General

 

Constitution

Articles relevant to religion

Numbers of believers

Series of figures on the numbers of believers per faith organisation - often unreliable

More figures, focusing on Protestants 

Figures for 1995 and projections for 2005

USA Annual Report on Religious Freedom

USA Department of State's report

 USA Report on Religious Freedom 2000

Report for the year 1999/2000

USA Report on Religious Freedom 2001

Report for the year 2000/01, released in October 2001

 

Catholic church

Catholic dioceses

Chronology of the creation of dioceses

Catholic Institute for International Relations (CIIR)

London-based organisation and their projects in Namibia

Catholic Relief services

About their work in Namibia

Catholic Aids Action

Project of the Namibian Catholic Bishops Conference

Benedictines

Monastery of Waldfrieden

Benedictines - 2

Sisters of Oshikuku, Windhoek

Benedictines - 3

Sisters of Tutzing, Windhoek

Maryknoll Society

Presence of the orders in Namibia

Maryknoll Society - 2

Article about sisters in the country

Maryknoll Society - 3

About the Maryknoll chaplain at University

Oblate Fathers

Presence of the order in Namibia

Oblate Fathers - 2

Article about their mission being bombed

 
 
 

Historical Protestants

African Methodist Episcopal Church

Links to all districts' webpage

 Anglican diocese of Namibia

Site in the process of being built

 Church of England

List of churches, hours of service, etc.

 Dutch Reformed Church

Biography of the Secretary General

 Dutch Reformed Church - 2

Page of the Walvis Bay church - in Afrikaans

 Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN)

Country profile

 ELCIN - 2

About its recent acceptance into World Council of Churches

 Evangelical Lutheran Church in the Republic of Namibia (ELCRN)

Country profile

 Evangelische Stadtmission Windhoek

Page in German

 Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche

General information about the church

 Lutheran World Federation

Directory for the church in Namibia

 NG Kerk

Rich page, in Afrikaans

 Presbyterian

About a missionary in the country

 Society of International Mission (SIM)

Continuing the work of Africa Evangelical Fellowship (AEF)

United Congregational Church

UCC of Southern Africa, comprising the Namibian synod

 

 
 
 

More recent Protestants

Adventist church

Basic info about the church in Namibia

Adventist church - 2

More basic info

Adventist church - 3

Statistics of the church

Adventist church - 4

USA Mariettas's Adventists adopting a Namibian church

Africa Inland Mission (AIM)

Since 1986 in the country

Baptist

Rich site with a newsletter, pictures, etc.

Baptist - 2

Page with the biography of an American missionary

Christian Aid

Article from the organisation's Insider magazine

Frontline Fellowship

"Evangelizing in the warzones" (sic)

Jehovah Witnesses

Statistics for the church

Nazarene Church

Since 1973 in Namibia

New Apostolic church

The church's work in Caprivi

Pentecostal assemblies of God (PAOC)

About their ministry in the country

PAOC - 2

About 2 missionaries among the San (Bushmen)

Southern Baptist

Page of a missionary couple with religious material

 
 
 

Other faiths

Baha'i

About their 1999 summer school in Namibia

Baha'i - 2

Journal of the visit of an American Baha'i

Jews

Short history of the jews in the country (by the World Jewish Congress)

Jews - 2

List of Jewish cemeteries

Religion of the Bushmen

Short piece about the San's belief system

 
 

Academic references and articles

Department of theology, University of Namibia

Overview of the department, courses, lecturers, etc...

"The Role of Religion in Constructing National Unity: A Case Study"

Online article from Global Voice, by Martti Ahtisaari

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