St John's Church
Amended Church on St John | |
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Legliz Amande sou St John | |
Classification | Evangelical Amendism |
Orientation | Kasperist |
Theology | Liberal Ecumenist |
Polity | Gracialist |
Region | Arucian Sea Carucere |
Origin | December 1873 Crique, Carucere |
Separated from | Reformed and Amended Church of Sotirias (RACS) |
Congregations | 241 |
Members | 93,646 |
Ministers | 832 |
Church buildings | 11 |
St John's Church, officially the Amended Church on St. John. is an Amendist denomination in Carucere. It is the second largest Sotirian denomination, behind the Catholic Church, in the country and is the main church followed by the Amendist Bahian community. The Church was established by the December 1873 split from the Reformed and Amended Church of Sotirias (RACS), due to racial prejudice and physical isolation from Estmere. During Gaullican rule, Church represented the Amendist community while colonial officials sought to suppress their faith. Due to its history, St John's Church is strongly associated with the Bahian community and plays a major role in their society. Unlike its predecessor, the Church of St John is more moderate, known for its embrace of ethnic diversity, strong emphasis on social justice, and environmentalist activism. Nevertheless it retains a socially conservative stance on issues such as LGBT+ rights, gender roles, and abortion.
Currently the Church has 93,646 members across Carucere, who are largely Bahians although there over ten thousand Dezevauni members. Participation in religious services is consistently high, especially among Bahians due to its importance for Bahio-Carucereans. Its membership has been increasing over the past several decades; today it is the fastest growing church in Carucere.