Baptist Convention of Malawi
The Baptist Convention of Malawi is a Baptist Christian denomination in Malawi. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lilongwe.
| Baptist Convention of Malawi | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| Origin | 1970 |
| Congregations | 2,000 |
| Members | 300,000 |
History
The Baptist Convention of Malawi has its origins in an American mission of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1959. [1] It is officially founded in 1970. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 2,000 churches and 300,000 members. [3]
References
- Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 250
- William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 362
- Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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