Union of Baptists in Belgium | |
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Union des Baptistes en Belgique | |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Origin | 1922 |
Congregations | 31 |
Members | 1,505 |
Official website | ubb |
The Union of Baptists in Belgium (French : Union des Baptistes en Belgique) is an association of Baptist Christian churches in Belgium. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance.
The union has its origins in a French Baptist mission in Ougrée in 1895. [1] It was officially founded in 1922. [2] According to a census published by the association in 2020, it claimed 31 churches and 1,505 members. [3]
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