Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention

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Bengal Orissa Bihar Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in India. It operates in Odisha, Bihar and West Bengal, in the eastern part of India. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 53,000 members and 405 churches. [1]

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References

  1. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023