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The Baptist Convention of Namibia 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 com ...
Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, wors ...
in Namibia. It is affiliated with the
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 ...
. The headquarters is in Windhoek.


History

The Baptist Convention of Namibia has its origins in a South African mission of the
Baptist Union of Southern Africa The Baptist Union of Southern Africa is a Baptist Christian denomination in South Africa. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the Evangelical Alliance of South Africa. The headquarters is in Roodepoort in Gauteng province Hist ...
in 1961. It is officially founded in 1984. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 45 churches and 8,849 members. Baptist World Alliance
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020


References

{{Baptist World Alliance Members Baptist denominations in Africa Evangelicalism in Namibia