Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France | |
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Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France | |
Abbreviation | FEEBF |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Paris |
Origin | 1922 |
Congregations | 106 |
Members | 5,885 |
Official website | federation |
The Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France (French: Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in France. It is affiliated with the National Council of Evangelicals of France and the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Paris.
History[edit]
The federation has its origins in a Baptist mission in Nomain, by the Swiss missionary Henri Pyt and his wife Jeanne Pyt, in 1820.[1] In 1836, the Baptist pastoral school of Douai opened its doors.[2] In 1838, 7 Baptist churches and 150 members were established.[3] In 1910, ten Baptist churches founded the Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of Northern France.[4] In 1922, the Federation had churches in various regions of France and was renamed the "Federation of Evangelical Baptist Churches of France".[5] In 1937, the Federation of Baptist Churches founded the Baptist Interior Mission (MIB) to plant new churches in France.[6] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 106 churches and 5,885 members.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 111-112
- ^ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 614
- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 318
- ^ Sébastien Fath, Une autre manière d'être chrétien en France: socio-histoire de l'implantation baptiste, 1810-1950, Editions Labor et Fides, Genève, 2001, p. 298
- ^ Franck Poiraud, Les évangéliques dans la France du XXIe siècle, Editions Edilivre, France, 2007, p. 54
- ^ Sébastien Fath, Du ghetto au réseau: Le protestantisme évangélique en France, 1800-2005, Édition Labor et Fides, Genève, 2005, p. 178
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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