Christianity is a minority religion in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan. Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south Tajikistan (təˈdʒɪkɨstæn or /təˈdʒiːkɨstæn/ Тоҷикистон tɔʤikɪsˈtɔn or, Persian تاجیکستان taajikestaan officially the Republic of There are about 230 000 Christians (Outdated source).
The World Christian Encyclopedia, Second edition, Volume 1, states the Russian Orthodox Church as largest Church. World Christian Encyclopedia is a Reference work published by Oxford University Press, known for providing membership statistics for major and minor world See also Eastern Orthodox Church Structure and organization The Slavic Orthodox Church is organized in a hierarchical structure The Lutheran Church has one congregation in Dushanbe and smaller groups in few other places. Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther Dushanbe (Душанбе Dushanbe; formerly Dyushambe or Stalinabad) population 661100 people (2006 census is the Capital and largest city The World Christian Encyclopedia states here are some members of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. There are about 3000 Evangelicals. There are only around 2,500 Roman Catholics in Tajikistan. There are at least five registered organizations of Baptists. Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. There is at least one congregation of Korean Protestants. There are foreign Christian missions in Tajikistan. In the constitution freedom of religion is mentioned. Religious communities must be registered by the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers. It is legal to distribute Christian literature. There generally is harmony between Christians and Muslims. A pastor of a Protestant congregation in Chkalovsk complained, that the town procuracy prevented members from attending services in her home.