Christianity in Sierra Leone

Christians in Sierra Leone constitute approximately 10 percent (~574,300) of the country's population (5,743,725[1] - 2014 est.). Other sources report that the population of Christians in Sierra Leone may reach 21%.[2]

Church and Missionary House in Regent, Sierra Leone (1850)

The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respected this right in practice.[2]

Intermarriage between Muslims and Christians is common.[2] Islam and Christianity are often syncretized with indigenous religious beliefs.[2]

Protestantism
Main articles: Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone and United Methodist Church in Sierra Leone

The majority of Sierra Leonean Christians are Protestants, of which the largest are Methodists[3] and Evangelicals.[4]

Roman Catholicism

Catholics are the second largest non Protestant Christians division in Sierra Leone at about 5% of the country's population.[5]

References
  1. "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Cia.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  2. "International Religious Freedom Report for 2016". State.gov. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  3. "Methodist Church Sierra Leone — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  4. The History of the Evangelical Fellowship of Sierra Leone Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. "Sierra Leone: in wake of brutal war, churches full : News Headlines". Catholicculture.org. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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