The International Baptist Convention has its roots in the Association of Baptists in Continental Europe founded in 1959 by Immanuel Baptist Church in
Wiesbaden and Bethel International Baptist Church in
Frankfurt,
Germany.[1] Beginning in 1961, the
International Mission Board sent a missionary couple to work with these churches. Some churches from
England joined the ABCE in 1964, and the name was changed to the European Baptist Convention (EBC). The first EBC churches were started to minister to
United States military personnel stationed in Europe. In 2003, the name was changed to International Baptist Convention after the body expanded outside Europe. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 5,429 members and 63 churches. [2]