The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the
International Mission Board in southwestern Japan in 1889. [1] It was officially founded in 1947. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 320 churches and 13,975 members. [3]
Schools
In 1962, it founded the Tokyo Baptist Theological Seminary. [4]
References
^ J. Gordon Melton, Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1572
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326
^ Baptist World Alliance,
Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved February 4, 2023
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 326
Bibliography
The Southern Baptist Mission in Japan, 1889-1989, by F. Calvin Parker (University Press of America, 1991)
