Ghana Baptist Convention
The Ghana Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in Ghana. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Accra.
| Ghana Baptist Convention | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Accra, Ghana |
| Origin | 1963 |
| Congregations | 1,850 |
| Members | 312,020 |
| Official website | gbconvention |
History
The Ghana Baptist Convention has its origins in a Baptist mission of Nigerian Baptist Convention in 1927 in Kumasi.[1] It is officially founded in 1963 as the Ghana Baptist Conference.[2] In 1964, it became autonomous from the Nigerian Baptist Convention and take the name of Ghana Baptist Convention [3]
In 2006, it establishes the Ghana Baptist University College in Kumasi.[4]
In 2018, it opened a hospital in the Jomoro District, in Western Region (Ghana).[5]
According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 1,850 churches and 312,020 members. [6]
References
- GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention, gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
- GBC, History of the Ghana Baptist Convention, gbconvention.com, Ghana, retrieved November 26, 2018
- William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 250
- Amadu Kamil Sanah, Ghana Baptist Convention is rebranding for Christ, ghananewsagency.org, Ghana, July 7, 2014
- MG, modernghana.com, modernghana.com, Ghana, September 18, 2018
- Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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