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Protestantism in Vietnam. Protestants in Vietnam (Vietnamese: đạo Tin Lành lit. ' Evangelicalism ') are a religious minority, constituting 1% of the population in 2022. [1] Though its numbers are small, Protestantism is the country's fastest-growing religion, growing at a rate of 600% in the early 2000s. [2]
Christianity was first introduced to Vietnam in the 16th century. [1] Christians represent a significant minority in Vietnam: Catholics and Protestants were reported to compose 7% and 2% of the country's population respectively in 2020. However, the real number of Christian in Vietnam is 10% to 12%. [2]
The Church has its origins in an American mission in 1957. [1] It was founded in 1964.The Mennonite Central Committee, which is the social service branch of the Mennonite Church, was one of the few Western charitable organizations to continue work in Vietnam after the Northern regime communist victory in 1975 and the subsequent reunification of the country.
One of the group's members, Ho Tan Khoa, became pastor and founded the United Presbyterian Church of Vietnam in 1998. However, at the time, the denomination was not allowed by the government of Vietnam. As such, it spread with a network of house churches. The denomination asked the Presbyterian Church (USA) to help train and train pastors ...
According to estimates by the Pew Research Center in 2010, most of the Vietnamese people practiced (exclusively) folk religions (45.3%). A total of 16.4% of the population were Buddhists (Mahayana), 8.2% were Christian, and about 30% were unaffiliated to any religion. [4] Officially, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an atheist state, as ...
Freedom of religion in Vietnam. While the Constitution of Vietnam officially provides for freedom of religion, in practice the government imposes a range of legislative measures restricting religious practice (such as registration requirements, control boards, and surveillance). [1][2][3] All religious groups must register and seek approval ...
M. Stephanie Murphy. Categories: Protestants by nationality. Vietnamese Christians. Protestantism in Vietnam. Hidden category: Commons category link is on Wikidata.
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