Religion in Tuvalu

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The Church of Tuvalu, which has historic ties to the Congregational Church and other churches in Samoa, has the largest number of followers.^[1] All nine island groups have traditional chiefs who are members of the Church of Tuvalu.^[1] Most followers of other religions or denominations are found in Funafuti, the capital, with the exception of the relatively large proportion of followers of the Bahá'í Faith on Nanumea Island.^[1] Missionaries are present and operate freely.^[1] The Constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the Government generally respects this right in practice.^[1] Societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice occur, but are relatively infrequent.^[1]

Religious affiliation as a percentage of the population

• Church of Tuvalu, 91 percent
• Seventh-day Adventist, 3 percent
• Bahá'í, 3 percent
• Jehovah's Witnesses, 2 percent
• Roman Catholic, 1 percent.^[1]

There are also smaller numbers of Muslims, Baptists, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), and atheists.^[1] The Tuvalu Brethren Church, a new charismatic Protestant group, is said to have as many as three hundred adherents, some 3 percent of the population, but this could not be confirmed by independent sources.^[1] The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community claims 400 members (3%) in Tuvalu. ^[2]

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