The Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic (Église Évangélique Baptiste en République Centrafricaine) is an association of Baptist Christian churches, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Central African Republic. The headquarters is in Berbérati.
| Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelicalism |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Berbérati, Central African Republic |
| Origin | 1962 |
| Congregations | 237 |
| Members | 68,397 |
| Official website | eeb-rca |
History
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The Evangelical Baptist Church of the Central African Republic has its origins in a Swedish mission of the Örebro Mission in 1923 in Bania, Mambéré-Kadéï. [1] It was officially founded in 1962.[2] According to a census published by the denomination in 2023, it claimed 237 churches and 68,397 members. [3]
See also
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edit- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 558
- ^ Fridolin Ngoulou, Le centenaire de l’Église Évangélique Baptiste commémoré en Centrafrique, oubanguimedias.com, Central African Republic, November 6, 2023
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members Archived 2021-10-27 at the Wayback Machine, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023