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Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast

Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast

Baptist Christian denomination in the Ivory Coast

The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (French: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in the Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.

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History

The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966. [1][2] It was officially founded in 1979 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast. [3] In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.[4] In 2016, Pastor Jean-Marie Djè-Bi-Djè of the Baptist Missionary Church of Babré-Gagnoa became the President of the Union.[5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members. [6]

References

  1. [1]
    AIP, L’Eglise baptiste missionnaire en Côte d’Ivoire lance son cinquantenaire qui sera célébré en août 2016, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, June 8, 2015
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    Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, Notre Voie News in fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015
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    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309
  4. [4]
    William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309
  5. [5]
    AIP, L’Union des églises baptistes missionnaires ambitionne d’impacter la Côte d’Ivoire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, May 7, 2017
  6. [6]
    Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
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