It is estimated that Protestantism

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 is practised by 61,358 or roughly 3% of the total population.

History Protestantism in Macedonia

In the late 19th and Early 20th century many American

United States

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 missionaries working from Salonika converted a number of villages in the Strumica

Strumica

Strumica is the largest city in eastern Macedonia, near the Novo Selo-Petrich border crossing with Bulgaria. About 100,000 people live in the region surrounding the city. The city is named after the Strumica River which runs through it...

-Petrich

Petrich

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 region to Methodism

Methodism

Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...

. These villages still retain the Methodist faith to this day. Another significant sect of Protestantism

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 in Macedonia

Republic of Macedonia

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 is the Baptist

Baptist

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 faith. Baptist work existed in Macedonia as early as 1928. The Union of Baptist Christians was organized in 1991. It is a member of the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. It is estimated that Protestantism

Protestantism

Protestantism is one of the three major groupings within Christianity. It is a movement that began in Germany in the early 16th century as a reaction against medieval Roman Catholic doctrines and practices, especially in regards to salvation, justification, and ecclesiology.The doctrines of the...

 is practised by 61,358 or roughly 3% of the total population.

Many Methodists emigrated in the 1960's and 1970's. A number of these came to Australia

Australia

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. There is a Macedonian parish of the Uniting Church operating in Wood Street, East Preston. While there is a Macedonian Baptist

Union of the Baptist Christians in the Republic of Macedonia

The Union of the Baptist Christians in the Republic of Macedonia is a small fellowship of Baptist churches in the Republic of Macedonia.Baptist work existed in Macedonia as early as 1928. The Union of Baptist Christians was organized in 1991. It is a member of the European Baptist Federation and...

 community in Regent.