Religious Groups in Kazakhstan

(as of July 1, 2001)

 

There are 2,502 religious groups in Kazakhstan, including 1,702 groups registered as judicial persons, 800 registered with regional, town and district akimats (governors’ and mayors’ offices).

There are 254 missionaries, 2,182 cult objects, of which 1,406 are Muslim sites.

 

 

Islam

1, 282

Sunni

1,257

Shiite

1

Sufi

1

Akhmad Zhamagat

 

3

Orthodox Church

233

Russian Orthodox Churches

218

Russian Orthodox Church Abroad

3

Armenian Gregorian Church

1

Old Belief Orthodox, including

            Belokrinitski Accord
            Non-priest Accord
            Pomor Accord

           Ancient Orthodox Church

 

11

4

2

3

1

Catholicism

68

Roman Catholic

66

Greek Catholic

 

2

Protestantism

843

Evangelist Christian – Baptists

174

Council of Churches of Evangelist Christian-Baptists

44

Lutheran

36

Seventh Day Adventists

62

Reformats Adventists

1

Jehovah’s Witnesses

120

Mennonite

3

Methodist

6

New Apostle Church

40

 

Pentecostalists, including

             Evangelist Christians in the Spirit of Apostles

             Christian of Evangelist Belief

             Church of God’s Children

             Sun Bok Ym

             Zion Mission

             Church of God

             Calvary Church

32

5

10

3

8

3

2

1

 

Presbyterian, including

             Church of Grace

             Grace Mission

             Kosin Mission

             Emanuel Mission

             Nazarene Mission

             Hope Mission

             Salvation Mission

             Republican centers

             Etc.

148

15

26

8

8

3

5

2

3

78

Non-Traditional, Charismatic and other Protestant, including

             Agape Mission

             Church of New Life

             Church of New Sky

             Church of Good News

             Church of Live Vine

             Christian Society ‘The Light of Peace’

             Assembly of God

             Salem Atyrau

             Church of Harvest

             Evangelist Holy Church of Vephil

             Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon)

             Church of Jesus Christ

             Church of the Full Gospel

             Resurrection, Freedom in Christ

             Biblical Church (former Evangelist Christian Bible Church)

             Christian Brotherhood

             Non-confessional Mission of Resurrection

             Mukhabbat House of Worship

             Light Association

             AROK Center

             Korean-American Mission in Kazakhstan

             Love Community, a branch of ‘Kazakhstan Christian Center’                          religious association

             Evangelist Christian Church of Rakhym

             Other

 

177

30

41

1

6

5

3

7

1

1

4

1

3

6

2

2

2

1

1

24

1

1

 

1

1

32
 
Buddhism

3

Tibetan Buddhism

2

Von-Buddhism

1

 
 
Judaism

11

Judaist religious associations

 

11
 
Non Traditional Religions

55

Bahai

25

Krishna’s Conscience

14

Vaishnava

5

Transcedental Meditation

1

Unified Church (Reverend Moon)

2

White Brotherhood

1

Church of the Last Testament

2

Church of Scientology (Dianetics)

5

 

 

Religious charity funds and other societies

 

Nazkom Society

1

Biblical League of Kazakhstan

1

Food for Life Fund

1

Enlightenment Fund’s branch

1

Vedi Fund and magazine

1

Literature distributing societies

2

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

2502