Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea
The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea is a Baptist Christian denomination in Papua New Guinea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mount Hagen.
| Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea | |
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea |
| Origin | 1977 |
| Congregations | 489 |
| Members | 84,000 |
History
The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea has its origins in a mission of the Australian Baptist Ministries in 1850. [1] It is officially founded in 1977. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 489 churches and 84,000 members. [3]
References
- William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 427
- Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. XXV
- Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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