Christianity in Namibia

St. Barbara Church, Tsumeb, Namibia

Christianity in Namibia comprises more than 90 percent of the population.[1] The largest Christian group is the Lutheran church, which is split into three churches: The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN), which grew out of the work of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission (earlier known as the Finnish Missionary Society) which began in 1870 among the Ovambo and Kavango people; the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN), which grew out of the work of the Rhenish Missionary Society from Germany which began working in the area in 1842; and the German-speaking Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN-GELC).[2][citation needed] In 2007 the three churches established the United Church Council of the Lutheran Churches in Namibia in an attempt to merge and unify.[3]

The second-largest Christian denomination is Roman Catholicism. Smaller numbers are affiliated with the Anglican Church, the Baptist Church, the Methodist Church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), New Apostolic Church, Seventh-day Adventist Church, Branhamism, a number of Zionist Churches (a mixture of traditional African beliefs), and Pentecostal Christianity. The Dutch Reformed Church of Namibia is predominantly made up of members of the Afrikaner ethnic group.[1]

## See also

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* Religion in Namibia
* Roman Catholicism in Namibia

## References

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1. ^ a b International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Namibia. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
2. ^ "Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia | World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. 1992-01-01. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
3. ^ "Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia". World Council of Churches. p. 4972\. Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 8 April 2021.

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Christianity in Namibia

Main article

Western Christianity|

| Catholic|

* Roman Catholic Church

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Protestant|

| Lutheran|

* Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia
* Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia
* German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia

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Calvinist|

* Dutch Reformed Church in Namibia
* Reformed Churches in South Africa

Anglican|

* Anglican Church of Southern Africa

Baptist|

* Baptist Convention of Namibia

Methodist|

* Methodist Church
* Salvation Army

Adventist|

* Seventh-day Adventist Church

Pentecostal|

* Assemblies of God
* Apostolic Faith Mission of Namibia

Other|

* Zionist churches

Interdenominational
organisations|

* Council of Churches in Namibia
* Namibia Evangelical Fellowship

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Christianity in Africa

Sovereign states|

* Algeria
* Angola
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* Burkina Faso
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* Central African Republic
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* Kenya
* Lesotho
* Liberia
* Libya
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mali
* Mauritania
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* Niger
* Nigeria
* Rwanda
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Senegal
* Seychelles
* Sierra Leone
* Somalia
* South Africa
* South Sudan
* Sudan
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* Togo
* Tunisia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

States with limited
recognition

* Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
* Somaliland

Dependencies and
other territories

* Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain)
* Madeira (Portugal)
* Mayotte / Réunion (France)
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* Western Sahara

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