Back المسيحية في غامبيا Arabic Kristinusko Gambiassa Finnish Cristianesimo in Gambia Italian Христијанството во Гамбија Macedonian Христианство в Гамбии Russian

Christianity in the Gambia

Saint Mary's Anglican Cathedral in Banjul

Christians in the Gambia constituted Muslim 96.4%, Christian 3.5%, other or none 0.1% (2019-20 est.).[1]

The government has not established a state religion,[2] but the predominant religion is Islam, practised by approximately 96% of the country's population. Article 25 of the Constitution protects the rights of citizens to practise any religion that they choose.[3]

The Christian community, situated mostly in the west and south of the country, is predominantly Roman Catholic. In 2007 there were also several Protestant groups including Anglicans, Methodists, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and various small evangelical denominations.[2] In 1965, the Gambia Christian Council was formed as an ecumenical association of Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Methodist churches.[4]

Intermarriage between Muslims and Christians is common.[5]

  1. ^ "Gambia, The", The World Factbook, Central Intelligence Agency, 2023-07-25, retrieved 2023-08-10
  2. ^ a b International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Gambia. United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (September 14, 2007). This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ "Chapter IV - Protection of fundamental rights and freedoms". Constitution of the Republic of The Gambia. 1997. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
  4. ^ "The Gambia Christian Council". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
  5. ^ US State Dept 2022 report

Developed by StudentB