The Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists in Serbia ( sr, Savez evanđeoskih hrišćana-baptista u Srbiji) is a fellowship 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 compete ...
churches in
Serbia
Serbia (, ; Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian language, Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe, Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Bas ...
and
Montenegro
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founded in 1992.
The union is a member of the
European Baptist Federation
The European Baptist Federation (EBF) is a federation of 59 Baptist associations and is one of six regional fellowships in the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
History
The EBF was founded in Ruschlikon, Swit ...
. Its office is in Belgrade. In 2000 there were 13 churches with 629 members.
See also
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Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia The Union of Baptist Churches in Serbia is a fellowship of Baptist churches, one of two Baptist groups in Serbia.
First known Baptist work in the area began in 1875 with Heinrich Meyer baptizing four Germans in Novi Sad. Work began among the Hungar ...
References
*''Baptists Around the World'', Albert W. Wardin, editor
"Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists in Serbia" at Adherents.com"Union of Evangelical Christian Baptist Churches in Serbia and Montenegro" at Baptist World Alliance
Religious organizations based in Serbia
Baptist denominations in Europe
1992 establishments in Serbia
Protestantism in Serbia
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