Protestantism in Qatar
Protestants probably comprise more than 1% of the population of Qatar, but a minority of Christians in Qatar overall. The Protestants were estimated at 1% of the population for 2000 and the Anglicans (being classified otherwise there) at 1.4% for the same year.[1]
A hospital in cooperation with Protestants, in particular one started by American doctor Mary Bruins Allison, was founded in 1947.
Christian religious literature in English is available in bookstores.[2] In 2013 the Qatar Anglican Church of the Epiphany opened, which also accommodates several Evangelical, Pentecostal and other Protestant congregations.[3] 50,000 foreign Christians attend weekly services at the Mesaymeer Religious Complex.[4] Qatar has some British population. Evangelical Churches Alliance Qatar (ECAQ) has approximately 1,200 members who hail primarily from the Philippines, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Indonesia and Malaysia.[5]
Denominations
- Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, a province of the Anglican Communion
- Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf, the Anglican diocese in which Qatar is located
- Christian Brethren and other free churches
- Presbyterianism
- Church of South India[6]
- Arab Evangelical Church
- Pentecostals
- Lutheranism
- Charismatic movement
- Redeemed Christian Church of God
Qatar has granted legal status to Anglican and Filipino Evangelical and Indian Christian churches.[7] Denominations are registered under the aegis of the Anglican Church.[8] 90 house churches allocated to members of the Evangelical Church Alliance in Qatar exist.[9]
Languages of worship
- Arabic
- English
- German
- Hindi
- Igbo
- Indonesian
- Kannada
- Malayalam
- Nepali
- Punjabi
- Portuguese
- Sinhala
- Swahili
- Tagalog
- Tamil
- Telugu
Public Gatherings
An open air public gathering, where about 12,000 people gathered at the Asian Town Amphitheater Stadium for the Don Moen concert - festival of peace in November 30 & December 1, 2018. It was organized by Route 58:12, a group of individuals from various church backgrounds.
Other wider visibility gatherings;
- Hillsong London concert on December 10, 2016, about 10,000 people gathered at Asian Town Amphitheater Stadium organized by Route 58:12.
- Planetshakers concert in May 2017 about 4,000 people gathered at Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena organized by Route 58:12.
See also
References
- ^ Fahlbusch, Erwin; Lochman, Jan Milic; Bromiley, Geoffrey William; Barrett, David B.; Mbiti, John; Pelikan, Jaroslav; Vischer, Lukas (1999). The Encyclopedia of Christianity. ISBN 9789004145955.
- ^ Michael Theodoulou (November 10, 2005). "Qatar opens doors to first church in 14 centuries". Christian Science Monitor.
- ^ "Anglican Centre Website". Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Qatar".
- ^ "Evangelical Alliance Churches Qatar breaks ground on new building - Doha News". 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10.
- ^ The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, p. 617
- ^ "Evangelical Alliance Churches Qatar breaks ground on new building - Doha News". 17 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2017-08-10.
- ^ "Qatar".
- ^ "Qatar".
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