Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast
| Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|
| Union des Églises baptistes missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Abbreviation | UNEBAM-CI |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire, Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Origin | 1966 |
| Congregations | 258 |
| Members | 30,000 |
| Official website | unebamci |
The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (French: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.
History
The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in a mission of Nigerian Baptist Convention in 1947 and an American mission of the Southern Baptist Convention.[1] It was officially founded in 1966 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast.[2][3] In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.[4] In 2017, it had 258 churches and 30,000 members.[5]
References
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309
- ^ AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015
- ^ Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309
- ^ AIP, L’Union des églises baptistes missionnaires ambitionne d’impacter la Côte d’Ivoire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, May 7, 2017