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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 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 compete ...
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. It is affiliated with the
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. The headquarters is in
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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
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baptyst.com, Ukraine, retrieved November 5, 2022


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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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Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine The Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine was officially founded and registered in Ukraine in 1993. Structure The foundation of this new Baptist Union was organized and initiated by a group of churches, which for n ...
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List of Baptist 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 Worl ...
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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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Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia The Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists, RUECB (russian: Росси́йский сою́з ева́нгельских христиа́н-бапти́стов, РСЕХБ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Russia. It is affiliat ...


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