Protestantism in Yemen
Protestants make up 0.05% of the population of Yemen in 2023,[1][2] while Christians as a group make up 0.08% of the country's population.
It is unknown when Protestants first arrived in Yemen, but records show that the British Bible Society opened a bookshop there in 1886. The following year the Church of Scotland Mission to South Arabia sent a missionary (Ion Keith Falconer) to Sheikh Othman in Adan.[3] A medical colleague later opened a hospital in his memory.[4] The Church of Scotland Mission worked with Danish missionary Oluf Høyer in Aden in 1904.[5]
In the early 21st century, peaceful relations between Christians and Muslims contribute to religious freedom.[6] However, it is reported that Christians and other religious minorities are often discriminated against when attempting to access humanitarian aid.[7]
An American Baptist congregation is affiliated with a hospital in Jibla.[6] Christ Church Aden, part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, runs the charitable Ras Morbat Clinic in Aden.[8][6]
Denominations
[edit]- Baptist Church
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East (Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf)
- Church of South Arabia[9]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) website, Retrieved 2023-07-06
- ^ "World Map Religious Liberty Asia West". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04.
- ^ Aden Airways - Profile of Ion Falconer
- ^ The British Yemeni Society website
- ^ DanMission website
- ^ a b c "International Religious Freedom Report 2006".
- ^ US State Dept 2022 report
- ^ "The Ras Morbat Clinic". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
- ^ Source of the list: World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001 edition, Volume 1, page 812
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