The Lebanese Baptist Evangelical Convention 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 Convention has its origins in the founding of the first Baptist church in

in 1895 by the American pastor Said Jureidini. It was officially founded in 1955 by various churches. In 1960, it founded the Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Mansourieh. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 32 churches and 1,600 members.Baptist World Alliance
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

References

External links

Official Website
Baptist denominations in Asia Evangelicalism in Lebanon Christian organizations established in 1955 Baptist denominations established in the 20th century 1955 establishments in Lebanon {{Lebanon-stub