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Christianity was first introduced to Singapore by Anglicans, who were among the first British settlers to arrive shortly after the founding of a British colony by Stamford Raffles. The proportion of Christians among Singaporeans has increased in the last few decades: 9.9% in 1980; 12.7% in 1990; 14.6% in 2000 and 18.9% in 2020.
Singaporean Christian clergy (2 C, 8 P) P. Singaporean Protestants (6 C, 2 P) R. Singaporean Roman Catholics (3 C, 33 P) Pages in category "Singaporean Christians"
Faith Community Baptist Church (Chinese: 坚信浸信教会), or FCBC, is an independent charismatic megachurch in Singapore founded by Pastor Lawrence Khong in 1986. [1] The church was one of three megachurches to make it to a list of Singapore's 10 largest charities, according to a report by The Straits Times in 2019. [2]
The Singapore government has since adopted a policy of promoting religious tolerance in Singapore. [ citation needed ] However, some religions or denominations are officially banned by the government, as they are deemed as cults , such as Jehovah's Witnesses and the Unification Church , although their followers practised in secrecy in the 2010s.
Christian schools in Singapore (4 C) Seminaries and theological colleges in Singapore (6 P) Bishops in Singapore (2 C, 3 P) Pages in category "Christianity in Singapore"
In 2016, the Catholic Foundation of Singapore reported the Catholic population in Singapore to be over 373,000. [ 1 ] According to the 2020 census, 18.9% of Singaporeans identify as Christians – 37.1% of which identified as Catholic and the 62.9% as 'Other Christians' (chiefly Protestants ).
During the period between 1984 and 1999, the church used different worship venues such as a hall within the premises of the Young Women's Christian Association of Singapore and the ballrooms in local hotels to accommodate its growing congregation. [4] In 1999, the church moved to the Rock Auditorium in Suntec City. On 23 December 2012, its ...
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