Protestantism in Yemen

Protestants make up 0.05% of the population of Yemen in 2023,[1][2] while Christians as a group make up 0.08% of the country’s population.

It is unknown when Protestants first arrived in Yemen, but records show that the British Bible Society opened a bookshop there in 1886. The following year the Church of Scotland Mission to South Arabia sent a missionary (Ion Keith Falconer) to Sheikh Othman in Adan.[3] A medical colleague later opened a hospital in his memory.[4] The Church of Scotland Mission worked with Danish missionary Oluf Høyer in Aden in 1904.[5]

In the early 21st century peaceful relations between Christians and Muslims contribute to religious freedom.[6] However, it is reported that at Christians and other religious minorities are often discriminated against when attempting to access humanitarian aid.[7]

An American Baptist congregation is affiliated with a hospital in Jibla.[6] Christ Church Aden, part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East, runs the charitable Ras Morbat Clinic in Aden.[8][6]

Denominations

See also

References
  1. The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) website, Retrieved 2023-07-06
  2. "World Map Religious Liberty Asia West". Archived from the original on 2014-08-04.
  3. Aden Airways - Profile of Ion Falconer
  4. The British Yemeni Society website
  5. DanMission website
  6. "International Religious Freedom Report 2006".
  7. US State Dept 2022 report
  8. "The Ras Morbat Clinic". Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  9. Source of the list: World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001 edition, Volume 1, page 812
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