Baptist Convention of Vietnam | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |
Origin | 1989 |
Congregations | 509 |
Members | 51,000 |
Seminaries | Vietnamese Baptist Theology Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City |
Official website | giaohoibaptitvietnam |
The Baptist Convention of Vietnam (Vietnamese: Giáo hội Báp-tít Việt Nam) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Vietnam. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Ho Chi Minh City.
History
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The Convention has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1959, in Ho Chi Minh City. [1] It is officially founded in 1989. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 509 churches and 51,000 members. [3]
Schools
[edit]In 2023, it founded the Vietnamese Baptist Theology Seminary in Ho Chi Minh City. [4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 595
- ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. XXVI
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
- ^ VNA, Vietnamese Baptist Theological Seminary established, vietnamplus.vn, Vietnam, December 28, 2023