Baptist Convention of Malawi | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi |
Origin | 1970 |
Congregations | 2,000 |
Members | 300,000 |
Seminaries | Baptist Theological Seminary of Malawi in Lilongwe |
The Baptist Convention of Malawi is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Malawi. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lilongwe.
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It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Baptist Theological Seminary of Malawi in Lilongwe. [4]
It founded the Senga Bay Baptist Medical Clinic Salima, Malawi. [5]
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