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CAMBRIDGE DICTIONARY OF CHRISTIANITY
Daniel Patte, General Editor
Editorial Board | Preparing Contextual, Conceptual-Theological and Historical, and Methodological Entries | CDC@vanderbilt.edu

NATION:  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS

1.0 STATISTICS (based on World Christian Encyclopedia)

1.1 CHRISTIANS IN OVERALL POPULATION:
1.11 Overall Population
1970: 10,068
2000: 21,000
1.12 Christians in Overall Population
1970: 9,220; 91.6%
2000: 18,461; 87.9%

1.2 RELIGIOUS MAKE-UP OF THE REST OF THE POPULATION:

Bahaís: [1970] 60; 0.6%
________  [2000] 192; 0.9%

Hindus: [1970] 40; 0.4%
_______    [2000] 52; 0.3%

Muslims: [1970] 30; 0.3%
________     [2000] 59; 0.3%

Spiritists: [1970] 700; 7.0%
___________  [2000] 1,795; 8.6%

Nonreligious: [1970] 50; 0.5%
_________________[2000] 807; 3.8%

1.3 SUBDIVISIONS OF CHRISTIANS:

Unaffiliated Christians: [1970] 1,147; 11.4%
___________________________   [2000] 3,569; 17.0%
Affiliated Christians: [1970] 8,073; 80.2%
__________________________ [2000] 14,892; 70.9%
Anglicans: [1970] 1,500; 14.9%
_____________ [2000] 2,800; 13.3%

Protestants: [1970] 5,703; 56.6%
______________ [2000] 9,792; 46.6%
Roman Catholics: [1970] 500; 5.0%
______________________ [2000] 700; 3.3%
Independents: [1970] 270; 2.7%
_________________ [2000] 1,000; 4.8%
Marginal Christians: [1970] 100; 1.0%
_________________________ [2000] 600; 2.9%

TRANS-MEGABLOC GROUPINGS
Evangelicals: [1970] 1,600; 15.9%
________________ [2000] 3,650; 17.4%
Pentecostals / Charismatics: [1970] 500; 5.0%
__________________________________ [2000] 2,670; 12.7%
Great Commission Christians: [1970] 2,750; 27.3%
____________________________________ [2000] 6,229; 29.7%