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Many Protestant denominations are represented in India, the result of missionary activities throughout the country especially under British rule in India.The largest Protestant denomination in the country is the Church of South India, since 1947 a union of Presbyterian, Reformed, Congregational, Methodist, and Anglican congregations with approximately 4 million members as of 2014.
Christianity is the predominant religion in the North East states of Nagaland, MizoramMeghalaya, and Manipur, and has substantial populations in the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Tripura, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goaand Andaman Nicobar Islands.
According to a 2019 study, Protestant share of U.S. population dropped to 43%, further ending its status as religion of the majority. [ 34 ] [ 35 ] [ 36 ] The decline is attributed mainly to the dropping membership of the Mainline Protestant churches [ 35 ] [ 37 ] and even among Evangelical Protestant churches [ 38 ] [ 39 ] while Black churches ...
There are also large Christian communities in other parts of the world, such as Indonesia, Central Asia, the Middle East, and West Africawhere Christianity is the second-largest religion after Islam. The United Stateshas the largest Christian population in the world, followed by Brazil, Mexico, Russia, and the Philippines.
4,013 (2020) Members. 1,576,830 (2020) [ 1 ] The Presbyterian Church of India (PCI) is a mainline Protestant church based in India, with over one and a half million adherents, mostly in Northeast India. [ 2 ] It is one of the largest Christian denominations in that region. [ 3 ][ 4 ]
Advent Christian Conference. Amazing Grace Ministries. Andhra Evangelical Lutheran Church. Anglican Church of India (Continuing Anglican) Apatani Christian Fellowship. Apostolic Christian Assembly. Apostolic Church of Pentecost. Apostolic Evangelical Church of India. ASMD New Anglican Synod.
Believers Eastern Church (BEC, previously Believers Church) is a church of Indian origin with congregations and parishes worldwide. It follows an episcopal governance and structure. [ 4 ] It holds Christ as its head ( Col 1:18 ) and further requires that bishops and ordained ministers submit to its metropolitan and his successors.
Nordic countries. [edit] The Uppsala Cathedral, the headquarters of the Church of Sweden. Lutheranism is the established church in most of the Nordic countries including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. In these countries, where most people are Lutheran, the churches are supported by taxes, either indirectly through the general ...