DJIBOUTI
DJIBOUTI STATSCAPITAL: DJIBOUTI POPULATION: 906,000 LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SETSWANA BELOW POVERTY: 42% ACCESS TO WATER: 92% ACCESS TO IMPROVED SANITATION: 67% AVERAGE ANNUAL INCOME: $2,916 CHRISTIAN: 6% |
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PARTNERED NGO
The Voice of the Martyrs is a non-profit, inter-denominational Christian organization dedicated to assisting our persecuted family worldwide. VOM was founded in 1967 by Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who was imprisoned 14 years in Communist Romania for his faith in Christ.
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CHRISTIANITY IN DJIBOUTI |
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3.2% of the population are Orthodox. 0.07% to 1% of the population (about 4,767 persons) are Protestants. According to the World Christian Encyclopedia among other denominations are the Eglise Protestante de Djibouti, the Greek Orthodox Church and the Red Sea Mission Team. The Mennonite Mission is active in Djibouti. The Eglise Protestante Evangelique de Djibouti (known in English as the Protestant Church of Djibouti) was founded in 1960. It is active in the care for refugees, among other things. There is a Djibouti Parish of the New Apostolic Church.
Djibouti is included in the Episcopal Area of the Horn of Africa of the Anglican Diocese of Egypt, though there are no current congregations in the country |
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