Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast

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Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast
Union des Églises baptistes missionnaires en Côte d'Ivoire
AbbreviationUNEBAM-CI
ClassificationEvangelical Christianity
TheologyBaptist
AssociationsFédération Évangélique de Côte d’Ivoire, Baptist World Alliance
HeadquartersAbidjan, Ivory Coast
Origin1966
Congregations300
Members15,000
Official websiteunebamci.org

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 Ivory Coast. The headquarters is in Abidjan.

History[]

The Union of Missionary Baptist Churches in Ivory Coast has its origins in a mission of Nigerian Baptist Convention in 1947 and an American mission of the International Mission Board.[1] It was officially founded in 1966 as Baptist Meridional Evangelical Churches in Ivory Coast.[2][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 denomination census released in 2020, it has 300 churches and 15,000 members. [6]

References[]

  1. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 309
  2. ^ AIP, Lancement des festivités du cinquantenaire de l’Eglise baptiste missionnaire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, March 29, 2015
  3. ^ Didier Kéi, Cote d'Ivoire: Religion - L'église baptiste missionnaire célèbre son cinquantenaire, fr.allafrica.com, Ivory Coast, March 31, 2015
  4. ^ William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Editions Scarecrow Press, Canada, 2009, p. 309
  5. ^ AIP, L’Union des églises baptistes missionnaires ambitionne d’impacter la Côte d’Ivoire, news.abidjan.net, Ivory Coast, May 7, 2017
  6. ^ UNEBAM-CI, L’UNEBAM-CI, unebamci.org, Ivory Coast, retrieved October 10, 2020

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