FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject World Survey Religious Records

Project Leader

Becca Curtis

Purpose

Every major religion practiced in each country has been previously identified using the CIA Factbook. The purpose of this project is to change the format of the Religious Records page and add links for every Christian church to the Church Records page.

Task List

Country	Name	Date Completed
Ghana
Democratic Republic of Congo
Benin
Liberia
Sierra Leone
Botswana
Malawi
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Tanzania

Instructions

Step 1: Reformat Religious Records Page

1. Click on the country to go to that country's wiki page. Then click on "Religious Records."

We want to reformat the page from looking like this:

To looking like this:

2. How to do this:

1. Find a Christian denomination listed.

• They will be found under the Anglican, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox headings.
• Each Christian denomination will have its own bullet point and will link to its section on the Church Records page.

2. Add a bullet point and link under its current heading using this template: *[[COUNTRY Church Records#CHURCH Records|CHURCH Records]]

3. Change COUNTRY to the name of the country you are working on and change CHURCH to the name of the Christian denomination/church you are linking to.

• For example: the link to the Catholic Records on the Ghana Church Records page will look like *[[Ghana Church Records#Catholic Records|Catholic Records]]

4. If there is more than one Christian denomination under a heading, make sure they are in lphabetical order.

• The Protestant heading is likely the only heading that will have more than 1 bullet point (some countries may have 5-10 Protestant denominations).

5. Delete the line that says: "For more information...visit this page: [COUNTRY Church Records.] under the Anglican, Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox headings.

Take note: any additional information that may exist on this page for christian records should be moved to Church Records page.

Step 2: Research Non-Christian Religions

Information about Christian denominations/churches will be found on the Church Records page. Information about non-Christian religions will be found on this page.
Add any additional religions practiced by the significant minority to the page in alphabetical order.

To find this information: Go to Religions by country.

Jewish Records

Leave as is, no changes need to be made.

Other Non-Christian Records

Major religions practiced in the respective country have been identified previously using the CIA Factbook.

1. Copy and paste this code underneath each Non-Christian Records heading:

=== How to Find the Records ===

==== Online Resources and Websites ====

=== Historical Background ===

=== Information Recorded in the Records ===

2. Research each religion and fill out these headings.

What information each heading will contain:


To find this information:

• Wikipedia - go to the country and click the Religions link to see a summary. Look for a link just under the Religions heading that links to a separate, more detailed article about the country's religions (usually titled "Religion in COUNTRY"). This page may list links to a specific religion in the country (such as "Islam in COUNTRY"). Look at these pages to fill out the headings.
  • NOTE: Be sure to cite your sources.