Christianity in Uzbekistan
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About 9 % of the population of Uzbekistan are orthodox. There are about 4000 Roman Catholics in Uzbekistan. New parishes cannot register. There are new churches of Uzbeks. Thousands of Uzbeks have become Christians after 1991. Christians have been portrayed negatively. Christians are considered as being members of an extremist cult. In 2006 a law, by which printing religious books can be punished with three years, came. The government indulges in massive persecution of Christians. There is strong pressure on Christians from a Muslim background in remote areas. Uzbekistan was designated to its list of countries of particular concern of the U. S. State Department.
[edit] Protestants
Protestants are less than one percent of the population. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Usbekistan has seven parishes. The seat of the bishop is Tashkent. The president of the synod is Gilda Razpopova.
[edit] Protestant Denominations
- Baptist Union in Uzbekistan
- German Evangelical Lutheran Church
- Korean Baptist Churches
- Korean Methodist Church
- Korean Presbyterian Church
