Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea

Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea
Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea
Classification	Evangelical Christianity
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Baptist World Alliance
Headquarters	Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Origin	1977
Congregations	489
Members	84,000

The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea is a Baptist Christian denomination in Papua New Guinea. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Mount Hagen.

History[]

The Baptist Union of Papua New Guinea has its origins in a mission of the Australian Baptist Ministries in 1850. ^[1] It is officially founded in 1977. ^[2] According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 489 churches and 84,000 members. ^[3]

References[]

^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 427
^ Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. XXV
^ Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

[1] William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 427

[2] Robert E. Johnson, A Global Introduction to Baptist Churches, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2010, p. XXV

[3] Baptist World Alliance, Members, baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020

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