United Baptist Church of Mozambique
The United Baptist Church of Mozambique (Portuguese: Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Mozambique. The headquarters is in Maputo.
| United Baptist Church of Mozambique | |
|---|---|
| Igreja União Baptista de Moçambique | |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Headquarters | Maputo, Mozambique |
| Origin | 1970 |
| Congregations | 1,178 |
| Members | 400,000 |
History
editThe Church has its origins in 1921 with the building of a mission by the Swedish Scandinavian Independent Mission in Maputo.[1] In 1970, the Evangelical Baptist Church and the Scandinavian Baptist Mission merged to form the United Baptist Church of Mozambique. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2006, it claimed 1,178 churches and 400,000 members.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1345
- ^ Erwin Fahlbusch, Geoffrey William Bromiley, The Encyclopedia of Christianity, Volume 3, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, USA, 2003, p. 664
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 398
Bibliography
edit- Eric Morier-Genoud, Archives, historiographie et églises évangéliques au Mozambique, Lusotopie, Paris: Karthala, 2000, pp. 621–630.
- Eric Morier-Genoud, Arquivos, historiografia e igrejas evangelicas em Moçambique, Estudos Moçambicanos, Maputo: Université Eduardo Mondlane, n°19, 2001, pp. 137–154
- A.W. Wardin (ed.), Baptists around the World. A Comprehensive Handbook, Nashville (Tennessee), Broadman & Holdman Publishers, 1995 : 52, 53, 413.
- E. Hanson & B. Wennberg, Mission Genom Hundra År, Tidaholm (Sweden), Fribaptisamfundets Förlag, 1991.
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