Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention
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Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Monrovia, Liberia |
Origin | 1880 |
Congregations | 275 |
Members | 55,230 |
The Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Liberia. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Monrovia.
History
The Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention has its origins in an American mission of the Richmond African Baptist Missionary Society in 1821. [1] It is officially founded in 1880. [2] In 2017, it had 275 churches and 55,230 members. [3]
References
- ^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1715
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 344
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, retrieved December 14, 2019