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Baptist Christian denomination in Kenya
The Baptist Convention of Kenya is a
Baptist
Christian denomination in
Kenya . It is affiliated with the
Baptist World Alliance . The headquarters is in
Nairobi .
History
The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the
International Mission Board in 1956 in
Nairobi .
[1] In 1971, the Baptist Convention of Kenya was formally founded.
[2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 3,412 churches and 737,000 members.
[3]
Schools
It founded the Kenya Baptist Theological College in
Limuru in 1981.
[4]
See also
References
^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices , ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 286
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists , Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 322
^ Baptist World Alliance,
Members , baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
^ Baptist Convention of Kenya,
About , kbtc.ac.ke, Kenya, retrieved October 22, 2022
External links
All-Africa Baptist Fellowship
Central and Eastern Africa
Burundi Cameroon Central African Republic Democratic Republic of the Congo Ethiopia Equatorial Guinea Kenya Madagascar Republic of Congo Rwanda South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Uganda
Southern Africa
Angola Botswana Madagascar Malawi Mozambique Namibia South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Western Africa
Benin Burkina Faso Gambia Ghana Ivory Coast Liberia Niger Nigeria Sierra Leone Togo
North East Asia
China - Hong Kong China - Macau Japan South Korea Taiwan
West and South Asia
Bangladesh India Nepal Sri Lanka
South East Asia
Australia Cambodia Fiji Indonesia Malaysia Myanmar New Zealand Papua New Guinea Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam
Eastern Europe
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Central Western Europe
Austria Belgium France Germany Italy Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland United Kingdom
Nordic countries
Denmark Finland Norway Sweden
Middle East
Israel Jordan Lebanon Palestine
Latin American Baptist Union
Central America
Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Mexico Nicaragua Panama
South America
Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Uruguay Venezuela
Caribbean Baptist Fellowship
Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda Cuba Dominican Republic Haiti Jamaica Trinidad & Tobago
North American Baptist Fellowship