Sermon Illustrations
Shift in the Number of Protestants Worldwide
A study by the Center for the Study of Global Christianity reveals the shift in the number of Protestants in major areas of the world:
61 million Protestants in North America
67 million Protestants in Latin America now has more than North America (Led by Brazil at 35 million)
99 million Protestants in Asia (now more than Europe, led by China at 26 million)
228 million Protestants in Africa and will contain half of all Protestants world-wide by 2040 (with Nigeria at 53 million, which is second only to the United States at 56 million)