The Evangelical Baptist Union of Ukraine or All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (AUC ECB) ( ua, Всеукраїнський союз церков євангельських християн-баптистів (ВСЦ ЄХБ)) is a
Baptist
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Christian denomination
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in
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
. It is affiliated with the
Baptist World Alliance
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. The headquarters is in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
.
History
The All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian-Baptists has its origins in a
believer's baptism
Believer's baptism or adult baptism (occasionally called credobaptism, from the Latin word meaning "I believe") is the practice of baptizing those who are able to make a conscious profession of faith, as contrasted to the practice of baptizing ...
movement in the 19th century. In 1918, the All-Ukrainian Union of Baptists was founded. In 1922, it became associated with
Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists
The Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, RUECB (russian: Росси́йский сою́з ева́нгельских христиа́н-бапти́стов, РСЕХБ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Russia. It is affiliate ...
. It was officially reorganized in 1990 and became independent of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists. According to a denomination census released in 2022, it claimed 2,272 churches and 113,000 members.
[All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists]
Про Союз ЄХБ
baptyst.com, Ukraine, retrieved November 5, 2022
See also
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Baptists in Ukraine
The Baptist Church in Ukraine ( uk, Баптизм в Україні; ) is one of the oldest and most widespread Evangelical Christian denominations in the country. Before the fall of the Soviet Union, over half the 1.5 million acknowledged Bapti ...
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Baptist Union of Poland
The Baptist Union of Poland (or ''Union of Christian Baptists'') is an association of Baptist churches in the country of Poland. It is a member of the Polish Ecumenical Council, the European Baptist Federation and the Baptist World Alliance. The ...
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List of Baptist denominations
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Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention of Canada
The Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention of Canada is a Baptist organization serving the Ukrainian Baptists in the country of Canada.
History
Ukrainian Baptists became established in Canada early in the 20th century from two independent sourc ...
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Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova
The Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova is a national fellowship of Baptist Christians in Moldova.
The first known Baptists in the region were nine people baptized by German Baptists in Turtinon in 1876. The first Russian co ...
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References
External links
Official Website
Evangelicalism in Ukraine
Baptist denominations in Europe
Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
Baptist Christianity in Ukraine
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