Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy

Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy (Italian: Unione Cristiana Evangelica Battista d'Italia) is a Baptist Christian denomination, in Italy. It is affiliated with the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Rome.

Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy
Unione Cristiana Evangelica Battista d'Italia
AbbreviationUCEBI
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsFederation of Evangelical Churches in Italy, Baptist World Alliance
HeadquartersRome, Italy
Origin1956
Congregations117 churches
Members4,300
Official websiteucebi.it

History

The Union has its origins in the Apostolic Baptist Christian Union (Unione Cristiana Apostolica Battista), a federation established by a British and American Baptist mission (Southern Baptist Convention) in 1884. [1] The Baptist Evangelical Christian Union of Italy is officially founded in 1956.[2][3] In 1966, the churches of the Spezia Mission for Italy merge with the Union.[4] In 2017, it has 117 churches and 4,300 members. [5]

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References
  1. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1018
  2. William H. Brackney, "Historical Dictionary of the Baptists", Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 308
  3. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 319
  4. John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 272
  5. Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved November 26, 2018
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