services in Dubai in 1982 with the creation of the Dubai Branch, with Joseph B. Platt as its first president. [5] The congregation grew from a small group of less than ten people to a stake organized by Jeffrey R. Holland in 2013. [6]
This website updated coincided with multimillion-dollar television, billboard and Internet advertising campaign, called I'm a Mormon, that launched in 2010. [4] On October 7, 2018, Russell M. Nelson directed the church in a general conference address to replace the terms "Mormon" and "LDS" with the official name of the church.
Formal, written proclamations issued by the First Presidency or Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been issued on six occasions, most recently April 5, 2020. They are similar to yet distinct from other official statements such as official declarations, doctrinal positions, epistles, and ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Taiwan refers to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and its members in Taiwan. Having 62,222 members in 2022, Taiwan has more members of the church than any Country or Territory in the Church's Asia Area.
In 2019, 74.57% of the population were Muslim, 17.93% were Christian and 7.48% were 'other', [2] mainly Hindus and Buddhists; there were also a small number of Ahmadi Muslims in Kuwait. [3] In 2014, there were 259 Christian Kuwaiti citizens residing in Kuwait. [4] There is also a small number of BaháΚΌí Kuwaiti citizens. An estimated 150,000 ...