Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon

The Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon (French: Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.

Union of Baptist Churches in Cameroon
Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun
UEBC church in Douala
AbbreviationUEBC
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersDouala, Cameroon
Origin1952
Congregations525
Members80,000
Official websiteuebcameroun.org

History

The Union has its origins in a mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in 1841 by English and Jamaican missionaries such as Joseph Jackson Fuller and Joseph Merrick. [1] [2][3] They are joined by Alfred Saker and his wife in 1845.[4] In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded. [5][6] In 2005, it has 15 conventions in Cameroon. [7] In 2013, it has 525 churches and 80,000 members. [8]

See also

References
  1. J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 486
  2. Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche oecuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 29
  3. Paul Gifford, The Christian Churches and the Democratisation of Africa, Brill, Netherlands, 1995, p. 168
  4. Edwin Ardenert, Shirley Ardener, Kingdom on Mount Cameroon: Studies in the History of the Cameroon Coast 1500-1970, Berghahn Books, USA, 1996, p. 145
  5. Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 245
  6. Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche oecuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 255
  7. Jean-Paul Messina, Jaap van Slageren, Histoire du christianisme au Cameroun: des origines à nos jours : approche œcuménique, Karthala Editions, France, 2005, p. 68
  8. Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved December 14, 2018
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