Korea Baptist Convention

The Korea Baptist Convention is a Baptist Christian denomination in South Korea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Seoul.

Korea Baptist Convention
AbbreviationKBC
ClassificationEvangelicalism
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersSeoul, South Korea
Origin1949
Congregations3,376
Members520,000
Official websitekoreabaptist.or.kr

History

The Korea Baptist Convention has its origins in the early Baptist churches established by Canadian missionary Malcolm Fenwick in 1896. [1] The Southern Baptist Convention also contributed to the planting of churches.[2] The Convention is officially founded in 1949.[3] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 3,376 churches and 520,000 members. [4]

References

  1. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 328
  2. J. Gordon Melton and Martin Baumann, Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices, ABC-CLIO, USA, 2010, p. 1649
  3. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 329
  4. Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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