Protestantism in Greece
Protestants in Greece, including the Greek Evangelical Church and Free Evangelical Churches, stand at about 30,000.[1] Assemblies of God, International Church of the Foursquare Gospel and other Pentecostal churches of the Greek Synod of Apostolic Church has 12,000 members.[2]
The independent Free Apostolic Church of Pentecost is the biggest Protestant denomination in Greece with 120 churches.[3]
Protestant/Evangelical missionaries were active in Greece since 1819, one of the first being Jonas King. Today there is a sizeable Evangelical community in the city of Katerini.
Notable Greek Protestants[edit]
- Iacob Heraclid, soldier
- Michail Kalapothakis, theologian
- Martha Hooper Blackler Kalopothakes, missionary
- Loukas Papademos, former PM of Greece
References[edit]
- ^ "International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Greece". US Dept. of State/Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. www.state.gov. 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
- ^ "Synod of Apostolic Church of Christ". Pentecost.gr. Archived from the original on 2004-12-16. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ^ "Church addresses from the Official Site – in Greek". Christianity.gr. Archived from the original on February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-22.