Christianity in Singapore

Singaporean Christians

A biblical verse inscribed on a stained glass window above the main entrance of Elim Church Singapore.
Total population
654,355[1][2] 19% of the resident population (2020 census)

Christians in Singapore constitute 19% of the country's resident population, as of the most recent census conducted in 2020.^[3] Christianity is the second largest religion in the country, after Buddhism and before Islam. In 2020, about 37.1% of the country's Christians identified as Catholic with 62.9% labeled as 'Other Christians', most of which identify as Protestant, with some identifying as Orthodox or other minority Christian denominations.^[4]

Christianity was first introduced to Singapore by Anglicans, who were among the first British settlers to arrive shortly after the founding of a British colony by Stamford Raffles. The proportion of Christians among Singaporeans has increased in the last few decades: 9.9% in 1980; 12.7% in 1990; 14.6% in 2000 and 18.9% in 2020.^[5][6] Christianity has flourished in present-day Singapore, and a growing number of Singaporeans are converting to the faith or were born into Christian families.^[7][8][9]

The majority of Christian churches are under the umbrella of the National Council of Churches of Singapore (NCCS).^[10] Most belong to Protestant traditions which consist of an array of denominations. Another major umbrella group is the Alliance of Pentecostal & Charismatic Churches Singapore (APCCS), a network of local churches, Christian organisations and pastors from largely independent charismatic churches and the Assemblies of God denomination.^[11]