The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast (French: Union des Églises Baptistes Missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire) is a Baptist Christian denomination, affiliated with the Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire and the Baptist World Alliance, in the Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.
| Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast | |
|---|---|
| Union des Églises baptistes missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire | |
| Abbreviation | UNEBAM-CI |
| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Baptist |
| Associations | Fédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire, Baptist World Alliance |
| Headquarters | Abidjan, Ivory Coast |
| Origin | 1979 |
| Congregations | 300 |
| Members | 15,000 |
| Official website | unebamci |
History edit
The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in an American mission of the International Mission Board in 1966. [1][2] It was officially founded in 1979 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast. [3] In 2006, it had 100 churches and 10,000 members.[4] In 2016, Pastor Jean-Marie Djè-Bi-Djè of the Baptist Missionary Church of Babré-Gagnoa became the President of the Union.[5] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members. [6]
References edit
- ^ AIP, L’Eglise baptiste missionnaire en Côte d’Ivoire lance son cinquantenaire qui sera célébré en août 2016, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, June 8, 2015
- ^ Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, Notre Voie News in fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309
- ^ AIP, L’Union des églises baptistes missionnaires ambitionne d’impacter la Côte d’Ivoire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, May 7, 2017
- ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved May 5, 2023