Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic
Appearance
Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic | |
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Classification | Evangelicalism |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Berbérati, Central African Republic |
Origin | 1962 |
Congregations | 237 |
Members | 68,397 |
Official website | eeb-rca |
The Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic (Église Évangélique Baptiste en République Centrafricaine) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Central African Republic. The headquarters is in Berbérati.
History
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The Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic has its origins in a Swedish mission of the Örebro Mission in 1923 in Bania, Mambéré-Kadéï. [1] It was officially founded in 1962.[2] According to a census published by the denomination in 2023, it claimed 237 churches and 68,397 members. [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 558
- ^ Fridolin Ngoulou, Le centenaire de l’Église Évangélique Baptiste commémoré en Centrafrique, oubanguimedias.com, Central African Republic, November 6, 2023
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023