Английская Википедия:Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention
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The Bahamas National Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Bahamas. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Nassau.
History
The Convention has its origins in the founding of Bethel Baptist Chapel in 1790 in Delancy Town (now Nassau) by two African-Americans, Prince Williams and Sharper Morris. [1] In 1833, a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society supported the planting of new churches. [2] In 1892, the Bahamas Baptist Union was founded. In 1925, an American mission from the National Baptist Convention, USA helped found a women's mission organization. In 1935, the Bahamas Baptist Union and other unions founded the Convention. [3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 700 churches and 88,000 members. [4]
Schools
In 1995, it established the Bahamas Baptist University College in Nassau. [5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 220
- ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 46
- ↑ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 273
- ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ↑ Bahamas Baptist University College, Our History, bbuc.edu.bs, Bahamas, retrieved November 2, 2023
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