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 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. ^ a b c "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