All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists
All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian-Baptists | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | General Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance European Baptist Federation Euro-Asian Federation of Evangelical Christians-Baptists Unions |
Headquarters | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Origin | 1990 |
Congregations | 2,272 |
Members | 113,000 |
Official website | baptyst |
The Evangelical Baptist Union of Ukraine or All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian Baptists (AUC ECB); (Ukrainian: Всеукраїнський союз церков євангельських християн-баптистів (ВСЦ ЄХБ); Russian: Всеукраинский союз церквей евангельских христиан-баптистов (ВСЦ ЕХБ)) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Ukraine. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Kyiv.
History[]
The All-Ukrainian Union of Churches of Evangelical Christian-Baptists has its origins in a believer's baptism movement in the 19th century.[1] In 1918, the All-the Ukrainian Union of Baptists was founded.[2] In 1922, it becomes associated with Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists.[3] It is officially reorganized in 1990 and becomes independent of the Russian Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists.[4] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 2,272 churches and 113,000 members.[5]
See also[]
- Baptists in Ukraine
- Baptist Union of Poland
- Brotherhood of Independent Baptist Churches and Ministries of Ukraine
- List of Baptist denominations
- Ukrainian Evangelical Baptist Convention of Canada
- Union of Christian Evangelical Baptist Churches of Moldova
- Union of Evangelical Christians-Baptists of Russia
References[]
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 509
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 587
- ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 587
- ^ John H. Y. Briggs, A Dictionary of European Baptist Life and Thought, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2009, p. 509
- ^ Union panukrainienne des églises de chrétiens évangéliques baptistes, Про Союз ЄХБ, baptyst.com, Ukraine, retrieved December 5, 2020
External links[]
- Evangelicalism in Ukraine
- Baptist denominations in Europe
- Baptist denominations established in the 20th century
- Fundamentalist denominations
- Baptist Christianity in Ukraine
- Baptist Christianity stubs
- Ukraine stubs