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- 2 ­ These Younger "churches vary widely in degree of independence and autonomy, spiritual and economic maturity, and strength of indigenous leadershipD We have not attempted to list the missionary agency or agencies with which each indigenous church group has been associated] since such material can be found elsewhere and the purpose of this study is to emphasize the emerging responsible church bodies in their various stages of growth. Exact statistics of membership are always difficult to se­ cure and when available may be interpreted in different ways. We have attempted to give only round numbers, based upon the most recent data available in the Missionary Research Library. "Membership" means adult baptized members and does not include baptized children. "Corrununity" means members and their families and] also.\' cate­ chumens or inquirers. We realize that the statistics are not fully reliable, but we believe that they will furnish a fair picture of the Younger Church movement. Under the heading, "Missionaries from the Younger Churches]" we have surrunarized such in­ formation as we could secure regarding missionaries being sent out from younger church bodies to other countries and peoples. This is a most significant new de­ velopment. Church bodies which are members of the World Council of Churches are marked #0 We hope that this List of Younger Churches will be of help to all who are study­ ing the growth of world-wide Christianity. We would be glad to receive corrections and suggestions for revision. We wish to thank all who have helped in the preparation of this Study and those who have read the manuscript in whole or in partD Mr. Kenyon Eo Moyer, Research Assistant in the Missionary Research Library, has given valuable assistance in edi.t-· ing and typing D F. W. P. - 3 ­ THE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS AND THE GUIANAS Bahamas (Bahama Islands) (British West Indies) POPULATION. 100,000; one-fifth white, four-fifth colored; English-speaking. PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Main religion of the twenty inhabited islands. INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. Christian Council of Nassau. YOUNGER CHURCHES. #Church in the Province of West Indies. Diocese of Nassauo About 7,000 members. Member of W.C.C. Methodist Church. About 3,000 members. Church of God. About 4,000 members. Baptist Churches, independent Baptist unions. About 20,000 members. Seventh Day Adventist churches. About 800 members. Assemblies of God. About 400 members. Other small church groups founded by interdenominational societies. Cuba (Republic of Cuba) POPULATION. 6 million; Spanish-speaking, English widely understood. PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Membership small, but vital and growing; Protestant community about 100,000. INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION.. (1) Concilio Cubano do iglesio evangelicas (Council of Evangelical Churches). Six member church bodies: Methodist, Episcopal, Presbyterian, Baptist, Friends, Salvation Army. Council is member of 1oM.C o with one voting representative. (2) Evangelical Fellowship of Cuba (Associate member of W.E.F. '. YOUNGER CHURCHES. Iglesia Episcopal (Episcopal Church). About 7,500 members. Iglesia Metodista (Methodist Church). Cuba Annual Conference (formed 1923), 3 districts. About 10,000 members. Iglesia Presbiteriana (Presbyterian Church).. Presbytery of Cuba (Synod of New Jersey). About 3,500 members. - 4 ­ Convenci6n Bautista de Cuba Oriental (Baptist Convention of East Cuba). About 7,000 members. Baptist Churches of West Cuba. About 8,000 members. Iglesia Los Amigos (Friends, Cuba Annual Meeting). About 1,000 memberS 4 Seventh Day Adventist Church, East and West Cuba Conferences. About 5,000 members", Assemblies of God in Cuba. About 4,000 members~ Pentecostal Evangelical Church. Several thousand members and adherents~ Other church groups, Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, indigenous churches founded by West Indies Mission (2,000 members), etc. Dominican Republic POPULATION. 2~ million; majority mixed African and Spanish ancestry; official language Spanish, English widely understood. PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Community of about 30,000" INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. YOUNGER CHURCHES ... Iglesia Evang~lica Dominicana (Evangelical Church of Dominican RepUblic). About 2,000 members. A union of Presbyterian, Methodist and Evangelical Brethren churches. Seventh Day Adventist churches~ About 3,000 members. Protestant Episcopal Church~. About 2,000 members" Free Methodist Church. About 1,000 members. Assa~blies of God~ About 2,000 members. Pentecostal churches. Scattered churches founded by various interdenominational missionary societies. The Guianas British Guiana (British Colony) POPULATION. 500,000; mixed population: Negroes (38 per cent), immigrants from East Indies (42 per cent), Europeans, Indians; official language English. - 5 ­ PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Dominant religion. INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. Ministers' Association. YOUNGER CHURCHES~ Church in the Province of the West Indies. Diocese of Guiana (Anglican). About 22,000 members. Congregational Union of British Guiana. About 4,000 members. Methodist Church . About 6,000 members. Evangelical Lutheran Church in British Guiana. Formed in 1943. Includes Europeans. Community of 7,000. Presbyterian Church. About 1,200 members. The Moravian Church. About 600 members. Seventh Day Adventist Churches. About 4,000 member-a, Assemblies of God. About 900 members~ Pentecostal groups, Pilgrim Holiness Churches, Salvation Army, Baptists, Church of the Nazarene, and other small groups. French Guiana and West Indies (Martinique, Guadeloupe) POPULATION. French Guiana, 30,000. Martinique, 250,000. Guadeloupe, 250,000. People: French ancestry, Negroes and Indians. Office language French, some Indian dialects. PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Slight trace. INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. YO UNGER CHURCHES. Small number of Anglicans, belonging to Diocese of Guiana. Seventh Day Adventist churches. About 3,000 members. Netherlands Guiana (Surinam) and the Netherlands Antilles (Quracao, Aruba, Bonaire, St. Eustatius, Saba, St. Martin (Dutch port) POPULATION. Netherlands Guiana, 225,000. Netherlands West Indies, 200,000. Negroes, Europeans, East Indians and others. Official language is Dutch, Spanish and English also spoken. - 6 ­ INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION g YOUNGER CHURCHES. Moravian mission churches. About 45,000; community of 140,000. Reformed Church. About 10,000 members (mostly Dutch)~ Churches in Diocese of Guiana (Anglican). See British Guiana. Churches founded by Negro Societies from U.S.A. Other small groups: Seventh Day Adventists, Baptists, Pilgrim Holiness Salvation Army .. --Haiti (Republic of Haiti) POPULATION. 3 million, largely Negro. Main languages French and Creole French o English taught in schools. PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Roman Catholicism is the main religion, but Protestant churches are active and growing. Protestant community, over 200,000. INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. YOUNGER CHURCHES. Jacmel Baptist Church. About 3,000 members. Baptist churches. About 20,000 members. Church of God~ About 10,000 members. Protestant Episcopal Church. About 15,000 members. Methodist Church. About 2,000 members~ Seventh Day Adventist churches. About 13,000 members. Pentecostal and UevangelicalJl churches. Several thousand members. Churches founded by various interdenominational missionary societies, several thousand members. Puerto Rico (Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S.A.) POPULATION. 2~ million, languages: Spanish chiefly, and English. .- 7 ­ PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Still a minority religion but growing in importance and influence. Protestant community of about 250 )000 ~ INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION. (1) Concilio Nacional Evang~lico de Puerto Rico (Evangelical Council of Puerto Rico) includes Baptists, Methodists Mennonites, Presbyterians, Disciples, United Evangelicals and Friends o Member of the I.M.C. with one representative. YOUNGER CHURCHES. La Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal (Pentecostal Church of God ) or Assemblies of God). About 13,000 members and growing r apidly , Iglesia Evangelica Unida de Puerto Rico (United Evangelical Church of Puerto Rico, a union of Congregational-Christian and United Brethren church bodies) . Membership about 53000, Presbyterian Church, Presbytery of Puerto Rico (Synod of New York). About 5,000 membersr Baptist Convention. About 8,000 members. Disciples of Christ Church. Church has new constitution, more responsibilityo About 6,000 members. Methodist Church. About 5,000 members. Protestant Episcopal Church . About 10,000 members " Seventh Day Adventists, Puerto Rico Conference. About 4J OOO members o Other small groups: Church of God, Mennonite Church, Pilgrim Holiness Church, Pentacostal churches, Lutheran Church . Christian and Missionary Alliance churches, Church of the Nazarene. The West Indies (British) A British Caribbean Federation will become a self-governing member of the Commonwealth in 1958, (comprising Jan~ica, Trinidad, Tobago~ Barbados, Windward Islands and Leeward Islands but not British Virgin Islands and Bahamas) . Jamaica (Including Turks, Caicos and Cayman Islands) POPULATION. l~ million; three-fourths Negroes~ remainder are mulattoes y Europeans, East Indians and Chinese; language - English ~ PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY. Dominant faith. - 8 ­ INTER-CHURCH COOPERATION . Jamaica Christian Council, includes most church bodies on the island. Member of IoM.C. with one representative. YOUNGER CHURCHES. Diocese of Kingston (Jamaica), Church in the Province of West Indies (Anglican). About 35,000 members, including Europeans. Jamaican Baptist Union. About 240 churches and 23,000 members. The Presbyterian
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