Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar

Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar
Classification Evangelicalism
Theology Baptism
Associations Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters Antananarivo, Madagascar
Origin 1963
Congregations 327
Members 8,902

The Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar (Association des églises bibliques baptistes de Madagascar) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance, in Madagascar. The headquarters is in Antananarivo, Madagascar.

History

The Association of Bible Baptist Churches in Madagascar started in 1932 as a foreign mission of the London Missionary Society. [1] The Association was officially formed in 1963. [2] In 2006, it has 55 churches and 3,000 members. [3]

In 2016, it has 327 churches and 8,902 members. [4]

References

  1. ↑ BLANCHY Sophie, RAKOTOARISOA Jean-Aimé, BEAUJARD Philippe, RADIMILAHY Chantal, Les dieux au service du peuple. Itinéraires religieux, médiations, syncrétisme à Madagascar, Karthala Editions, France, 2006, p. 102
  2. ↑ BLANCHY Sophie, RAKOTOARISOA Jean-Aimé, BEAUJARD Philippe, RADIMILAHY Chantal, Les dieux au service du peuple. Itinéraires religieux, médiations, syncrétisme à Madagascar, Karthala Editions, France, 2006, p. 102
  3. ↑ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 360
  4. ↑ Baptist World Alliance, Statistics, bwanet.org, USA, Retrieved September 29, 2018
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