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Baptist Christian denomination in Ghana
The Ghana Baptist Convention is a
Baptist
Christian denomination in
Ghana . It is affiliated with the
Baptist World Alliance . The headquarters is in
Accra .
History
Worship service at Calvary Baptist Church - Shiashie in
Accra .
The Ghana Baptist Convention has its origins in a
Baptist mission of
Nigerian Baptist Convention in 1927 in
Kumasi .
[1] It is officially founded in 1963 as the Ghana Baptist Conference.
[2] In 1964, it became autonomous from the
Nigerian Baptist Convention and take the name of Ghana Baptist Convention
[3]
According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 1,850 churches and 312,020 members.
[4]
Media
It founded the Shalom Broadcasting Network (SBN TV) in 2018.
[5]
Schools
Ghana Baptist University College in
Kumasi .
In 2006, it establishes the
Ghana Baptist University College in
Kumasi .
[6]
Health Services
It founded the Baptist Medical Center in
Nalerigu in 1958.
[7]
In 2018, it opened a hospital in the
Jomoro District , in
Western Region (Ghana) .
[8]
See also
References
^ GBC,
History of the Ghana Baptist Convention , gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
^ GBC,
History of the Ghana Baptist Convention , gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 250
^ Baptist World Alliance,
Members , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
^ GNA,
Ghana Baptist Convention resort to TV to preach the word , ghanaweb.com, Ghana, 19 March 2020
^ Amadu Kamil Sanah,
Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ , ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 7, 2014
^ Amadu Kamil Sanah,
Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ , ghanaweb.com, Ghana, July 7, 2014
^ MG,
Nzema Baptist Hospital Opened , modernghana.com, September 18, 2018
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