Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon | |
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Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun | |
Abbreviation | UEBC |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | |
Headquarters | Douala, Cameroon |
Origin | 1952 |
Congregations | 525 |
Members | 80,000 |
Hospitals | 4 |
Primary schools | 19 |
Secondary schools | 3 |
Seminaries | 2 |
Official website |
uebcameroun |
The Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon ( French: Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.
The Union has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick. [1] [2] [3] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala. [4] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church. [5] In 1886, after the expulsion of the Baptist Missionary Society by the Germans, mission work was transferred to the Basel Mission. [6] In 1917, the administration of the mission was taken over by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society. [7] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference. [8] In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded. [9] [10] In 1957, it became autonomous of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society. [11] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 525 churches and 80,000 members. [12]
It has 19 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. [13]
It also has 4 professional training institutes. [14]
It has 2 affiliated theological institutes. [15]
It has 4 hospitals and 16 health centers. [16]
Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon | |
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Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun | |
Abbreviation | UEBC |
Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | |
Headquarters | Douala, Cameroon |
Origin | 1952 |
Congregations | 525 |
Members | 80,000 |
Hospitals | 4 |
Primary schools | 19 |
Secondary schools | 3 |
Seminaries | 2 |
Official website |
uebcameroun |
The Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon ( French: Union des Églises Baptistes du Cameroun) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Cameroon. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Douala.
The Union has its origins in a British mission of the Baptist Missionary Society in Bimbia in 1843, led by the Jamaican missionary Joseph Merrick. [1] [2] [3] In 1845, the English missionary Alfred Saker and his wife arrived in Douala. [4] In 1849, Saker founded Bethel Baptist Church. [5] In 1886, after the expulsion of the Baptist Missionary Society by the Germans, mission work was transferred to the Basel Mission. [6] In 1917, the administration of the mission was taken over by the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society. [7] In 1931, the mission was taken over by the North American Baptist Conference. [8] In 1952, the Union of Baptist Churches of Cameroon was formally founded. [9] [10] In 1957, it became autonomous of the Paris Evangelical Missionary Society. [11] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 525 churches and 80,000 members. [12]
It has 19 primary schools, 3 secondary schools. [13]
It also has 4 professional training institutes. [14]
It has 2 affiliated theological institutes. [15]
It has 4 hospitals and 16 health centers. [16]