Cambodia Baptist Union

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The Cambodia Baptist Union (CBU, also known as the Cambodian Baptist Convention) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cambodia. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Cambodia, Kampuchea Christian Council, and the Baptist World Alliance.

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History

Although Baptist missions have been noted in Cambodia since at least 1953, [1] due to the turbulent contemporary history of Cambodia, the CBU was only organized in 1995 as the Khmer Baptist Convention. [2]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 22,531 members and 527 churches. [3]

Affiliations

The CBU participates actively in ecumenical relationships through:

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References

  1. Steinberg, David Joel; David P. Chandler (1987). In Search of Southeast Asia: A Modern History. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press. ISBN   0-8248-1110-0.
  2. Erich Geldbach, Baptists Worldwide: Origins, Expansions, Emerging Realities, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2022, p. 358
  3. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023