Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan

Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyGeneral Baptist
ChairmanFrans G. Tissen
AssociationsEuro-Asian Federation of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Unions
HeadquartersAstana, Kazakhstan
Origin1992
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Congregations256
Members9,187
SeminariesAlmaty Bible Institute
Official websitebaptist.kz

The Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan (Russian: Союза церквей ЕХБ Казахстана, romanized: Soyuza tserkvey EKhB Kazakhstana) is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Kazakhstan. The headquarters is in Astana.

History

The Convention has its origins in the establishment of the first Baptist Church in Almaty by Ukrainians in 1917. [1] It was officially founded in 1992. In 2006, it left the Baptist World Alliance because of his support for the exercise of pastoral ministry of women. [2]

According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 256 churches and 9,187 members. [3]

See also

  • Christianity in Kazakhstan

References

  1. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 320
  2. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 320
  3. ^ Union of Evangelical Christian Baptists of Kazakhstan, О Союзе, baptist.kz, Kazakhstan, retrieved May 5, 2023
  • v
  • t
  • e
Stub icon

This article about Baptist Christianity is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e