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I know Catholics definitely believe that, but I can't say I remember hearing the protestant sects say anything about it.
I was raised Baptist and suicide = hell is definitely a thing. Some sort of catch about being unable to ask for forgiveness or something but it's definitely seen as a mortal sin.
Basically for Protestants in particular you have to have suicide be a hellworthy offense. Because if the only single thing you need to do to get into heaven is to accept Jesus as your lord and savior, requiring nothing else and wiping away any past wrongs, then there is no incentive not to just immediately kill yourself afterwards and go straight to heaven. It would quickly devolve into a death cult. Don't want that cuz you can't grift them all out of money if they kill themselves.