The history of evangelical Christianity in Cambodia is one of perseverance and revival. Christianity was introduced in 1923, and the church grew slowly due to the deeply ingrained Buddhist culture. In the 1960s, it had a small but faithful presence. Then, by 1970, there were around 10,000 evangelical believers, and the church began expanding.
When the Khmer Rouge, a communist political group, took power in 1975, it nearly wiped Christianity out by killing 90% of believers. Churches were destroyed, and many Christians were executed or sent to forced labor camps. Some believers escaped to other countries and survived in refugee camps.
Cambodian refugees who had converted to Christianity in the camps in Thailand and Vietnam began returning to their homeland. Through God’s grace, Cambodian Christians rebuilt their faith community. By the late 1990s, the number of evangelical churches in Cambodia had significantly grown, aided by increased religious freedom under the new government. Read More
