Baptist Christian denomination in Myanmar
The Myanmar Baptist Convention (Burmese : မြန်မာနိုင်ငံနှစ်ခြင်း ခရစ်ယာန်အသင်းချုပ် , romanized : myanmarninengan nhaithkyinn hkaraityaran aasainnhkyaote ) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Myanmar . It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance and the World Council of Churches . The headquarters is in Yangon .
History
Judson Church in Yangon .
The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the American Baptist Mission (American Baptist Churches USA ) in 1813 from Adoniram Judson and Ann Judson to Yangon . [1] It was officially founded in 1865 as the Burma Baptist Missionary Convention.[2] In 2006, it had 4,522 churches and 1,142,655 members.[3] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 5,337 churches and 1,013,499 members. [4]
Member Associations
Myanmar Baptist Churches Union
Karen Baptist Convention
Kachin Baptist Convention
Lisu Baptist Convention
Chin Baptist Convention
Southern Shan State Baptist Home Mission Society
Shweli Shan Baptist Convention
Northern Shan State Baptist Convention
Eastern Shan State Baptist Convention
Akhar Baptist Convention
Naga Baptist Convention
Tedim Baptist Convention
Asho Chin Baptist Convention
Wa Baptist Convention
Po Kayin Baptist Convention
Rakhine Baptist Convention
Mon Baptist Convention
Lahu Baptist Convention
Judson Church
Immanuel Baptist Church
Departments of Myanmar Baptist Convention
Finance & Property
Evangelism & Mission
Christian Education
Christian Communication
Theological Education
Christian Social and Service & Development
Literature & Publication
Leadership Development
Ministers
Men
Women
Youth
Schools
Myanmar Institute of Theology in Yangon .
It has 49 affiliated institutes of theology. [5] The main is the Myanmar Institute of Theology , founded in 1927 and located in Insein .
See also
References
^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches , Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 206
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 110-111
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 110-111
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
^ MBC, Our mission, mbc-1813.org, Myanmar, retrieved May 5, 2023
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