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List Of Baptist Sub-denominations
This list of Baptist denominations is a list of subdivisions of Baptists, with their various Baptist associations, conferences, conventions, fellowships, groups, and unions around the world. Unless otherwise noted, information comes from the World Baptist Alliance. Baptist World Alliance Statistics bwanet.org, USA, accessed March 11, 2019 Africa Central Africa * Chadian Association of Baptist Churches * Baptist Churches of the Central African Republic *Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic *Baptist Community of Congo * Baptist Community of the Congo River * Cameroon Baptist Church *Cameroon Baptist Convention *Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon Southern Africa *African Baptist Assembly of Malawi, Inc. * African United Baptist Church * Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar * Baptist Convention of Angola * Baptist Evangelical Association of Madagascar * Baptist Union of Southern Africa *Baptist Union of Zambia *Igreja União Bapt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptists
Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only ( believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul competency (the responsibility and accountability of every person before God), ''sola fide'' (salvation by just faith alone), ''sola scriptura'' (scripture alone as the rule of faith and practice) and congregationalist church government. Baptists generally recognize two ordinances: baptism and communion. Diverse from their beginning, those identifying as Baptists today differ widely from one another in what they believe, how they worship, their attitudes toward other Christians, and their understanding of what is important in Christian discipleship. For example, Baptist theology may include Arminian or Calvinist beliefs with various sub-groups holding different or competing positions, while others allow for diversity in this matter within t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igreja União Baptista De Moçambique
The United Baptist Church of Mozambique ( pt, Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Mozambique. The headquarters is in Maputo. History The Church has its origins in 1921 with the building of a mission by the Swedish Scandinavian Independent Mission in Maputo. In 1970, the Evangelical Baptist Church and the Scandinavian Baptist Mission merged to form the United Baptist Church of Mozambique. According to a denomination census released in 2006, it claimed 1,178 churches and 400,000 members. William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 398 See also * Bible * Born again * Worship service (evangelicalism) * Jesus Christ * Believers' Church The believers' Church is a theological doctrine of Evangelical Christianity that teaches that one becomes a member of the Church by new birth and profession of faith. Adherence to this doctrine is a common feature of defining an Evangelical Christia ... Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Baptist Convention
The is a Baptist Christian denomination in Japan. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Saitama. History The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board The International Mission Board (or IMB, formerly the Foreign Mission Board) is a Christian missionary society affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). The headquarters is in Richmond, Virginia, United States. History Thousand ... in southwestern Japan in 1889. It was officially founded in 1947. According to a denomination census released in 2022, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members. Baptist World AllianceMembers baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023 References Bibliography *''The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889-1989'', by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991) External linksJapan Baptist Convention Official Page in JapaneseJapan Baptist Convention Disaster Relief Web-Blog in English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Baptist Association
The is a Landmark of Independent Baptist denominational body in Japan, related to the American Baptist Association The American Baptist Association (ABA) is an Independent Baptist Christian denomination in United States. The headquarters is in Texarkana, Texas. The principal founder was Ben M. Bogard, a pastor of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church in Little .... Its origins go back to 1952,David B. Barrett, George Thomas Kurian, and Todd M. Johnson (2001), World Christian encyclopedia: a comparative survey of churches and religions in the modern world', Volume 1, 2nd ed,Oxford University Press, , p. 418. when Eugene M. Reagan from Texas began missionary activity. References Baptist denominations in Asia Baptist Christianity in Japan Independent Baptist denominations {{Japan-religion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist Convention Of Hong Kong
The Baptist Convention of Hong Kong is a Baptist Christian denomination in Hong Kong. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mong Kok. History Background Baptist work in Hong Kong traces its roots from the first missionaries sent by the Triennial Convention to work with the Chinese. Due to the hostility to foreigners in China at that time, missionaries were forced to work in areas with significant Chinese population in territories outside of Chinese control. In 1835, Dr. and Mrs. William Dean begun work with the Chaozhou speaking Chinese in Bangkok, Thailand whereas the Revd. Jehu Lewis Shuck and his wife, Henrietta Shuck, started work among the Cantonese speaking Chinese in Portuguese ruled Macau.香港浸信會聯會浸會歷史 (in Chinese)Hong Kong American Baptist Mission Initial mission work With the cession of Hong Kong to the United Kingdom in 1842, the Shucks relocated to the colony in March of the same year and were joine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia Pacific Baptist Federation
The Asia Pacific Baptist Federation (APBF) is a regional organization of the Baptist World Alliance, a worldwide fellowship of churches that subscribe to Baptist distinctives. The APBF was formed in the then British colony of Hong Kong in 1973 as the Asian Baptist Federation (ABF). It adopted its current name in 2007 after a resolution was approved during the ABF Congress held in the city of Chiang Mai, Thailand from 2 May to 6 May 2007.Baptist World Alliance NewsAsian Federation changes name, elects new leadership History One of the earliest Protestantism, Protestant missionaries to Asia was an English people, English Baptist named William Carey (missionary), William Carey who was one of the founders of the ''Particular Baptist Society for Propagating the Gospel among the Heathen'' (today known as BMS World Mission) in 1792.BMS World MissionBMS origins and early days/ref> He started his work in the Dutch controlled Serampore north of Calcutta, India in 1793, initially focussing on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudan Interior Church
Sudan Interior Church is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Sudan. The headquarters is in Khartoum. The general secretary is Ramadan Chan. History Sudan Interior Church has its origins in Sudan Interior Mission, an american mission of Society for International Ministries (now Serving In Mission) in 1936. Sudan Interior Church is founded in 1963. In 2014, it had 120 churches and 25,000 members. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 300 churches and 35,000 members. Baptist World AllianceMembers baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020 See also *World Evangelical Alliance *Believers' Church *Worship service (evangelicalism) A church service (or a service of worship) is a formalized period of Christian communal worship, often held in a church building. It often but not exclusively occurs on Sunday, or Saturday in the case of those churches practicing seventh-day Sa ... References {{Baptist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist Convention Of Tanzania
The Baptists' Church of Tanzania is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Tanzania. The headquarters is in Dodoma, Tanzania. History The Baptist Convention of Tanzania started in 1956 by an American mission of the International Mission Board. The Baptist Convention of Tanzania was officially formed in 1971. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 1,300 churches and 2,660,000 members. Baptist World AllianceMembers baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020 See also * Bible * Born again * Worship service (evangelicalism) * Jesus Christ Jesus, likely from he, יֵשׁוּעַ, translit=Yēšūaʿ, label= Hebrew/ Aramaic ( AD 30 or 33), also referred to as Jesus Christ or Jesus of Nazareth (among other names and titles), was a first-century Jewish preacher and relig ... * Believers' Church References External links Official Website {{Baptist World Alliance Members Baptist Christian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baptist Convention Of Kenya
The Baptist Convention of Kenya is a Baptist Christian denomination in Kenya. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Nairobi. History The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1956 in Nairobi. In 1971, the Baptist Convention of Kenya was formally founded. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 3,300 churches and 720,000 members. Schools It founded the Kenya Baptist Theological College in Limuru in 1981. Baptist Convention of KenyaAbout kbtc.ac.ke, Kenya, retrieved October 22, 2022 See also * Bible * Born again * Baptist beliefs * Worship service (evangelicalism) * Jesus Christ * Believers' Church The believers' Church is a theological doctrine of Evangelical Christianity that teaches that one becomes a member of the Church by new birth and profession of faith. Adherence to this doctrine is a common feature of defining an Evangelical Christia ... References Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Missionary Baptist Churches In Ivory Coast
The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (french: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan Abidjan ( , ; N’ko: ߊߓߌߖߊ߲߬) is the economic capital of the Ivory Coast. As of the 2021 census, Abidjan's population was 6.3 million, which is 21.5 percent of overall population of the country, making it the sixth most populous city p .... History The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966. It was officially founded in 1979 as ''Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast''. In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members. In 2016, Pastor Jean-Marie Djè-Bi-Djè of the Baptist Missionary Church of Babré-Gagnoa became the President of the Union. Accor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Togo Baptist Convention
The Togo Baptist Convention (french: Convention baptiste du Togo) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Togo. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lomé. History The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Lomé by Nigerians in 1919 and a mission of the Ghana Baptist Convention in 1950. CBT is officially founded in 1964 under the name of "Association of Baptist Churches of Togo" (''Association des Eglises Baptistes du Togo''). In 1971, it participated in the founding of the West African Baptist Advanced School of Theology (WABAST) in Lomé. In 1983, churches were established in the Est-Mono Prefecture Est-Mono is a prefecture located in the Plateaux Region of Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso .... In 1988, it takes the name of "Togo Baptist Conventi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Baptist Convention
Nigerian Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Nigeria. The office headquarters is in Ibadan, Nigeria. Rev. Dr. Israel Adélaní Àkànjí MFA is the president. History The Nigerian Baptist Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1849 with the appointment of Rev. Thomas Jefferson Bowen as the first missionary to the country. He arrived in Badagry area of the current Lagos State on the 5th of August, 1850. The Nigerian Baptist Convention was officially formed in 1914. It has started other Baptist conventions in West Africa notably in Ghana (now the Ghana Baptist Convention), and in Sierra Leone, now the ( Baptist Convention of Sierra Leone). According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 13,654 churches and 8,000,637 members. Medical Institutions The Nigerian Baptist Convention also operates several hospitals and medical training institutions across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
