there are a large number of christian churches in the city for its size. most are protestant, due to british colonization, but the cathedral in basseterre is roman catholic. the anglican, or "church of england" has the most members, followed by the methodist. other protestant denominations include moravian, church of god, baptist, seventh-day adventist, jehovah's witness, rivers of living water and pentecostal. afro-christian syncretic sects are also widespread.