Protestantism in Mongolia

Protestant Christian churches in Mongolia are Lutheran, Presbyterians, Seventh-day Adventists and various evangelical Protestant groups. The Mongolian Evangelical Alliance estimates there are 35,000 Protestant Christians in Mongolia.

Protestant Christian teaching did not reach Mongolia until the mid-19th century, brought by missionaries such as James Gilmour. The rise of a communist government in the 1920s meant an end of the Protestant missions. However, since the end of communism in 1990, Protestant missionaries have become active again.[1]

The country has a local Christian TV station, Eagle TV,[2] and a pro-Christian radio station, Family Radio.

The Seventh-day Adventist Church[3] in 2008 had around 1,200 members[4] and a language school in Ulaanbaatar. As of the 2015 yearbook, the Mongolia Mission has 5 churches and 2107 members[5]

References

  1. ↑ Pigott, Robert (January 31, 2009). "Wrestling and faith in Mongolia". London: BBC World News. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
  2. ↑ EBC - Eagle Broadcasting Company
  3. ↑ Mongolian Mission Field of SDA
  4. ↑ Number of Adventist pastors in Mongolia up 50 percent
  5. ↑ http://www.adventistyearbook.org/default.aspx?page=ViewAdmField&Year=9999&AdmFieldID=MGMF
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