Baptist Union of Wales

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Baptist Union of Wales
Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru
Baptist Union of Wales Logo.jpg
Logo of the Baptist Union of Wales
(Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru).
Classification Nonconformist Protestantism
Orientation Evangelical
Theology Baptist
Polity Congregational
Distinct fellowships Baptist Union of Great Britain
Associations Baptist World Alliance,
European Baptist Federation,
Free Church Federation,
Cytûn
Region Wales
Headquarters Carmarthen
Origin1866
Congregations315
Members8,105
Official website http://www.buw.org.uk/

The Baptist Union of Wales, abbreviated BUW (Welsh: Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru; UBC), is a Baptist denomination in Wales, United Kingdom. The Union is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, the European Baptist Federation, the Free Church Federation, the Churches Together in Wales. The Baptist Union of Wales' headquarters is located in Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire.

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History

Early Welsh Baptist ministers

Bethel Baptist Church in Pontyclun. Bethel Baptist Centre, Pontyclun - geograph.org.uk - 4017284.jpg
Bethel Baptist Church in Pontyclun.

The Puritan minister Hugh Evans was the first minister to preach Baptist doctrines in Wales, around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys, Nantmel, and Llanddewi Ystradenny, as well as in districts across the upper Wye Valley in Breconshire. [1] [2] In 1649, John Myles and Thomas Proud were appointed ministers at Ilston parish, before emigrating to Swansea, Massachusetts in 1663. [3] [4] Myles and Proud were connected to the Particular Baptists in London. In 1650, three Baptist churches held the first Baptist General Assembly in Wales. A national body was organized in 1866. [5]

Membership

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 8,105 members and 315 churches. [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2021, p. 623
  2. ↑ "The National Library of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography" . Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  3. ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 108
  4. ↑ "First Baptist church in Swansea". Archived from the original on 2011-06-22. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  5. ↑ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 109
  6. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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