The Bangladesh Baptist Fellowship (BBF) is a national cooperative association of
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 compe ...
churches in
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
. It was formed in 1920 as the East Bengal Baptist Union.
The BBF is today the largest Baptist body in Bangladesh.
A large majority of the congregations associated with the BBF was planted within the last decade and the BBF currently supports 10
evangelists
Evangelists may refer to:
* Evangelists (Christianity), Christians who specialize in evangelism
* Four Evangelists, the authors of the four Gospel accounts in the New Testament
* ''The Evangelists
''The Evangelists'' (''Evangheliştii'' in Roma ...
who work in conjunction with churches to conduct evangelism in cities and remote villages.
Affiliations
The BBF participates actively in
ecumenical relationships through:
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National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh[National Christian Fellowship of Bangladesh]
Members
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Evangelical Fellowship of Asia
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World Evangelical Alliance
The World Evangelical Alliance (WEA) is an interdenominational organization of evangelical Christian churches, serving more than 600 million evangelicals, founded in 1846 in London, England, United Kingdom to unite evangelicals worldwide. WEA i ...
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Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA account ...
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Asia Pacific Baptist Federation
See also
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Asia Pacific Baptist Federation
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Baptist World Alliance
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) is the largest international Baptist organization with an estimated 51 million people in 2022 with 246 member bodies in 128 countries and territories. A voluntary association of Baptist churches, the BWA account ...
References
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Baptist Christianity in Bangladesh
Baptist denominations in Asia
Religious organizations established in 1886
1886 establishments in British India
Evangelical denominations in Asia