 While exact numbers are not precise, estimates of members range from 100,000 to 150,000 in about 40 to 50 parishes nationwide, primarily in the northern coastal region of the country.Protestantism has been present in Algeria since the early days of French rule in Algeria.The first synod of the Reformed churches was held in 1843 and the French Methodists began mission work in Béjaïa around 1883.