3235:
1940:
1267:
3315:
30:
1299:
Church and the
Nazareth Baptist Church. In early 1900s, Pentecostal Christian operations from America opened up their offices in South Africa. "Charismatic Christian Churches" began starting in South Africa in the 20th century. These historical activity created many Christian denominations and a structure where, even though 80% of South African population is Christian, the largest Christian sect has had less than 10% of the South African population.
1954:
1174:
1283:. In 1742, he baptised five Khoi-khoi slaves. This caused an uproar because the Dutch Reformed Church back then held the view that baptised Christians must be free, not slaves. The controversy and hostility of the European settlers forced Schmidt to leave South Africa two years later, in 1744, bringing to complete halt all Christian missionary activity for about 50 years.
1287:
States and the
Netherlands. They began translating the Bible into local languages and particularly the hymn books for community singing. South Africa became the gateway for an army of Christian missionaries attempting to gain access into southern and sub-Saharan Africa. Their stated goal was to "evangelize, educate and civilize" what they called were the "
1322:– the former pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church became the Prime Minister. He cemented Apartheid ideas through additional laws and active enforcement. Most church leaders supported and were committed to Apartheid, but a few did not. Reverend Beyers Naude, for example, joined the blacks-only parish after leaving his whites-only church in the late 1970s.
1313:
The
Apartheid system, as well as resistance to it, was both a political and theological matter. In the 20th century, several Christian churches in South Africa supported Apartheid and racial divisions. A few opposed it. One of the largest Christian denomination, the Dutch Reformed Church (NGK), used
1317:
The NGK not only supported
Apartheid, but years prior to the beginning of it, in 1881, it established a separate colored church. In 1910, segregation was the South African Dutch Reformed Church's policy, and black Africans who were part of its denomination had to worship in Churches meant for black
1286:
The
Moravian Brethren returned to South Africa in 1792, with three missionaries. Over the next 30 years, many more Christian missionaries arrived in the expanded South Africa, by then a major hub for sea trade between Asia and the West. These missionaries came from England, Scotland, France, United
1298:
By the middle of the 19th century, many
European denominations of Christianity had opened a branch mission in South Africa, and with passion sought new converts. Internal disagreements led to splits between 1850s to 1910s, such as the founding of African independent churches, the Zion Christian
1278:
In July 1737, Georg
Schmidt arrived in South Africa as a Christian missionary, founded the first Protestant mission called the Moravian Brethren. He began working with the Khoi-Khoi tribe. Schmidt established himself at Zoetemelksvlei first, but months later moved to what is now known as
1258:
in 1652, when
Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC, Dutch East India Company) authorized him to establish a post to resupply food and fuel to ships traveling between the Netherlands and Southeast and South Asia. With him came three ships of settlers, who began living in
3262:
1314:
Christian theology to argue a theological support for the
Apartheid regime. The Dutch Reformed Church, with 3 million Christian members, remained the "official religion" of the Apartheid-supporting National Party.
2782:
2906:
3267:
3685:
2777:
3732:
3728:
1242:
Christianity has played an important role in South
African history. Some Christian denominations and Churches theologically supported inequality, subjugation and racial segregation (
1584:
3038:
2857:
1491:
1263:
and for public worship, only the Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk (or Dutch Reformed Church) was granted to exclusive rights and protection by the settlers (or Boers) till 1806.
3724:
3715:
2393:
3711:
3702:
3693:
3689:
2445:
2361:
1577:
3659:
3429:
3115:
2834:
2787:
2708:
1410:
103:
1338:
did not ask about religion). Of the total national population of 44.8 million, 35.8 million or 79.8% identified as members of a Christian denomination.
2971:
1526:
1040:
1202:
3773:
1570:
990:
3120:
3070:
2681:
2638:
1689:
1546:
3125:
3065:
2658:
2563:
1663:
1650:
1551:
1486:
3574:
248:
3414:
88:
3292:
3053:
3048:
2605:
2600:
1521:
1516:
3130:
2663:
2438:
2403:
1556:
3434:
3033:
2595:
2479:
108:
3110:
2615:
1536:
609:
3018:
2772:
1760:
1459:
3351:
3080:
2964:
2610:
2362:"The racial discourse and the Dutch reformed church: looking through a descriptive-empirical lens ... towards a normative task"
1098:
930:
883:
658:
3763:
3257:
3043:
2431:
2344:
2317:
2287:
2260:
2216:
2186:
2154:
2118:
2085:
2035:
1624:
1335:
1331:
1219:, with almost 80% of the population in 2001 professing to be Christian. No single denomination predominates, with mainstream
1195:
980:
2397:
1035:
3183:
3282:
3252:
3215:
3085:
2754:
1982:
1611:
1496:
995:
890:
3013:
2703:
2582:
1637:
1405:
848:
673:
3768:
3449:
3319:
3287:
3272:
3058:
2957:
2911:
2620:
1541:
1365:
1000:
544:
123:
3277:
3023:
2731:
1676:
1481:
1188:
1060:
1013:
858:
3297:
3028:
2528:
1977:
1879:
1385:
1070:
778:
773:
513:
455:
3741:
3075:
2643:
3489:
3166:
3105:
3100:
2653:
2544:
1972:
1531:
1235:
all having significant numbers of adherents. Importantly, there is significant and sustained syncretism with
738:
163:
3589:
3394:
3302:
3145:
2648:
1236:
594:
485:
430:
263:
68:
2002:
3604:
3494:
3424:
3220:
3003:
2713:
2590:
1050:
985:
935:
895:
838:
403:
398:
333:
278:
168:
98:
2231:
3664:
3584:
3549:
3534:
3519:
3474:
3409:
3344:
3208:
3198:
1228:
915:
808:
768:
748:
529:
490:
475:
410:
388:
363:
338:
258:
223:
208:
193:
148:
83:
3539:
1160:
1105:
1020:
970:
945:
743:
584:
465:
460:
378:
368:
213:
3234:
3639:
3614:
3464:
3459:
3439:
3404:
3389:
3193:
3188:
2980:
2875:
1967:
1427:
1150:
1140:
1125:
1030:
955:
925:
900:
863:
823:
818:
793:
663:
480:
450:
435:
425:
353:
313:
288:
138:
133:
113:
78:
63:
1319:
3624:
3594:
3579:
3564:
3554:
3544:
3509:
3504:
3454:
3399:
3374:
3090:
2883:
1892:
1155:
1130:
1110:
1085:
960:
940:
853:
843:
798:
758:
718:
713:
708:
698:
688:
683:
678:
668:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
574:
534:
524:
495:
440:
298:
268:
253:
238:
228:
218:
183:
178:
128:
73:
48:
21:
3634:
3629:
3569:
3524:
3484:
3379:
3360:
2497:
1344:
1135:
1115:
1080:
975:
965:
910:
905:
833:
813:
803:
788:
783:
763:
733:
728:
703:
693:
626:
604:
569:
564:
559:
539:
470:
348:
343:
308:
303:
243:
198:
158:
53:
41:
2334:
2250:
2206:
3609:
3559:
3514:
3499:
3479:
3469:
3444:
3384:
3337:
3203:
3135:
2888:
2307:
2277:
2176:
2110:
1838:
1801:
1439:
1120:
1075:
1065:
1055:
1045:
950:
868:
828:
753:
723:
614:
599:
589:
445:
420:
393:
383:
373:
358:
283:
233:
188:
173:
153:
143:
118:
58:
3619:
3529:
3419:
3095:
2839:
2511:
2462:
2279:
Congregational Missions and the Making of an Imperial Culture in Nineteenth-Century England
1747:
1145:
1025:
920:
579:
554:
549:
415:
326:
293:
203:
93:
8:
3008:
1959:
1945:
1178:
2935:
1825:
3150:
2673:
2489:
2375:
2340:
2313:
2283:
2256:
2212:
2182:
2150:
2114:
2103:
2081:
2031:
1423:
3140:
2803:
2471:
1255:
2749:
1434:
2366:
2144:
2075:
2025:
1713:
1378:
1232:
1330:
The following table shows the breakdown of Christian adherents according to the
3176:
2817:
2423:
2058:
1254:
Christianity arrived in South Africa with settlers from Europe, starting with
3757:
2379:
1474:
2402:(2011/2012 ed.). Government of South Africa. p. 12. Archived from
3171:
2949:
2630:
1216:
1288:
3329:
2764:
1743:
1452:
1398:
1224:
1266:
2538:
2336:
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History
2100:
2027:
Christianity in South Africa: A Political, Social, and Cultural History
1280:
1271:
1220:
2178:
From Béarn to Southern Africa or The Amazing Destiny of Eugène Casalis
1246:), while other denominations and Churches others opposed segregation.
2849:
2826:
2741:
2573:
1509:
1308:
1292:
1260:
1243:
29:
2695:
2555:
2520:
2723:
1953:
1173:
2007:
Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology
2858:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in South Africa
2252:
South African Music: A Century of Traditions in Transformation
2174:
1239:
among most of the self-professed Christians in South Africa.
2709:
Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church of South Africa
2339:. University of California Press. pp. 383–395.
2101:
Adrian Hastings; Alistair Mason; Hugh Pyper (2000).
1935:
2200:
2198:
2102:
2030:. University of California Press. pp. 11–15.
2309:Intellectual History in Contemporary South Africa
2244:
2242:
2240:
2170:
2168:
2166:
2138:
2136:
2134:
2132:
2130:
2074:Robert Vosloo (2015). Elias Kifon Bongmba (ed.).
3755:
2453:
2248:
2211:. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. pp. 131–134.
2195:
2332:
2204:
2142:
2023:
2237:
2163:
2127:
3345:
2965:
2439:
2301:
2299:
2282:. Stanford University Press. pp. 81–83.
2269:
2077:Routledge Companion to Christianity in Africa
2073:
1578:
1196:
2979:
2783:South Africa International Assemblies of God
2275:
3039:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
2606:Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NHK)
2601:Dutch Reformed Church in South Africa (NGK)
2069:
2067:
3359:
3352:
3338:
2972:
2958:
2930:
2928:
2446:
2432:
2296:
2053:
2051:
2049:
2047:
1585:
1571:
1203:
1189:
2596:Christian Reformed Church in South Africa
2480:Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria
2105:The Oxford Companion to Christian Thought
1215:Christianity is the dominant religion in
2907:The Evangelical Alliance of South Africa
2359:
2232:The first missionary arrives at the Cape
2064:
1265:
3774:History of the Dutch East India Company
2925:
2773:Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa
2044:
2000:
3756:
2611:Free Reformed Churches of South Africa
2312:. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 54–58.
2305:
2181:. Cambridge Scholars. pp. 10–12.
2175:Marie-Claude Mosimann-Barbier (2014).
3333:
2953:
2427:
2003:"Syncretism in Two African Countries"
1295:" native people of "darkest Africa".
3116:Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church
2149:. New Africa Books. pp. 11–16.
2061:, US Library of Congress, Washington
1411:Reformed Evangelical Anglican Church
2498:Coptic Holy Diocese of South Africa
2146:South Africa's Top Sites: Spiritual
2109:. Oxford University Press. p.
2013:(1). University of Western Ontario.
1983:Freedom of religion in South Africa
13:
3233:
2704:Anglican Church of Southern Africa
28:
14:
3785:
2912:South African Council of Churches
2778:Assemblies of God of South Africa
2621:Reformed Churches in South Africa
2360:Schoeman, W. J. (December 2010).
1366:South African Council of Churches
3660:Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
3430:Democratic Republic of the Congo
3314:
3313:
3278:Witchcraft Suppression Act, 1957
2835:Apostolic Church of South Africa
2732:Baptist Union of Southern Africa
2208:The Encyclodedia of Christianity
1952:
1938:
1172:
991:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
104:Democratic Republic of the Congo
3071:Evangelical Presbyterian Church
2639:Evangelical Presbyterian Church
2386:
2353:
2326:
2080:. Routledge. pp. 400–403.
1978:Catholic Church in South Africa
1527:Evangelical Presbyterian Church
1386:Catholic Church in South Africa
1325:
1270:The first Christian mission at
2644:Free Church in Southern Africa
2255:. ABC-CLIO. pp. 191–192.
2225:
2094:
2017:
1994:
1:
3101:Presbyterian Church of Africa
2654:Presbyterian Church of Africa
1988:
1973:Protestantism in South Africa
1532:Presbyterian Church of Africa
3764:Christianity in South Africa
3121:United Congregational Church
2682:United Congregational Church
2455:Christianity in South Africa
2399:Pocket Guide to South Africa
2234:South African History (2011)
1547:United Congregational Church
1302:
1237:African Traditional Religion
7:
3126:Uniting Presbyterian Church
3066:Evangelical Lutheran Church
3004:Afrikaans Protestant Church
2714:Province of Southern Africa
2659:Uniting Presbyterian Church
2591:Afrikaans Protestant Church
2564:Evangelical Lutheran Church
1931:
1727:Total mainstream Protestant
1552:Uniting Presbyterian Church
1487:Evangelical Lutheran Church
10:
3790:
3167:African Traditional Belief
3151:The Church of Almighty God
1702:Full Gospel Church of God
1306:
1249:
1229:African initiated churches
3673:
3648:
3367:
3311:
3245:
3231:
3159:
3146:People's Church of Africa
3111:Reformed Church in Africa
3034:Christian Reformed Church
2994:
2987:
2920:
2897:
2874:
2848:
2825:
2816:
2796:
2763:
2740:
2722:
2694:
2672:
2649:People's Church of Africa
2629:
2616:Reformed Church in Africa
2581:
2572:
2554:
2537:
2519:
2510:
2488:
2470:
2461:
2249:Carol Ann Muller (2004).
1863:Total African Independent
1851:Other African Independent
1537:Reformed Church in Africa
1359:South African interchurch
3769:Religion in South Africa
3415:Central African Republic
2981:Religion in South Africa
2876:African-initiated church
2333:Richard Elphick (1997).
2205:Erwin Fahlbusch (2008).
2143:Philip Harrison (2004).
2024:Richard Elphick (1997).
1968:Religion in South Africa
89:Central African Republic
3361:Christianity in Africa
3131:Uniting Reformed Church
3091:Nazareth Baptist Church
3019:Apostolic Faith Mission
2884:Nazareth Baptist Church
2664:Uniting Reformed Church
2394:"South Africa's people"
2057:Rita M. Byrnes (1996),
2001:Simpson, Diane (1995).
1761:Apostolic Faith Mission
1557:Uniting Reformed Church
1542:Reformed Churches: GKSA
1460:Apostolic Faith Mission
1345:Christian denominations
1179:Christianity portal
22:Christianity by country
3239:
3081:Free Reformed Churches
2059:Religion and Apartheid
1275:
659:Bosnia and Herzegovina
33:
3575:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
3435:Republic of the Congo
3263:CRL Rights Commission
3237:
3136:Zion Christian Church
3044:Dutch Reformed Church
2889:Zion Christian Church
2529:Roman Catholic Church
2276:Susan Thorne (1999).
1839:iBandla lamaNazaretha
1802:Zion Christian Church
1440:Zion Christian Church
1320:Daniel François Malan
1269:
981:Saint Kitts and Nevis
249:SĂŁo TomĂ© and PrĂncipe
109:Republic of the Congo
32:
3238:Flag of South Africa
3096:New Apostolic Church
2840:New Apostolic Church
2512:Western Christianity
2463:Eastern Christianity
1475:Protestantism, Other
610:United Arab Emirates
3650:States with limited
3283:Traditional healers
3253:Freedom of religion
3009:Afrikaner Calvinism
2898:Interdenominational
1960:Christianity portal
1946:South Africa portal
1522:Dutch Reformed: NHK
1517:Dutch Reformed: NGK
1318:Africans. In 1948,
996:Trinidad and Tobago
891:Antigua and Barbuda
3273:Marriage Act, 1961
3268:Equality Act, 2000
3240:
2936:Anglican Communion
2788:Grace Bible Church
2409:on 27 October 2012
1276:
931:Dominican Republic
34:
3751:
3750:
3677:other territories
3450:Equatorial Guinea
3327:
3326:
3229:
3228:
2947:
2946:
2870:
2869:
2866:
2865:
2812:
2811:
2690:
2689:
2674:Congregationalist
2506:
2505:
2490:Oriental Orthodox
2346:978-0-520-20940-4
2319:978-0-230-10969-8
2289:978-0-8047-6544-2
2262:978-1-57607-276-9
2218:978-0-8028-2417-2
2188:978-1-4438-6081-9
2156:978-0-86486-564-9
2120:978-0-19-860024-4
2087:978-1-134-50577-7
2037:978-0-520-20940-4
1929:
1928:
1785:Total Pentecostal
1595:
1594:
1213:
1212:
516:
124:Equatorial Guinea
3781:
3738:
3737:(United Kingdom)
3733:Tristan da Cunha
3729:Ascension Island
3721:
3708:
3699:
3675:Dependencies and
3368:Sovereign states
3354:
3347:
3340:
3331:
3330:
3317:
3316:
3141:Zionist Churches
3086:Methodist Church
2992:
2991:
2974:
2967:
2960:
2951:
2950:
2938:
2932:
2823:
2822:
2804:Zionist churches
2755:Methodist Church
2579:
2578:
2552:
2551:
2548:
2517:
2516:
2472:Eastern Orthodox
2468:
2467:
2448:
2441:
2434:
2425:
2424:
2419:
2418:
2416:
2414:
2408:
2390:
2384:
2383:
2357:
2351:
2350:
2330:
2324:
2323:
2303:
2294:
2293:
2273:
2267:
2266:
2246:
2235:
2229:
2223:
2222:
2202:
2193:
2192:
2172:
2161:
2160:
2140:
2125:
2124:
2108:
2098:
2092:
2091:
2071:
2062:
2055:
2042:
2041:
2021:
2015:
2014:
1998:
1962:
1957:
1956:
1948:
1943:
1942:
1941:
1606:% of Christians
1597:
1596:
1587:
1580:
1573:
1497:Methodist Church
1341:
1340:
1256:Jan van Riebeeck
1205:
1198:
1191:
1177:
1176:
1061:Papua New Guinea
1036:Marshall Islands
859:Northern Ireland
512:
18:
17:
3789:
3788:
3784:
3783:
3782:
3780:
3779:
3778:
3754:
3753:
3752:
3747:
3746:
3736:
3719:
3706:
3697:
3678:
3676:
3669:
3653:
3651:
3644:
3363:
3358:
3328:
3323:
3307:
3298:Public holidays
3241:
3225:
3155:
3029:Catholic Church
3014:Anglican Church
2983:
2978:
2948:
2943:
2942:
2941:
2933:
2926:
2916:
2899:
2893:
2862:
2844:
2808:
2792:
2759:
2736:
2718:
2686:
2668:
2625:
2568:
2542:
2541:
2533:
2502:
2484:
2457:
2452:
2422:
2412:
2410:
2406:
2392:
2391:
2387:
2367:Acta Theologica
2358:
2354:
2347:
2331:
2327:
2320:
2306:M. Eze (2016).
2304:
2297:
2290:
2274:
2270:
2263:
2247:
2238:
2230:
2226:
2219:
2203:
2196:
2189:
2173:
2164:
2157:
2141:
2128:
2121:
2099:
2095:
2088:
2072:
2065:
2056:
2045:
2038:
2022:
2018:
1999:
1995:
1991:
1958:
1951:
1944:
1939:
1937:
1934:
1905:Other Christian
1773:Other Apostolic
1591:
1562:
1561:
1512:
1502:
1501:
1477:
1467:
1466:
1455:
1445:
1444:
1430:
1416:
1415:
1406:Anglican Church
1401:
1391:
1390:
1381:
1371:
1370:
1361:
1347:
1328:
1311:
1305:
1274:, South Africa.
1252:
1233:Catholic Church
1209:
1171:
1166:
1165:
1101:
1091:
1090:
1071:Solomon Islands
1016:
1006:
1005:
886:
876:
875:
779:North Macedonia
629:
619:
618:
521:
501:
500:
329:
319:
318:
44:
12:
11:
5:
3787:
3777:
3776:
3771:
3766:
3749:
3748:
3745:
3744:
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3199:Irreligion
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1989:References
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3194:Hinduism
3189:Buddhism
2696:Anglican
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2521:Catholic
1932:See also
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1880:Catholic
1714:Reformed
1705:350,000
1651:Lutheran
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1510:Reformed
1424:Holiness
1399:Anglican
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1141:Paraguay
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3625:Tunisia
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3555:Namibia
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3455:Eritrea
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2724:Baptist
2413:4 April
1854:656,644
1843:248,824
1830:880,414
1765:246,190
1718:226,495
1694:508,825
1681:691,237
1677:Baptist
1668:832,495
1291:" and "
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1250:History
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1809:13.9%
1779:15.7%
1712:Other
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234:Niger
189:Libya
174:Kenya
154:Ghana
144:Gabon
119:Egypt
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2415:2012
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