Baptists' Church of Tanzania

Last updated
Baptists' Church of Tanzania
AbbreviationBCT
Classification Protestant
Orientation Baptist
Theology Evangelical Baptist
Associations Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Origin1971
Congregations1,391
Members2,690,730
Tertiary institutions Mount Meru University
Seminaries 2
Official website bct-tanzania.net (From 2023 Internet Archive)

The Baptists' Church of Tanzania is an denomination of Baptists, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Tanzania. The headquarters is in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Contents

History

The Baptists' Church of Tanzania formally Baptist Convention of Tanzania started in 1956 by an American mission of the International Mission Board. [1] The Baptists' Church of Tanzania was officially formed in 1971. [2]

According to a census published by the association in 2024, it claimed 1,391 churches and 2,690,730 members. [3]

Schools

It has 2 affiliated theological institutes. [4]

Mount Meru University is affiliated.

See also

References

  1. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 558
  2. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 558
  3. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved accessed July 24, 2024
  4. ↑ Baptists' Church of Tanzania, SCHOOLS Archived 2023-02-06 at the Wayback Machine , bct-tanzania.net, Tanzania, retrieved October 22, 2022
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.