The Baptist Convention of Namibia is a

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. It is affiliated with the

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. The headquarters is in

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History

The Baptist Convention of Namibia has its origins in a South African mission of the Baptist Union of Southern Africa 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