Baptist The Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars CBCNC is a Christian denomination in north coastal Andhra Pradesh . ref http www.baptistene.info asia.php baptistene.info ref CBCNC is a member body of the Baptist World Alliance , ref http www.bwanet.org Contact 20Us MemberBodies.htm Member Bodies ref and an affiliate member Church of the National Council of Churches in India NCCI . ref http www.nccindia.in affiliates memberchurches2.htm Member List , National Council of Churches in India ref Missionaries of the Canadian Baptist Mission founded this denomination as its successor in Andhra Pradesh . The current President is T. Ch. Immanuel. ref http www.hindu.com 2006 01 16 stories 2006011617570300.htm Baptist Churches office bearers The Hindu , Monday, Jan 16, 2006 ref See also Baptist Theological Seminary , Kakinada , East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh , South India Canadian Baptist Mission Canadian Baptist Ministries Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars C B C N C Convention of Baptist Churches of Northern Circars Regd.No.16 48 49 Report of The Nominating Committee of the CONVENTION OF BAPTIST CHUCHES OF NOTHEN CIRCARS CBCNC Regd. No.16 48 49 &Trust Association No 12 1960. The following Nominating committee at Centenary Baptist Mission Church, Bobbili held on 31st January 2009 and made the following Nominations for the Executive and Finance and other Board of CBCNC for the Year 2009 14. The Officers Members of the boards and committee continuing and elected for the year 2009 14 for CBCNC Regd. No. 16 48 49 on 31st January 2009. Officers for the Year 2009 2014 President Sri. V.V.K.Sharma,Bobbili. Vice President Smt. K.jessie Srinivasa Rao,Visakhapatna. Secretary Sri. Pastor G.John Peter,Visakhapatnam. Recording Secretary Sri. V.vijay Kumar ... reflist Further reading cite journal author Jeremiah, D.J. title The Relationship of the Baptist ... issue url coord missing Andhra Pradesh Category Baptist denominations in Asia Category Organisations ... more details
unreferenced date August 2010 The BaptistConvention of New York BCNY is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of New York , Northern New Jersey , and Connecticut . Headquartered in East Syracuse, New York , the convention is made up of 8 Baptist associations and around 423 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organization BCNY Foundation Assist with the financial needs of the convention External links http www.bcnysbc.org BaptistConvention of New York References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in New York Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
O. Melton, pastor of Southern Hills Baptist Church ref http www.myshbc.com ref in Oklahoma City and former Dean of Students at Oklahoma Baptist University . History The BGCO is the successor of the Baptist General Convention of Indian Territory, which held its last session at the First Baptist ... day, the Oklahoma Baptist State Convention held its final session at the First Methodist Church ... to the Shawnee Opera House and formed the Baptist General Convention of the State of Oklahoma, representing 882 churches and 40,617 members at that time. The convention continued dual alignment with both the NorthernBaptistConventionNorthern and Southern BaptistConvention until 1914 when it voted single alignment with the Southern BaptistConvention. ref http www.bgco.org 5290 ref Affiliated Organizations Baptist Foundation of Oklahoma Baptist Village Communities Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children Falls Creek Baptist Conference Center External links http www.bgco.org Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Oklahoma Category Southern BaptistConvention ...Multiple issues expert subject July 2011 cleanup July 2011 lead too long July 2011 The Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma BGCO is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma . Headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma , the convention is made up of 43 Baptist associations and around 1,800 churches as of 2010. The stated mission of the BGCO is to assist the local church to fulfill its Biblical mission and be a channel for cooperative ministry in Oklahoma, the nation and the world. ref http www.bgco.org 5291 ref The BCGO provides services ... Baptist Conference Center . ref http www.bgco.org 4866?sct ministries ref Oklahoma Baptist University is owned and operated by the BGCO. The BGCO also maintains mission partnerships with Baptist ... more details
BaptistConvention and the NorthernBaptistConvention some years earlier, starting in March 1917 when ...Infobox organization name Arizona Southern BaptistConvention image image border size alt caption map ... organ parent organization Southern BaptistConvention affiliations num staff num volunteers budget website remarks Southern Baptists The Arizona Southern BaptistConvention ABSC is an autonomous association of Baptist churches in the state of Arizona . It is one of the List of state and other conventions associated with the Southern BaptistConvention state conventions associated with the Southern BaptistConvention . ref cite web url http www.sbc.net stateconvention.asp?state AZ publisher Southern BaptistConvention accessdate 2010 08 25 title State Conventions and Local Associations Arizona ... of the Baptist General Convention of Arizona. In May 1929, this was associated with the Southern BaptistConvention. ref name Baker1980 It retained the name Baptist General Convention of Arizona until 1960, when it changed its name to the Arizona Southern BaptistConvention. Citation needed date ... between Northern and Southern Baptists series Baptist tradition author Robert Andrew Baker publisher ... Fletcher1994 cite book title The Southern BaptistConvention a sesquicentennial history author Jesse ... BaptistConvention, 1928&ndash 1984 publisher Arizona Southern BaptistConvention date 1989 Cite encyclopaedia article Arizona Southern BaptistConvention encyclopedia Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists ... Christianity in Arizona Category Southern BaptistConvention ... Baptist Church of Phoenix and formed the Calvary Baptist Church of Phoenix. The pastor of the new church ..., a group of people left the Calvary Baptist Church to form the First Southern Baptist Church, as a protest against the NorthernConvention s stances on open communion, alien immersion, and interdenominational comity. In August of the same year, this new church joined the Southwestern Baptist Association ... more details
Baptist The Original Free Will BaptistConvention is a North Carolina based body of Free Will Baptist ... Free Will Baptist State Convention was established in 1913. In 1935 the State Convention became a charter member of the National Association. The North Carolina convention had developed along lines with slightly different polity from the midwestern and northern Free Will Baptists. They held ... of the North Carolina convention to operate its own press and Sunday School publishing created tensions that ended in division. The majority of Free Will Baptist churches in North Carolina withdrew from the National Association, while a minority withdrew from the State Convention to maintain affiliation with the National Association. Headquarters of the State Convention are in Ayden, North Carolina . The Convention sponsors the Free Will Baptist Children s Home, Inc. in Middlesex, North Carolina ... the Convention has grown to about 250 churches. Most of the churches are in eastern North Carolina. Churches in OFWB Convention Main article List of churchs in the Original Free Will BaptistConvention External links http www.fwbchildrenshome.org Free Will Baptist Children s Home, Inc. http www.fwbpress.com Free Will Baptist Press Foundation, Inc. http www.moc.edu Mount Olive College http www.ofwb.org index.htm Original Free Will BaptistConvention http www.ofwbi.org Original Free Will Baptist ..., North Carolina chartered 1951 , and operates the Free Will Baptist Press in Ayden. It supports foreign ... Little Rock Original Free Will Baptist Church http www.microfwb.org Micro Original Free Will Baptist Church http www.outreach.microfwb.org The Richard & Carolyn Hinnant Outreach Center a ministry of Micro Original Free Will Baptist References An Introduction to the Original Free Will Baptists ... in the South , Samuel S. Hill, editor US baptist denominations Category Free Will Baptists Category Religious organizations established in 1961 Category Baptist denominations in North America Category ... more details
The Nevada BaptistConvention NBC is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Nevada . Headquartered in Reno, Nevada , the convention is made up of 4 Baptist associations and around 175 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations Nevada Baptist Foundation The Nevada Baptist the state newspaper External links http www.nbcsbc.org Nevada BaptistConvention References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Nevada Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
National BaptistConvention may refer to One of several historically African American Christian denominations National BaptistConvention, USA, Inc. , the oldest and largest denomination using this name, formed in the late 19th century National BaptistConvention of America, Inc. , formed in 1915 as a result of a split within the association now called National BaptistConvention, USA, Inc. Progressive National BaptistConvention , formed in 1961 as a result of a split within the National BaptistConvention, USA, Inc. National Missionary BaptistConvention of America , formed in 1988 as a result of a split within the National BaptistConvention of America, Inc. An event Joint National BaptistConvention , an event held periodically generally every four years in which the four above conventions meet. A Baptist association in Brazil National BaptistConvention, Brazil See also List of Baptist denominations disambig ... more details
The BaptistConvention of New England BCNE is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in New England . Headquartered in Northborough, Massachusetts , the convention is made up of seven Baptist associations and around 270 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations Baptist Foundation of New England E Journal the state on line newsletter External links http www.bcne.net BaptistConvention of New England References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
unreferenced date August 2010 The Florida BaptistConvention FBC is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Florida . Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida , the convention is made up of 49 Baptist associations and around 2,900 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations Blue Springs Baptist Conference Center Florida Baptist Foundation Florida Baptist Children s Homes Florida Baptist Credit Union Florida Baptist Retirement Centers, Inc Florida Baptist Witness State Baptist Newspaper Florida Baptist Historical Society Lake Yale Baptist Conference Center South Florida Urban Impact Center Affiliated Education Institution Baptist College of Florida External links http www.flbaptist.org Florida BaptistConvention References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Florida Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Baptist The BaptistConvention of Eastern Cuba or Convenci n Bautista de Cuba Oriental is one of the largest Protestantism Protestant churches of Cuba . The Church is active in seven Provinces of Cuba provinces . See also BaptistConvention of Western Cuba DEFAULTSORT BaptistConvention Of Eastern Cuba Category Christianity in Cuba Category Baptist denominations in North America Eastern Cuba, BaptistConvention of Category Baptist denominations in the Caribbean Christian denomination stub ... more details
primary sources date September 2011 The BaptistConvention of Maryland Delaware BCMD is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Maryland and Delaware . Headquartered in Columbia, Maryland , it is made up of about 510 churches and 11 Baptist associations. Associations Arundel Baptist Association Baltimore Baptist Association Blue Ridge Baptist Association Delaware Baptist Association Eastern Baptist Association Mid Maryland Baptist Association Montgomery Baptist Association Potomac Baptist Association Prince George s Baptist Association Susquehanna Baptist Association Western Baptist Association Affiliated Organizations Baptist Family and Children s Services of Maryland an organization that ministers to children in need Baptist Foundation of Maryland Delaware the foundation offers investment management services to the BaptistConvention of Maryland Delaware, associations, and member churches External links http bcmd.org BCMD Official Website References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Delaware ... more details
The Northwest BaptistConvention NBC is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the Northwest United States Washington, Oregon, and the panhandle of Idaho . Headquartered in Vancouver, Washington , the convention is made up of 15 Baptist associations and around 480 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations The Northwest Baptist Witness the state newspaper The Northwest Baptist Historical Society Northwest Baptist Foundation References unreferenced date February 2011 reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions External links http www.nwbaptist.org Northwest BaptistConvention Categories Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
unreferenced date June 2008 baptist The BaptistConvention of Costa Rica Convenci n Bautista de Costa Rica is the largest Baptist group in Costa Rica . In 1888, the Jamaica Baptist Missionary Society sent J. H. Sobey to labor in Costa Rica. Four Baptist churches formed the BaptistConvention of Costa Rica in 1947. This convention labored in cooperation with the Southern BaptistConvention until a dispute arose in 1980 and the relationship was severed. In 1981, those wishing to continue cooperation with the Southern BaptistConvention organized the National Union of Baptist Churches . In 1995, the BaptistConvention of Costa Rica had 24 churches with about 3500 members. Category Religious organizations established in 1947 Category Christianity in Costa Rica Category Baptist denominations and unions established in the 20th century Category Baptist denominations in North America christian denomination stub Christian org stub ... more details
Merge to International BaptistConvention date November 2010 European BaptistConvention was an association of English speaking churches and missions in Europe and Middle East . The European BaptistConvention English Speaking , not to be confused with the European Baptist Federation , has its roots in the Association of Baptists in Continental Europe ABCE and mission work by the Southern BaptistConvention SBC . It is now known as the International BaptistConvention . External links http www.ibc churches.org International BaptistConvention Web Site http www.ibcmworld.org International Baptist Church Ministries Web Site Sources http www.ebc churches.com documents EuropeanBaptistConventionConstitution finalamendedNov2002 .doc European BaptistConvention Constitution http www.ebc churches.com documents OperationsManual finalamendedNov2002 .doc European BaptistConvention Operations Manual Category Former Christian denominations ... more details
The Minnesota Wisconsin BaptistConvention MWBC is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Minnesota and Wisconsin . Headquartered in Rochester, Minnesota , the convention is made up of 6 Baptist associations and around 150 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Foundation The Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist the state newspaper References reflist External links http www.mwbc.org Minnesota Wisconsin BaptistConvention Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Minnesota Category Christianity in Wisconsin Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
The Baptist State Convention of Michigan BSCM is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Michigan . Headquartered in Fenton, Michigan , the convention is made up of 15 Baptist associations and around 250 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations Bambi Lake Baptist Retreat and Conference Center Michigan Southern Baptist Foundation The Beacon the state newspaper External links http www.bscm.org Baptist State Convention of Michigan References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in Michigan Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
The Montana Southern BaptistConvention MSBC is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the U.S. state of Montana . Headquartered in Billings, it is made up of about 140 churches and 6 Baptist associations. Associations Big Sky Association Glacier Baptist Association Hi Line Association Treasure State Baptist Association Triangle Baptist Association Yellowstone Baptist Association Affiliated Organizations The Baptist Foundation of Montana the foundation offers investment management services to the Montana Southern BaptistConvention, associations, and member churches The Montana Baptist the e newspaper of the convention montana.e quip.net an on line learning community Yellowstone Baptist College a learning institution founded in 1974 to provide Christ centered education External links http www.mtsbc.org MSBC Official Website http www.yellowstonebaptist.edu Yellowstone Baptist College Website References reflist Southern Baptist State Conventions christianity stub Categories Category Christianity in Montana ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2007 Infobox Christian denomination name Singapore BaptistConvention image imagewidth 150px caption Logo of the Singapore BaptistConvention main classification Protestant orientation Baptist polity Congregationalist polity Congregationalist founder founded date founded place separated from leader moderator leader parent Malaysia Singapore BaptistConvention merger separations fellowships associations Asia Pacific Baptist Federation APBF , Baptist World Alliance BWA area ... primary schools secondary schools tertiary footnotes The Singapore BaptistConvention was established on 28 December 1974. It is affiliated to the Baptist World Alliance and the Asia Pacific Baptist Federation . As of October 2006 The Singapore BaptistConvention has 34 member Churches of 8,500 Baptists Abundant Life Baptist Church Acts Baptist Church Agape Baptist Church Bauhinia Baptist Church Calvary Baptist Church http www.calvary.org.sg Changi Baptist Church Cherith Baptist Church Community of Praise Baptist Church Coronation Baptist Church Covenant Community Baptist Church Eternal Life Baptist Church Evangel Baptist Church Everlasting Life Baptist Fellowship Good News Baptist Church Gospel Baptist Church Grace Baptist Church Great Commission Baptist Church His Family Centre Hope Baptist Church Hosanna Baptist Church International Baptist Church International Japanese Baptist Church International Mission Board Japanese Ministry Jesus Disciples Baptist Community Church Judson Baptist Church Karen Baptist Church Kay Poh Road Baptist Church Leng Kwang Baptist Church Neighbourhood Baptist Church New Life Baptist Church Other Baptist Organizations Queenstown Baptist Church Redeemer Baptist Church Sembawang Baptist Church Shalom Baptist Chapel Shelter Baptist Church The Singapore Baptist Church The Singapore Thomson Road Baptist Church 1937 External links http www.baptistconvention.org.sg BaptistConvention Official Website Churches in Singapore Category Christianity in Singapore ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2011 The BaptistConvention of Angola is an organization made up of many Baptists Baptist Churches in Angola and has its headquarters in Luanda . It is smaller than the other group of Baptist congregations in the country, the Evangelical Baptist Church of Angola . History Founded in 1942 through the work of Portugal Portuguese Missionary missionaries , the Baptist denomination spread rapidly throughout the country with the support of Angolan evangelism evangelists and encouragement ... in Theology Pastor M rio Vontade, Pastor Jo o C sar and Pastor David Nkosi returned to the BaptistConvention in 1988 after four years of study at the Baptist Seminary of Zimbabwe . After this, other ... the shortage of leaders as they returned to Angola. The BaptistConvention of Angola today has 315 ... in 2002, the BaptistConvention of Angola has worked to build its presence in Angola and to stimulate its evangelical impact. Toward this end the Convention launched a project in 2005 called Movement ... deficiencies of the churches associated with the BaptistConvention is the lack of infrastructure ... decade. Separate from the Evangelical Baptist Church in Angola, whose association is historically identified with the northern provinces of Angola particularly the province of Zaire , the BaptistConvention of Angola has maintained a distinctive Multiethnic society multi ethnic character with an active ... ended in 1975, the Convention had a period of natural stagnation owing to the Angolan Civil War civil ... had led the evangelistic spread of Christianity among the Baptist churches. As a result of the lack of trained nationals no Angolan Baptist pastor had formal training in theology or as pastors ... of Baptist national identity, and on the development of new leaders which would include ... built and left behind church buildings, schools, hospitals and orphanages only the First Baptist ... Mateus Chaves and the secretary general is Pastor Alexandre Melo Chilanda. Category Baptist denominations ... more details
The BaptistConvention of New Mexico BCNM is a group of churches affiliated with the Southern BaptistConvention located in the New Mexico . Headquartered in Albuquerque, New Mexico , the convention is made up of 13 Baptist associations and around 325 churches as of 2010. Affiliated Organizations The Baptist New Mexican the state newspaper Church Finance Corporation Inlow Baptist Camp and Conference Center New Mexico Baptist Children s Home New Mexico Baptist Foundation Sivells Baptist Retreat and Conference Center External links http www.bcnm.com BaptistConvention of New Mexico References reflist coord 35 8 28.2 N 106 33 6.4 W region US display title Southern Baptist State Conventions Categories Category Christianity in New Mexico Category Southern BaptistConvention ... more details
Use mdy dates date September 2011 The Alaska BaptistConvention ABC is an autonomous association of Baptist ... associated with the Southern BaptistConvention state conventions associated with the Southern BaptistConvention . ref cite web url http www.sbc.net stateconvention.asp?state AK publisher Southern BaptistConvention accessdate 2010 08 27 title State Conventions and Local Associations Alaska ref The first Southern Baptist church in Alaska was established in 1943, with just 17 members, and the ABC ... Baptist churches. Although it petitioned the Southern BaptistConvention SBC for recognition as a state ... s 11th pastor, Leon D. May, was elected president of the Alaska BaptistConvention. ref cite web url ... convention&hl en title BaptistConvention Elects New Director work Anchorage Daily News accessdate ... and director of religious education for the Alaska BaptistConvention. ref cite web url http news.google.com ...?ID 17000 title Alaska convention emphasizes prayer, missions, evangelism work Baptist Press ... AboutUs aboutushome.html title About Us publisher Alaska BaptistConvention ... title Relations between Northern and Southern Baptists series Baptist tradition author Robert Andrew ... name Fletcher1994 cite book title The Southern BaptistConvention a sesquicentennial history author ... Alaska BaptistConvention pages 1559 1561 isbn10 0805465111 isbn 9780805465112 cite book title Alaska BaptistConventionBaptist expansion in the last frontier celebrating 40 years of Southern Baptist missions, 1946 1986 location Anchorage publisher Alaska BaptistConvention year 1986 cite book ... BaptistConvention ... with over 20,000 members. History The first Southern Baptist church in Alaska was First Baptist Church ... work Baptist Press accessdate 2010 08 27 ref The church was founded by soldiers at nearby Fort Richardson ... BPnews.asp?ID 32253 title NAMB commissions 30 during AK service work Baptist Press date Feb 9, 2010 ... more details
No footnotes date May 2010 BaptistConvention of Atlantic Baptist Churches CABC an association of Baptists Baptist Churches in the eastern provinces of Canada . The BaptistConvention of the Maritime Provinces was founded in 1846. The Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches was formed in 1905 1906 as the United BaptistConvention of the Maritimes by a union of Free, or Free Will Baptist Church Free Will Baptists and Calvinistic or Regular Baptist s. The Regular Baptist and Free Will Baptist congregations wrote a statement of faith and polity called the Basis of Union with which both groups could agree. With the addition of Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland to Canada in 1949, the name was changed to the United BaptistConvention of the Atlantic Provinces . Many of these churches still carry United Baptist in their official name. The Convention joined with two other conventions in 1944 to form the Canadian Baptist Ministries Canadian Baptist Federation now known as Canadian Baptist Ministries . The largest regional union in Canada, in 2003 the CABC consists of over 62,000 members in 538 churches and 21 associations across the Atlantic provinces New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland , Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island . The CABC is subdivided into seven regions for local cooperation. According to Article I of the Constitution of the Convention of Atlantic Baptist ... W. Wardin, Jr. Constitution , Convention of Atlantic Baptist Churches The Baptist Heritage Four Centuries of Baptist Witness , by H. Leon McBeth External links Official http www.baptist atlantic.ca Canada baptist denominations DEFAULTSORT Convention Of Atlantic Baptist Churches Category Christianity in Canada Category Religious organizations established in the 1900s Category Baptist denominations in North America Category Baptist denominations and unions established in the 20th century ... Baptist position that the Bible is the all sufficient ground of faith and practice . The offices ... more details
The Japan BaptistConvention , or Nippon Baputesuto Renmei is a Baptist denominational body in Japan , related to the Southern BaptistConvention . The first Southern Baptist missionaries to Japan arrived in 1889. By 1989, the Japan BaptistConvention had 242 churches with about 31,654 members. The Southern Baptists first concentrated on western and southern Japan, especially the island of Kyushu, but later spread throughout Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa. References The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889 1989 , by F. Calvin Parker University Press of America, 1991 External links http www.bapren.jp Japan BaptistConvention Official Page , in Japanese http baptist2.exblog.jp Japan BaptistConvention Disaster Relief Web Blog , in English Japan religion stub Protestantism in Japan Category Baptist denominations in Asia ja pl Japo ska Konwencja Baptyst w ... more details
Baptist The Brazilian BaptistConvention or Conven o Batista Brasileira is the oldest Baptist group in Brazil . The first Baptist missionary in Brazil appears to have been Thomas Jefferson Bowen, who served there for the Southern BaptistConvention from 1859 to 1861. A group of Southerners from the United States of America founded a colony in S o Paulo state S o Paulo , and formed a Baptist church in 1871. The first Brazilian church was organized in 1882, and twenty five years later the Brazilian BaptistConvention was formed in 1907 in Salvador, Brazil Salvador . In 2005, the Brazilian BaptistConvention had 1.100.000 members in 6000 congregations. References Baptists Around the World , Albert W. Wardin , editor ISBN 0 8054 1076 7 Category Christianity in Brazil Category Religious organizations established in 1907 Category Baptist denominations and unions established in the 20th century Category Baptist denominations in South America Christian denomination stub Brazil stub pt Conven o Batista Brasileira ... more details
baptist The Lebanese BaptistConvention is an association of Baptist Christian s in Lebanon . The first known Baptist church in Lebanon was constituted at Beirut in 1895 by Said Jureidini 1866 1952 . While on a trip from Lebanon to the Chicago World s Fair in 1893, Jureidini converted to the Christian faith and was baptized by the http www.third baptist.org Third Baptist Church of St. Louis, Missouri . He initially received support to return to Lebanon from Baptists in St. Louis, and later by the Baptist General Association forerunner of the American Baptist Association . In 1904, Joseph K. David organized a second Baptist church in Lebanon at Rasheiya. Illinois churches formed the Baptist Gospel Missionary Convention for the purpose of supporting David. The Southern BaptistConvention sent missionary couple in 1948. The Convention was organized in 1955. The convention is a member of the European Baptist Federation . In 1995, the Lebanese BaptistConvention was composed of 28 churches with about 1000 members. References Baptists Around the World , Albert W. Wardin, editor. Broadman, 1995. ISBN 0 8054 1076 7 Photographer in Lebanon the Story of Said Jureidini , by Jane Carroll McRae. Broadman, 1969. ISBN 0 8054 4313 4 Category Christianity in Lebanon Category Religious organizations established in 1955 Category Baptist denominations in Asia Category Baptist denominations and unions established in the 20th century christian denomination stub Lebanon stub de Baptisten im Libanon ... more details