Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church

Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church
Kisha Protestante Ungjillore e Kosovës
AbbreviationKPEC
TypeEastern Protestant
PrimateArtur Krasniqi
RegionKosovo
LanguageAlbanian
HeadquartersPristina
Territory Kosovo
 Albania
Possessions42 buildings in Kosovo[1]
FounderGjerasim Qiriazi
Independence16 June 1985[2]
RecognitionRecognized by Kosovo government
Members15,000[2][3]
Official websitehttps://kishaprotestante.com/

The Kosovo Protestant Evangelical Church (Albanian: Kisha Protestante Ungjillore e Kosovës) (KPEC) is a Protestant church network based in Pristina, Kosovo. It is one of the four protected major religions in the Kosovo Law of Religious Freedoms.[4] Between 10,000 and 15,000 Kosovar Albanians follow this church, 6,000 in Pristina alone. There are 104 churches in all of Kosovo.

Government authorities see Evangelical Church as encompassing all Protestants.[5] Figures in 2020 suggested that 0.61% of the country's populations was Protestant (just over 12,000 people.[6]

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  2. ^ a b "Protected Blog › Log in". petterbj.wordpress.com.
  3. ^ "Conversion rate". The Economist. 2008-12-30.
  4. ^ "Mirësevini në faqen zyrtare të Kishës Protestante Ungjillore të Kosovës". Kishaprotestante.net. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
  5. ^ US State Dept 2022 report
  6. ^ The ARDA website, retrieved 2023-08-28

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