Baptist Convention of Mozambique

The Baptist Convention of Mozambique (Portuguese: Convenção Baptista de Moçambique) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Mozambique. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Maputo.

Baptist Convention of Mozambique
Convenção Baptista de Moçambique
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersMaputo, Mozambique
Origin1957
Congregations200
Members75,000
Official websitecbmnet.org

History

The Baptist Convention of Mozambique has its origins in a mission of the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. in 1925. [1] It is officially founded in 1957. [2] In 2016, it had 200 churches and 75,000 members. [3]

References

  1. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 398
  2. Lynn May, Encyclopedia of Southern Baptists, Volume 4, Broadman Press, USA, 1982, p. 2113
  3. Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved September 17, 2019
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