Syria's communities and civilizations – history, sites and heritage
Protestant and Evangelical Christians
الإنجيليون (البروتستانت)
Religious communities
Protestants form a small minority that arose from 19th-century evangelical missions. The main bodies are the Reformed National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon and the Armenian Evangelical churches of Aleppo.
Ottoman authorities recognised the Protestant faith in 1848. The National Evangelical Synod of Syria and Lebanon, a Reformed church with Presbyterian government, was organised in 1920 and has congregations in Aleppo, Homs, Damascus, Latakia, Hama, Hasakah and Qamishli.
Sources and details
Armenian Evangelical congregations in Aleppo include the Bethel, Emmanuel and Martyrs' churches.
The Synod reported 8,000 members and about 60 congregations in 2004 across Syria and Lebanon; the 1956 Syrian census counted 12,535 Protestants.
Sites connected with this community 4
- Armenian Evangelical Bethel ChurchAleppo · Churches & monasteries
Armenian Evangelical Bethel Church, Aleppo.
- Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel ChurchAleppo · Churches & monasteries
Armenian Evangelical Emmanuel Church, Aleppo.
- Armenian Evangelical Martyrs' ChurchAleppo · Churches & monasteries
Armenian Evangelical Martyrs' Church, Aleppo.
- National Evangelical Presbyterian Church of LatakiaLatakia · Churches & monasteries
Congregation of the National Evangelical Synod in Latakia.
These categories describe history, language and faith – not exclusive identities. Many Syrians belong to several, and some names refer to civilizations of the past.