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 Christian 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. The first Adventists came from efforts by American missionaries starting in 1991.[5][6] As of the 2015 yearbook, the Mongolia Mission has 5 churches and 2107 members[7]

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". Archived from the original on 2008-03-20. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  3. "..::Mongolian Mission Field of SDA::.. - Нүүр Хуудас". Archived from the original on 2008-03-08. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  4. "Number of Adventist pastors in Mongolia up 50 percent". Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-03-03.
  5. "8th Grader Converts Sunday Church in Mongolia".
  6. "Entity".
  7. "Mongolia Mission - Adventist Online Yearbook". Adventistyearbook.org. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-12-21.
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