Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
Origin | 1977 |
Congregations | 493 |
Members | 84,700 |
Hospitals | 3 |
Primary schools | 40 |
Seminaries | 2 |
Official website | bupng |
The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Papua New Guinea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mount Hagen.
The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea has its origins in a mission of the Australian Baptist Ministries in 1850. [1] It is officially founded in 1977. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 493 churches and 84,700 members. [3]
The convention has 40 primary schools gathered in the Baptist Education Agency. [4]
It has 2 affiliated theological institutes. [5]
The convention has 3 hospitals. [6]
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