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Protestant Church of Switzerland – 1.9 million [158] Protestant Church in the Netherlands – 1.4 million [159] Reformed Church in Hungary – 1.15 million [160] [161] Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK) – 1.1 million [citation needed] Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa – 0.7 million [162]
Eliseo Soriano, Presiding Minister (1977–2021) Daniel Soriano Razon, Presiding Minister (2021-present) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (complete list) – Gordon B. Hinckley, President (1995–2008) Thomas S. Monson, President (2008–2018) Russell M. Nelson, President (2018–present) Iglesia ni Cristo –
The largest Christian denomination is the Catholic Church, with 1.3 billion baptized members. [9] The second largest Christian branch is either Protestantism (if it is considered a single group), or the Eastern Orthodox Church (if Protestants are considered to be divided into multiple denominations).
Christians believe that the second coming of Christ will occur at the end of time, after a period of severe persecution (the Great Tribulation). All who have died will be resurrected bodily from the dead for the Last Judgment. Jesus will fully establish the Kingdom of God in fulfillment of scriptural prophecies. [181] [182]
Allan Sandage – prolific astronomer; converted to Christianity later in his life, stating, "I could not live a life full of cynicism. I chose to believe, and a peace of mind came over me." [130] Fred Severud – American structural engineer and founder of Severud Associates [131] Rodney Stark – a formerly agnostic sociologist of religion. [132]
28 or 29 John the Baptist begins his ministry in the "15th year of Tiberius" (Luke 3:1–2), saying: "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near" (Matthew 3:1–2), a relative of Jesus , a Nazirite , baptized Jesus (Mark 1:4–11), later arrested and beheaded by Herod Antipas (Luke 3:19–20), it is possible that, according to Josephus ...
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The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.