Protestantism in Jamaica
Encyclopedia
Protestants in Jamaica make up just over 60% of the population. The five largest denominations in Jamaica are: Church of God
, Seventh-day Adventist
, Baptist
, Pentecostal and Anglican. The full list is:
There are also several church operated educational systems including a Seventh-day Adventist one
which incorporates Northern Caribbean University
.
Church of God (Anderson)
The Church of God is a holiness Christian body with roots in Wesleyan pietism and also in the restorationist traditions. Founded in 1881 by Daniel Sidney Warner, the church claims 1,170,143 adherents...
, Seventh-day Adventist
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
, Baptist
Baptist
Baptists comprise a group of Christian denominations and churches that subscribe to a doctrine that baptism should be performed only for professing believers , and that it must be done by immersion...
, Pentecostal and Anglican. The full list is:
| Denomination | Size |
|---|---|
| Church of God | 21.2% |
| Seventh-day Adventist Seventh-day Adventist Church The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ... |
9.0% |
| Baptist | 8.8% |
| Pentecostal | 7.6% |
| Anglican | 5.5% |
| Methodist | 2.7% |
| United Church United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands is a united church formed on 1 December 1965 as the "United Church of Jamaica and Grand Cayman" by bringing the Protestant denominations "Presbyterian Church in Jamaica" and "Congregational Union of Jamaica" together... |
2.7% |
| Jehovah's Witness | 1.6% |
| Plymouth Brethren Plymouth Brethren The Plymouth Brethren is a conservative, Evangelical Christian movement, whose history can be traced to Dublin, Ireland, in the late 1820s. Although the group is notable for not taking any official "church name" to itself, and not having an official clergy or liturgy, the title "The Brethren," is... |
1.2% |
| Moravian Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church The Jamaica Province of the Moravian Church is part of the world wide Moravian Church Unity.-1754–1809 The beginning:... |
1.1% |
| Total | 61.3% |
There are also several church operated educational systems including a Seventh-day Adventist one
Seventh-day Adventist education
The Seventh-day Adventist educational system is the second-largest Christian school system in the world, after the Roman Catholic system ....
which incorporates Northern Caribbean University
Northern Caribbean University
The Northern Caribbean University is a tertiary level academic facility in Mandeville, Manchester, west-central Jamaica run by the Seventh-day Adventist Church...
.