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See also:'' [[Secular Europe]]
See also:'' [[Secular Europe]]
In 2018, although the total population of Germany grew by about 280,000 persons, the group of nondenominational Christians grew by more than 800,000 persons and the group of denominational Muslims grew by about 100,000 persons.<ref>[https://www.giordano-bruno-stiftung.de/en/news/increasing-numbers-non-denominational-people-decreasing-numbers-catholics-and-protestants Increasing numbers of non-denominational people, decreasing numbers of Catholics and Protestants]</ref> See also: [[Growth of evangelical Christianity]]
Christian Network Germany reported in 2022 concerning [[pentecostalism]] in Germany:
{{Cquote|About 200,000 people in Germany belong to a branch of the Pentecostal movement. And their number is increasing quickly.
According to statistics of the BFP (Bund Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden), which is the umbrella organisation of the German Pentecostal movements, both the number of members and the number of local churches have grown. That is reported by Seurakuntalainen.
In 2019, the Pentecostal movement had 62,872 members and 838 congregations. At the beginning of 2022, these numbers increased to 64,807 members and 872 congregations. Twenty years ago, in 2002, the church consisted of approximately 37,000 people and 541 parishes.<ref>[https://cne.news/article/1560-german-pentecostal-churches-grow-rapidly German Pentecostal churches grow rapidly]</ref>}}
Christian Network Europe reported in their article ''Five signs of Christian revival in Europe'' that in May of 2023, "13,000 teens and young adults from all over Germany came together for Christival, a conference organised by a non-denominational network with historical roots in the Jesus Movement. Revive Europe brought together 3,000 university students from 68 nations to pray for a revival among their peers."<ref>[https://cne.news/article/3033-five-signs-of-christian-revival-in-europe ''Five signs of Christian revival in Europe''], 2023</ref>
Germany also has Europe's largest Muslim population.<ref>[https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/07/19/5-facts-about-the-muslim-population-in-europe/ 5 facts about the Muslim population in Europe]</ref>
On March 17, 2014, the news website ''Deutsche Well'' reported that evangelical Christianity has doubled in [[Germany]] in the last 10 years.<ref>[http://www.dw.de/ghanaian-pastor-seeks-to-re-christianize-germany/a-17501259 Ghanaian pastor seeks to 're-Christianize' Germany]</ref>
On March 17, 2014, the news website ''Deutsche Well'' reported that evangelical Christianity has doubled in [[Germany]] in the last 10 years.<ref>[http://www.dw.de/ghanaian-pastor-seeks-to-re-christianize-germany/a-17501259 Ghanaian pastor seeks to 're-Christianize' Germany]</ref>