The Myanmar Baptist Convention is a

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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...

. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the

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. The headquarters is in Yangon.

History

The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the

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(

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) in 1813 from

Adoniram Judson Adoniram Judson (August 9, 1788 – April 12, 1850) was an American Congregationalism in the United States, Congregationalist and later Particular Baptist missionary, who served in Burma for almost forty years. At the age of 25, Judson was ...

and Ann Judson to Yangon. It was officially founded in 1865 as the Burma Baptist Missionary Convention. In 2006, it had 4,522 churches and 1,142,655 members. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 5,319 churches and 1,710,441 members. Baptist World Alliance
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

Member Associations

* Myanmar Baptist Churches Union *

Karen Baptist Convention Karen Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Myanmar. The headquarters is in Yangon. It is affiliated with the Myanmar Baptist Convention. Leaderships in the organization are for a four-year term and can only be re-elected for ...

Departments of Myanmar Baptist Convention

*Finance & Property *Evangelism & Mission *Christian Education *Christian Communication *Theological Education *Christian Social and Service & Development *Literature & Publication *Leadership Development *Ministers *Men *Women *Youth

Education

The Convention operates the

Myanmar Institute of Theology Myanmar Institute of Theology (MIT) is a Baptist theological institute in Insein Township, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma). Judson Research Center, Peace Studies Center, and Gender Studies Center are parts of Myanmar Institute of Theology. It is affil ...

, the leading Christian

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in Myanmar, founded in 1927 and located in Insein. The Convention is also planning to operate a Christian University in the near future.

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