Brazilian Baptist Convention

Brazilian Baptist Convention
	Convenção Batista Brasileira
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Origin	1907
Congregations	8,392
Members	1,618,663
Official website	convencaobatista.com.br

The Brazilian Baptist Convention (Portuguese: Convenção Batista Brasileira) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Brazil. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Rio de Janeiro.

History

The Brazilian Baptist Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Baptist Church in Salvador (Bahia) in 1882, by the Southern Baptist Convention.[1] It was founded in 1907.[2] In 2015, it has 8,392 churches and 1,618,663 members. [3]

Social programs

The Convention coordinates several social programs, through the "Missões Nacionais" especially for the rehabilitation of drug addicts, dance and sports and for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods and housing orphaned children. [4]

Royal Ambassadors

The 'Embaixadores do Rei' organization (Royal Ambassadors in English) has a significant presence in the denomination. He is responsible for the missionary and vocational awakening of pastors throughout 70 years of existence in Brazil.

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References

William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 102
Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 289
Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved November 30, 2018
Luis Felipe dos Santos, A Igreja Batista contra o vício, super.abril.com.br, Brazil, September 15, 2017

External links

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[1] William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 102

[2] Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 289

[3] Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved November 30, 2018

[4] Luis Felipe dos Santos, A Igreja Batista contra o vício, super.abril.com.br, Brazil, September 15, 2017