Nepal Baptist Church Council
The Nepal Baptist Church Council is a Baptist Christian denomination in Nepal. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kathmandu.
| Nepal Baptist Church Council | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Origin | 1992 |
| Congregations | 246 |
| Members | 20,971 |
| Official website | nbccnepal |
History
The Nepal Baptist Church Council has its origins in a British mission of the BMS World Mission and the Council of Baptist Churches in Northeast India in 1962. [1] It is officially founded in 1992. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 246 churches and 20,971 members. [3]
References
- William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 408
- Mark A. Lamport, Encyclopedia of Christianity in the Global South, Volume 2, Rowman & Littlefield, USA, 2018, p. 574
- Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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