The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (French: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is an association of Baptist Christian churches, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d'Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in the Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.
| 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 | 1979 |
| Congregations | 300 |
| Members | 15,000 |
| Primary schools | 6 |
| Tertiary institutions | Baptist Seminary of Pastoral and Missionary Training of Toumodi |
| Official website | unebamci |
History
editThe Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966.[1][2] It was officially founded in 1979 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast.[3] In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.[4] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members.[5]
Schools
editThe convention has 6 primary schools.[6]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Baptist Seminary of Pastoral and Missionary Training of Toumodi.[7]
References
edit- ^ AIP, L’Eglise baptiste missionnaire en Côte d’Ivoire lance son cinquantenaire qui sera célébré en août 2016, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, June 8, 2015
- ^ Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, Notre Voie News in fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015
- ^ AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015