Protestantism in Angola

The population of Angola is more than 92% Christian as of 2023.[1][2]

History

The Protestant faith was introduced to Angola in 1878 by Baptist missionaries. This was almost 400 years after a Catholic mission had been established there.[3]

Missionary groups in the 1880s included the English Baptist Missionary Society, the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, the United Church of Canada, the Methodist Episcopal Church and the Brethren’s Mission.[4]

Many of the nationalist independence leaders were raised as Protestants, including Agostinho Neto (Methodist), Holden Roberto (Baptist) and Jonas Savimbi (Congregational).

21st century

The last census in 2014 noted that 24.4% of the population were Protestant or Pentecostal.[5] Estimates in 2022 suggested that 38% of the population are now Protestant.[6]

In 2021, the largest Protestant groups included Baptists in Luanda and the northwest of the country, Lutherans in the south, Methodists, Adventists, New Apostolic Christians and Jehovah’s Witnesses, as well as new communities such as the Igréja Unida do Reino de Deus (United Church of the Kingdom of God).[7]

The government of Angola recognizes 11 Protestant denominations:

References

  1. ^ The Association of Religion Data Archive website, Retrieved 2023-06-05
  2. ^ Catholics And Culture website, Retrieved 2023-07-05
  3. ^ The World Of Info website
  4. ^ Rainer Grajek website
  5. ^ "Angola". Association of Religion Data Archives. 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  6. ^ US State Dept 2022 report
  7. ^ Rainer Grajek website

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