Turkmenistan Church Records

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Historical Background
Protestants account for less than 1% of the population of Turkmenistan. There are also very few Catholics in the country - around 95 in total. Armenians living in Turkmenistan (below 1%) mostly adhere Armenian Apostolic Church. Protestant churches include Baptist Church, German Evangelical Lutheran Church, and the Korean Methodist Church.

Information Recorded in the Records
Different denominations, different time periods, and practices of different record keepers will effect how much information can be found in the records. This outline will show the types of details which might be found (best case scenario):

Baptisms
In Catholic and Anglican records, children were usually baptized a few days after birth, and therefore, the baptism record proves date of birth. Other religions, such as Baptists, baptized at other points in the member's life. Baptism registers might give:

Marriages
Marriage registers can give:

Burials
Burial registers may give:

Digital Copies of Church Records in the FamilySearch Catalog
Watch for digitized copies of church records to be added to the collection of the FamilySearch Library. Some records might have viewing restrictions, and can only be viewed at a Family History Center near you, and/or by members of supporting organizations. To find records:
 * a. Click on the [COUNTRY LINK records of Brazil].
 * b. Click on Places within Brazil and a list of towns will appear.
 * c. Click on your town if it appears, or the location which you believe was the parish which served your town or village.
 * d. Click on the "Church records" topic. Click on the blue links to specific record titles.
 * e. Some combination of these icons will appear at the far right of the listing for the record. FHL icons.png. The magnifying glass indicates that the record is indexed. Clicking on the magnifying glass will take you to the index. Clicking on the camera will take you to an online digital copy of the records.

Writing for Records
You will probably need to write to or email the national archives, the diocese, or local parish priests to find records. See French Letter Writing GuideLetter Writing Guide for Genealogy for help with composing letters. Turkmen is the official language of Turkmenistan (per the 1992 Constitution), although Russian still is widely spoken in cities as a "language of inter-ethnic communication". Turkmen is spoken by 72% of the population, Russian 12%.

Writing to a Local Parish
To locate the mailing address or e-mail address for a local parish, consult:
 * The Catholic Directory: Brazil

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Armenian Apostolic churches in Brazil]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Baptist churches in Brazil]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Lutheran churches in Brazil]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Mennonite churches in Brazil]

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 * [ Google Maps search results for Methodist churches in Brazil]