Baptist Convention of Malawi

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Baptist Convention of Malawi
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsBaptist World Alliance
HeadquartersLilongwe, Malawi
Origin1970
Congregations2,000
Members300,000

The Baptist Convention of Malawi is a Baptist Christian denomination in Malawi. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Lilongwe.

History[]

The Baptist Convention of Malawi has its origins in an American mission of the Southern Baptist Convention in 1959. [1] It is officially founded in 1970. [2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 2,000 churches and 300,000 members. [3]

References[]

  1. ^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. 250
  2. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 362
  3. ^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020
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