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In Syria, there is also a minority of Protestants. Protestantism was introduced by European missionaries and a small number of Syrians are members of Protestant denominations. The Gustav-Adolf-Werk (GAW) as the Protestant Church in Germany Diaspora agency actively supports persecuted Protestant Christians in Syria with aid projects. [30]
Syriac Christianity (Syriac: ܡܫܝܚܝܘܬܐ ܣܘܪܝܝܬܐ, Mšiḥoyuṯo Suryoyto or Mšiḥāyūṯā Suryāytā) is a branch of Eastern Christianity of which formative theological writings and traditional liturgies are expressed in the Classical Syriac language, a variation of the old Aramaic language.
Syrian Christians may refer to Adherents of Christianity in Syria; Adherents of Syriac Christianity, various Christian bodies of Syriac traditions Saint Thomas Christians, Christians of Syriac tradition in India, also called Syrians or Nasrani
The largest Christian denomination in Syria is the Greek-Orthodox Church, primarily consisting of Arab Christians, followed by the Syriac-Orthodox Church, whose followers often identify as Assyrian or Syriac. [322] The combined population of Syria and Lebanon in 1910 was estimated at 30% in a population of 3.5 million.
Syrian Christians are all Christians from modern Syria, or those from ancient Roman and Byzantine Syria. For Christians according to denominations that are following Syriac liturgical rite, see: Category:Syriac Christians .
With the seed of Protestant Christianity planted, the Assyrian Protestant churches began to emerge throughout greater Iran in the 1950s. [2] Currently, the Assyrian Pentecostal Church has several congregations in California, Illinois, Canada, Australia, Austria, and Iran. [3] The Church is an affiliate with the Assemblies of God. [4]
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