There are three main religions followed and actively practised in Guyana:- Christianity (50% population), Hindu (35% population) and Muslim (10% population).
Their origins mirror the colonial past, with European Christianity and East Indian Hindu and Muslim faiths arriving with the plantation masters and the indentured labourers respectively. Active missionaries from neighbouring Brazil and Venezuela and the wealthy North American countries add to the amazing range of churches, and also helps to explain the predominance of the Christian faith in the Amerindian communities.
The photographs- all from the internet- give an idea of the range of churches- older simple Lutheran wooden structures, formal Anglican and Roman Catholic imposing buildings, newer smarter Seventh Day Adventist churches, small gospel churches- the list could go on.
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