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The dominant religion in Suriname is Christianity, both in the form of '''Roman Catholicism''' and various denominations of Protestantism, the '''Anglican Church''' being the oldest. According to the 2012 census data 48.4% of the population of Suriname is Christian and the '''Pentecostal churches''' are the largest Protestant denomination, closely followed by '''Moravians'''.[ | The dominant religion in Suriname is Christianity, both in the form of '''Roman Catholicism''' and various denominations of Protestantism, the '''Anglican Church''' being the oldest. According to the 2012 census data 48.4% of the population of Suriname is Christian and the '''Pentecostal churches''' are the largest Protestant denomination, closely followed by '''Moravians'''.[ | ||
<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Suriname", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Suriname", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Suriname, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><br> | <ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Suriname", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Religion in Suriname", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Suriname, accessed 14 March 2020. </ref><br> | ||
The history of Christianity in Suriname can be divided into two parts. The first part is the history up to the abolition of slavery. The second part consists of Christianity after the era of slavery.... | |||
In the first pace, we have the division according to the arrival of churches: the older churches and the new churches. The older churches (Anglican, Reformed, Moravian, Lutheran, and Roman Catholic)settled in the Surinamese society during the era of slavery. | |||
This period roughly covered 1651-1863. | |||
The second phase started after the abolition of slavery and the arrival of the new churches. The first Baptist church was founded around 1887. The Baptists were followed by the Seventh-day Adventists (1894), and the Methodist Churches (African Episcopal Methodist Church 1912); Salvation Army, 1924; Wesleyan Church, 1945; and Evangelical Methodist Church, 1949. | |||
Anew group of churches in this group consisted of different American Baptist Churches (Worldteam 1954), Pentecostal and Full Gospel Churches (Assemblies of God 1959), and many others starting from 1961 (e.g. Southern Baptists, 1971; Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1979).<ref>Franklin Steven Jabibi, "Christianity in Suriname: An Overview of its History, Theologians and Sources", file:///Users/kathrynhanna/Desktop/Christianity%20in%20Suriname_%20An%20Overview%20of%20its%20History,%20Theologians%20and%20Sources%20-%20Franklin%20Steven%20Jabini%20-%20Google%20Books.htm, accessed 14 March 2020</ref> | |||
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