The Baptist Community of the Congo River has its origins in a Baptist mission established along the Congo River, in 1880, by Thomas J. Comber and George Grenfell of the Baptist Missionary Society.[1][2][3] In 1960, the Lower River Baptist Church, the Upper Congo Baptist Church and the Middle River Baptist Church joined forces to form the Zaire River Baptist Community. [4] In 2006, the denomination had 221 churches and 274,092 members. [5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 2,673 churches and 1,764,155 members. [6]
^ J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 664
^ Claude PRUDHOMME, Histoire, Monde et Cultures religieuses. N-25. Les religions dans les sociétés coloniales (1850-1950), KARTHALA Editions, France, 2013, p. 110
^ Bengt Sundkler, Christopher Steed, A History of the Church in Africa, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2000, p. 306
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 154
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023
baptist, community, congo, river, french, communauté, baptiste, fleuve, congo, baptist, christian, denomination, democratic, republic, congo, affiliated, with, church, christ, congo, baptist, world, alliance, headquarters, kinshasa, communauté, baptiste, fleuv. The Baptist Community of the Congo River French Communaute Baptiste du Fleuve Congo is a Baptist Christian denomination in Democratic Republic of the Congo It is affiliated with the Church of Christ in the Congo and the Baptist World Alliance The headquarters is in Kinshasa Baptist Community of the Congo RiverCommunaute Baptiste du Fleuve CongoAbbreviationCBFCClassificationEvangelical ChristianityTheologyBaptistAssociationsChurch of Christ in the Congo Baptist World AllianceHeadquartersKinshasa Democratic Republic of the CongoOrigin1960Congregations2 673Members1 764 155Official websiteecc cbfc wbr org Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe Baptist Community of the Congo River has its origins in a Baptist mission established along the Congo River in 1880 by Thomas J Comber and George Grenfell of the Baptist Missionary Society 1 2 3 In 1960 the Lower River Baptist Church the Upper Congo Baptist Church and the Middle River Baptist Church joined forces to form the Zaire River Baptist Community 4 In 2006 the denomination had 221 churches and 274 092 members 5 According to a census published by the association in 2023 it claimed 2 673 churches and 1 764 155 members 6 See also editBible Born again Baptist beliefs Worship service evangelicalism Jesus Christ Believers ChurchReferences edit J Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann Religions of the World A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices ABC CLIO USA 2010 p 664 Claude PRUDHOMME Histoire Monde et Cultures religieuses N 25 Les religions dans les societes coloniales 1850 1950 KARTHALA Editions France 2013 p 110 Bengt Sundkler Christopher Steed A History of the Church in Africa Cambridge University Press UK 2000 p 306 William H Brackney Historical Dictionary of the Baptists Scarecrow Press USA 2009 p 154 William H Brackney Historical Dictionary of the Baptists Scarecrow Press USA 2009 p 154 Baptist World Alliance Members baptistworld org USA retrieved May 5 2023External links editOfficial Website Archived 2019 09 21 at the Wayback Machine nbsp Evangelical Christianity portal nbsp Democratic Republic of the Congo portal nbsp This article about Baptist Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Baptist Community of the Congo River amp oldid 1187174313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
