The United Baptist Church of Mozambique () is a
Baptist
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Christian denomination
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in
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west, and Eswatini and South Afr ...
. The headquarters is in
Maputo
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...
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History
The Church has its origins in 1921 with the building of a
mission by the Swedish Scandinavian Independent Mission in
Maputo
Maputo () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Mozambique. Located near the southern end of the country, it is within of the borders with Eswatini and South Africa. The city has a population of 1,088,449 (as of 2017) distributed ov ...
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In 1970, the Evangelical Baptist Church and the Scandinavian Baptist Mission merged to form the United Baptist Church of Mozambique. According to a census published by the association in 2006, it claimed 1,178 churches and 400,000 members.
[ William H. Brackney, ''Historical Dictionary of the Baptists'', Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 398]
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References
Bibliography
- Eric Morier-Genoud, ''Archives, historiographie et églises évangéliques au Mozambique'', Lusotopie, Paris: Karthala, 2000, pp. 621–630.
- Eric Morier-Genoud, ''Arquivos, historiografia e igrejas evangelicas em Moçambique'', Estudos Moçambicanos, Maputo: Université Eduardo Mondlane, n°19, 2001, pp. 137–154
- A.W. Wardin (ed.), ''Baptists around the World. A Comprehensive Handbook'', Nashville (Tennessee), Broadman & Holdman Publishers, 1995 : 52, 53, 413.
- E. Hanson & B. Wennberg, ''Mission Genom Hundra År'', Tidaholm (Sweden), Fribaptisamfundets Förlag, 1991.
Churches in Mozambique
Christian organizations established in 1968
Baptist denominations in Africa
Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
1920s establishments in Mozambique
1921 establishments in Africa
1921 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
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