Cameroon Baptist Convention | |
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Abbreviation | CBC |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Bamenda, Cameroon |
Origin | 1954 |
Congregations | 1,535 |
Members | 228,507 |
Hospitals | 8 |
Primary schools | 19 |
Secondary schools | 12 |
Seminaries | Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary |
Official website | cameroonbaptistconvention |
The Cameroon Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Bamenda.
The Convention has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick. [1] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala. [2] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church. [3] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference. [4] In 1954, the Cameroon Baptist Convention was formally founded. [5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 228,507 members and 1,535 churches. [6]
The convention has 19 primary schools, 12 secondary schools. [7]
It also has 4 professional training institutes. [8]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Cameroon Baptist Theological Seminary founded in 1947 in Ndu. [9]
The convention has 8 hospitals and 34 health centers, gathered in the Cameroon Baptist Convention Health Services. [10]
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