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→Evangelism - Christianity vs. Islam competition in Africa
On a continent where indigenous religions dominated just a century ago, Christian missionary efforts, associated with European colonization, have borne fruit in massive conversions. By 2020, there were 643 million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa, a quarter of the world total, up from 7.4 million in 1900. By 2050, it is projected that there will be 1.3 billion Christians in the region, or 38% of all the Christians in the world.<ref>[https://archive.md/6a9xY#selection-143.5-143.62 The Competition for Believers in Africa’s Religion Market], Wall Street Journal, 2021</ref>}}
On a continent where indigenous religions dominated just a century ago, Christian missionary efforts, associated with European colonization, have borne fruit in massive conversions. By 2020, there were 643 million Christians in sub-Saharan Africa, a quarter of the world total, up from 7.4 million in 1900. By 2050, it is projected that there will be 1.3 billion Christians in the region, or 38% of all the Christians in the world.<ref>[https://archive.md/6a9xY#selection-143.5-143.62 The Competition for Believers in Africa’s Religion Market], Wall Street Journal, 2021</ref>}}
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[[File:Feed My Starving Children recipients.jpg|thumbnail|300px|center|African children who received Manna Packs of rice from the Christian relief organization Feed My Starving Children.
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The [[Barna Group]] found that even when church-based giving is subtracted from the equation, active-faith adults donated twice as many dollars last year as did atheists and agnostics.<ref name="barna.org">[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians Atheists and Agnostics Take Aim at Christians] ''The Barna Update'', 2007.</ref>]]
== See also ==
== See also ==