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Protestantism in Thailand

Protestants in Thailand by some estimations constitute from 2 to 3% of the population. Protestantism was introduced to the country in 1816.

The largest Protestant association is the Church of Christ in Thailand founded in 1934 by a merger of several Protestant groups, including Presbyterians, Lutherans from the German Marburger Mission and others.

The CCT is considered to be the largest Protestant church in Thailand, consists of Thai, Chinese, Karen, and English-speaking congregations. It is a member of the World Council of Churches and has about 60,000 members.^[1]

Among the other Protestant groups presented in Thailand are lutherans,^[2] baptists,^[3] adventists,^[4] methodists,^[5] Pentecostal and Charismatic churches,^[6] Anglican Church.^[7]^[8]

Founded by Protestants Bangkok Adventist Mission Hospital and Bangkok Christian Hospital are among the best of its kind facilities in Bangkok.

United Bible Society began to work in Thailand since 1828. In 1966, Thailand Bible Society was officially established, though its organised work began in 1828. Part of the Bible in Thai was first published in 1834. The New Testament in Thai was printed for the first time in 1843. The first full collection of Bible texts in Thai came out in 1883.^[9] In 2005, Thailand Bible Society distributed 43 740 examples of the Bible and 9 629 examples of New Testament in Thai language.^[10].^[11]